The Boat Project That Accidentally Became Our Life.
We're Going Hybrid Electric!
Need Blaine’s Help with Your Boat Project?
You can now book a private Zoom consultation with Blaine to talk through your refit, mechanical systems, hybrid-electric plans, troubleshooting or other complicated boat decisions.
Choose a 30-minute or 60-minute consultation, select a time that works for you and receive your Zoom link automatically after booking.
Please Note - Blaine only takes 6 CONSULTATIONS A MONTH
What Does a Hybrid-Electric Boat System Really Look Like?
Get our FREE Single Line Drawing and Blaine’s easy-to-follow video explanation of how Tangaroa’s system works.
Join Our Online Crew!
Deckhand
RM 48.00 per month
- The Captain’s Log: Receive monthly crew-only stories, photos, route notes, and project updates.
- Inside the Hybrid-Electric Build: Follow the decisions, changes, and problems before they become public videos.
- Private Tangaroa Tracking: Follow our route, anchorages, weather delays, and check-ins when we’re underway.
- Member-Only Updates: Get the news, photos, and behind-the-scenes moments that do not always make it to YouTube.
- Early & Ad-Free Videos: Watch new Tangaroa videos before the public, without ads.
- Crew Polls: Help shape Q&As, meetup plans, video topics, and future crew updates.
- Crew Questions: Send us questions for Wheelhouse Weekly, Q&As, and future videos.
- Tangaroa Crew Community: Stay connected through posts, comments, polls, email updates, and crew hangouts.
- Personalized Welcome Video: Get a personal welcome aboard message from Blaine and Janis.
- Tangaroa Crew Mug shipped right to your door.
- Tangaroa Gear Discount: Save 10% on official Tangaroa gear including CREW gear
Bosun
RM 120.00 per month
- Everything in Deckhand: Get all Deckhand perks, plus a more personal connection to the journey.
- Bosun T-Shirt: Your Tangaroa Bosun crew shirt
- Handwritten Postcards: Receive personal mail from each new country Tangaroa visits.
- Priority Crew Questions: Your questions get priority for Wheelhouse Weekly, Q&As, and future videos.
- Extra Behind-the-Scenes Photos: Get more private photo updates from the boat, the build, and the places we visit.
- Crew Meetup Invites: Get first notice of casual meetups, coffee gatherings, dock walks, or virtual hangouts when possible.
- Tangaroa Gear Discount: Save 15% on official Tangaroa gear including CREW gear.
Engineer
RM 240.00 per month
- Everything in Deckhand and Bosun: Get all Deckhand and Bosun perks, plus deeper access to the technical side of Tangaroa.
- Engineer Hoodie: Your Tangaroa Engineer zip hoodie with ENGINEER written on the sleeve
- Engineer’s Briefing: Get Blaine’s deeper updates on the systems, problems, decisions, and fixes.
- Deeper Hybrid-Electric Build Updates: Follow the nuts-and-bolts side of Tangaroa’s conversion before it goes public.
- System Notes & Lessons Learned: See what worked, what didn’t, and what we would do differently.
- First Look at Technical Decisions: See major build decisions before they become public videos.
- Priority Technical Q&A: Send deeper questions about the hybrid build, engines, systems, and boat work.
- Engineer-Only Hangouts: Join occasional technical Q&As or video hangouts with Blaine when schedule allows.
- Annual Bonus Gift: Receive a surprise thank-you gift every 12 months.
- Tangaroa Gear Discount: Save 15% on official Tangaroa gear and CREW gear
First Mate/Wall of Power
RM 465.00 per month
- Everything in Deckhand, Bosun &Engineer: Get ALL perks, plus the closest connection to Tangaroa’s hybrid-electric legacy.
- Wall of Power Plaque: Your name is permanently mounted on a 3" x 5" plaque on Tangaroa’s hybrid-electric build
- First Mate T-Shirt: Your Tangaroa First Mate crew shirt
- First Mate Hoodie: Your Tangaroa First Mate zip hoodie
- Surprise Bonus Gifts: Receive surprise thank-you gifts twice a year
- Highest Priority Q&A: Your questions get top priority for Wheelhouse Weekly, Q&As, lives, and future videos.
- Private Annual Hangout: Join a private annual Zoom hangout with Blaine and Janis.
- First Look at Major Milestones: See big hybrid build and voyage updates before they are shared publicly.
- Special Supporter Thank-Yous: Your support may be recognized in special crew thank-you moments.
- Tangaroa Gear Discount: Save 15% on official Tangaroa gear and CREW Gear
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