Just sending you a fun ai photo of what is happening here on Tangaroa- yep Blaine and I are sick thanks to Izzie who picked up something at a local Trampoline Park!

She is patient 0!

We announced it on our Monday live but there won't be a video today. So sorry. We will get one out on Friday and Sunday though. Promise. If you haven't already - check out our other YouTube Channel,

👉Onboard Tangaroa - Exploring the World. 

Thanks everyone for your support! We appreciate each and every one of you.Blaine and Janis

Crew,

Operation Silent Running just shifted — because of you.

When we first mocked up the engine room layout, we thought we had it sorted. Then many of you said the same thing: stack the generators.

We hadn’t even considered it.

Blaine went to bed frustrated with the layout and woke up ready to rethink the entire plan — including moving the 390 kWh lithium battery bank before it was installed.

That redesign came directly from this community.

The new video is live. This engine room carries your fingerprints.

Thank you for building this with us.

Blaine and Janis

Hi Crew,

The new video is up and ready for you to watch.

This one was a big step for the hybrid-electric build. We templated the engine room to see if four generators and two massive battery banks will actually fit in Tangaroa. It was part problem-solving, part comedy, and a whole lot of sliding things around while Brent looked on from Mexico.

We’re bringing you along as we design this system in real time — not after it’s polished, but while we’re still figuring it out.

Thank you for being here and backing this project. Your support allows us to take the time to do this properly and show what a hybrid-electric conversion really looks like at this scale.

And stay tuned. We have some exciting things coming very soon — and you’ll hear about them first.

Let us know what you think of the layout.

Hi Crew,

We’re going live Tonight to talk about the beginning of construction.

The tear-out phase is behind us. Now we start building the hybrid-electric engine room.

We’ll walk through:
• What the first steps are
• What challenges we see coming
• And answer your questions

This is where Operation Silent Running shifts from destruction to construction — and you’re part of it.

See you at the live.

Hi Crew,

This morning we published our insulation fire test — and yes, we actually lit it up before deciding what belongs in Tangaroa’s engine room.

If it’s going into our hybrid-electric build, we’re not guessing. We wanted to see exactly how these materials behave under real flame before committing to anything. The results weren’t as straightforward as we expected, and it definitely sparked some discussion.

Thank you for being part of this project. Your support allows us to test properly, document honestly, and show what it really takes to convert a boat this size.

We’d love to hear from you — what would you have chosen?

Blaine and Janis