Welcome to our channel! We are Carl and Cassie and we’re building a 25’ power catamaran by Spirited Designs in Australia with zero boat building experience. We wanted a boat that we could cruise on, cook on, fish on, stay on comfortably and call our own. Being giants, it’s hard to find a boat with a cabin that has enough clearance for someone 6’7”! We had to customize some aspects of this build to accommodate our needs. Tune in and see what we're up to!
It’s going to be a long, daunting process. We hope you will come join us on our journey!
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Dang, that turned out great!!
You may end up answering this by the end, however, planning a homebuilt boat, myself (email sent), I want to ask how long this project took, beginning to end? If you had been able to put 40 hrs, per week, into it, how long do you think it would have taken?
I just want to let you two know that I really appreciate you documenting the build in Dauntless. I have been planning, researching, and designing a custom boat, myself. I had the idea of using foam in fiberglass, instead of wood or coosa, but have had trouble finding anyone doing it. You have given me hope that my dream of building this boat, myself, is possible ..... although, it is a completely different hull style. Thank you for all the information. I have been binge watching the entire series, since finding the build.
Thank you! Glad to hear that…we didn’t have the stamina to document the entire thing step by step but hopefully it was enough to help
@BuildingMVDauntless It certainly is. I thought I was going to have to experiment to figure it all out. I was given a Mandatory Medical Retirement from the military, September of 2023, and wanted to find something to build, to fill my time ...... something that would be useful to my family during retirement. I hope to start on the boat, soon. I do plan to document the build, also; more raw than your videos, however. I have no skill in editing. Thank you for your reply and, again, thank you for the content. It will be useful, when I start my build.
@@BuildingMVDauntless The boat looks absolutely amazing. The colors; the fit and finish ...... You did a great job; then, to consider you built it by hand, with no experience. That makes it even more impressive, to me.
What is the honeycomb product?
Carbon core is the brand. We had a crappy experience with them so we try not to promote them
75 gallons
creating things is great for the brain!
Just found you guys, this is fantastic
I love being the nutty neighbor always working on stuff
just found you guys and now here goes the binge watch of the build. Very cool!
How dimension this cat,?
What about the peel??
You two are amazing!!! And Carl, to have a wife that is as hands on and supportive of you, and your ideas, and so trusting in your incredible ingenuity and skill is a marriage directed from heaven. Give her the same trust in her talents and you two will be solid forever. ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
Sucesso, irmão!
Bad ass all around. Enjoy the fruits of your labor
You guys must truly be best friends to spend a year and a half in a tent building a boat, and a huge boat to boot, you have my admiration and respect, freaken amazing...
5:37 That is so smart!!! I’m watching all these different boat build/repair vids to learn how to build a DIY cat , n FINALLY found the perfect option to fastening hardware!!! Thank you!!! 7:05
Beautiful lines! Can’t wait to see it finished! Did you follow a set of plans you got from online?
Sweet lines
That sticks?
Be sure to apply edge seal tape to that bottom edge
We used sealing tape along the entire perimeter. And used a sealing marker around port lights. 😊 thanks for looking out.
@@BuildingMVDauntless nice
Nice job, looks good
Huge waste of money.
Why?
That's awesome
About how long will a wrap last on a boat?
In our area they say approximately 5-7 years.
Well that would certainly make it worth while! ;<)@@BuildingMVDauntless
..and stars fill my dream.
Beautiful!!
5:05 what is that sheet/plate called that you used to build the boat??
I'm curious too. The honeycomb product.
@@patrick-ij2xy unfortunately it seems they do not read comment, but we could get lucky 🙂
how much did it cost?
Thanks for sharing your time, knowledge and experience
It looks beautiful!
Great 👌
what brand vinyl did you use?
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Are the motors very low or is it the cockpit floor that is high comparing to the waterline? I quess it doesn't matter if your not fishing.
The cockpit floor is approximately 18” above waterline. We recreationally fish but I don’t think it will a be problem for us. Thanks for following along 😊
That is one of the best looking boats I have ever seen! Almost like a Parker 2120 but much better! Love it
Thanks so much!
Does an hour or two of 30 mph water blasting peel the wrap?
We will find out
I'm more worried about the windows.😮
Just wanted a blue boat bro
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Vinyl wrap on a boat? Wow! A new way to waste time and money!
Have you used vinyl wrap on a boat before? Do you know the life expectancy of the wrap? Have you done the research? If so, we would love to hear your constructive criticism!
You must have known I was going to love this!
Looks like you need to lift your outboards by about four Inches, cavitation plate needs to be level with the bottom of your hull. Nice work!.
The motors were installed professionally. The video is deceiving the cav plates are almost perfectly aligned with the bottom of the hull. Thanks for looking out though. 😊
@@BuildingMVDauntless Sweet. I’m running a 28 ft Sharkcat here in Australia with a few more horsepower. 350 on the back keeps me happy!.
Great work! I'm excited to see how she rides in the waves.
Us too!
Brilliant update! You two are so proud and happy now compared to earlier vids. That flip-flop finish will confuse the hell out of the marine life. (flip-flop = good name? maybe not...) How do you feel about the design now that it's basically finished? It looks sick, that's for sure.
We are very pleased how it looks. We were worried about it looking LIKE a home built boat but not anymore!
Nice. Happy sailing.
Wonderful work. The wrap was a great choice. If you are talking about a railing on the bow I'd recommend you use the boat for a while before you commit to that. I haven't found it necessary. On the other hand I think you need more grab rails. Just my 2 cents - you'll figure it out very quickly once you use the boat and you guys are smarter than me!
WOW! Looking amazing!
What an amazing accomplishment!❤
Looks much nicer !
A lot of work to get to this point. Well done.
So happy for you guys!!
would love to see this boat cross the Arctic Circle...you'll need a heater for the enclosed pilot house
Gotta love that knifeless tape. This song brings back memorys when i used to do vinyl work! Much love from melbourne florida
Love the teamwork on this build.