Real World Hybrid-Electric Conversion
Quiet Power for a Boat We Love
We’re officially doing it.
Tangaroa is going hybrid-electric, and we’re sharing the entire build in real time on our Never-Ending Sea Trial YouTube channel.
Before Tangaroa, we were sailors — over 100,000 nautical miles under sail and a full circumnavigation. Even though this is our first powerboat, Janis has always missed that moment sailors know well, when the engine shuts down and everything goes quiet. That calm matters to us.
We’re partnering with OSEA Boats, the new company founded by Brent Perry, because their approach aligns with how we cruise: practical, honest, and built for real boats in real conditions.
This hybrid-electric build isn’t free. We’re putting our own money into a system we believe in because we want to prove — openly and honestly — that hybrid-electric propulsion can work on a full-size, long-range motor yacht.
Same boat.
Less fuel.
No noise.
If you’d like to support this crowd-funded project and follow along as it happens, you can join us on Patreon or through our website:
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Wall of Power
This hybrid-electric build is a crowd-funded project, and the Wall of Power is our way of saying a very real thank-you to the people who make it possible. Our top-tier First Mate members will have their name engraved on a 3" × 5" aluminum plaque, along with a boat name, hometown, or short quote—whatever they’d like to be remembered by. These plaques will be mounted permanently inside Tangaroa’s engine room as part of the hybrid-electric conversion (we’re leaning toward the lithium battery bank doors, but the final location is still being worked out).
Supporters aren’t just helping fund the build—they’re helping us show, openly and in real time, what hybrid-electric propulsion is capable of on a full-size cruising boat. We share the entire process through three detailed videos every week, plus a weekly live Q&A where we answer questions, explain decisions, and talk honestly about what’s working and what isn’t.
As an ongoing thank-you, Wall of Power members and our Online Crew will also be listed at the end of every video throughout this project—your name on YouTube, seen by thousands, as part of Tangaroa’s story and this hybrid-electric conversion.
For those who prefer a one-time option, plaques are also available for a $500 contribution.
Be Part of the Wall of Power—Forever
Make a permanent mark on this hybrid-electric build. A $500 contribution secures your 3" × 5" engraved aluminum plaque on Tangaroa’s Wall of Power, mounted in the engine room as part of the conversion itself. Your name—plus a boat name, hometown, or short quote—will live onboard forever, and you’ll be recognized at the end of every video as we share this project in real time.