Hey everyone,

Blaine and I talked last night and made a call we think you'll actually appreciate: the refit hasn't had much real progress lately, and we caught ourselves fabricating (see what I did there?) content just to fill a Thursday video slot.

That's not the show we want to make, and it's not the one you signed up for.

So going forward, The Never-Ending Sea Trial is one main video every Sunday - the one you can count on, every week.

Thursdays aren't retired, they're just earned: when something genuinely happens on this boat, a system comes online, a big job gets finished, something breaks in spectacular fashion, we'll drop a bonus video that week.

What stays exactly the same: the Wheelhouse Weekly for our online crew, every single week, no matter what's going on with the main channel. Our online crew will always get the real behind-the-scenes rundown, whether the refit is roaring ahead or stuck in place.

And if you want more Onboard Tangaroa in between Sundays, Onboard Tangaroa Exploring the World is still running its usual schedule, every Saturday morning - go check it out.

We'd rather show you less and have it be real than show you more and have it be filler.

Thanks for being here for the honest version.

Blaine & Janis

No new video tomorrow on The Never-Ending Sea Trial.

I am back in school this week, and the assignment deadlines have officially won.  I am just finishing my Certificate in Project Management at Royal Roads University.

Blaine and Cam are still working away on Tangaroa, but I have not had enough time to turn all that welding, grinding and boatyard chaos into a proper video.

We would rather skip one upload than rush out something that is not ready.

Thanks for understanding. We will be back Sunday with more from The Never-Ending Sea Trial.

We're working on something new, but we don't want to guess what our audience needs.

We've been talking about creating a practical digital resource based on what we've learned over years of working on and refitting boats, including Tangaroa. It could be a digital guide, a live workshop, an online course, or a course with ongoing community support. We're not sure yet, and that's the whole point of asking you first.

What We Want to Know

Before we build anything, we want to hear from you.

• What are you trying to understand, plan, build, repair, or improve?
• What's frustrating or confusing you?
• What kind of help would actually make a difference?

The survey takes about five minutes, and your answers will help us decide what to create first.

[TAKE THE SURVEY]

How to Enter the Giveaway

Everyone who completes the survey can enter to win one of ten Crew memberships:

• Five free one-year memberships
• Five free six-month memberships

To enter, just complete the survey. That's it. Winners will be drawn live during our YouTube livestream on August 17, 2026.

You Don't Need a Boat to Take Part

You don't need to own a boat or be working on a major project to take this survey. If you follow along because you enjoy watching how complicated systems and projects come together, we want to hear from you too.

Please be honest. We'd much rather learn that an idea isn't useful than spend months creating the wrong thing.

One More Thing

At the end of the survey, you can volunteer for a short Zoom conversation with us. We may reach out to a few people so we can better understand their answers.

Thank you for helping us figure out what would be genuinely useful.

Janis and Blaine Onboard Tangaroa

We are excited to share that we will be at the Annapolis Boat Show from October 15–18 in the Content Creators Booth!

Come by and meet us, talk boats, ask questions about Tangaroa’s hybrid conversion and tell us about your own boating plans and projects.

We will share the booth location and the times we will be there as soon as those details are confirmed.  We did get our hotel booked!  That was the most important thing.

Will you be at the Annapolis Boat Show? Let us know in the comments. We would love to meet you!

Every second week, our crew gets access to a private livestream where members can ask real questions, get detailed answers, and hear what is actually happening behind the scenes aboard Tangaroa.

These lives are much smaller than our public livestreams, which gives us time to talk through your questions, explain the decisions we are making, and have real conversations instead of racing through a busy chat.

Whether you are interested in our hybrid-electric refit, living aboard, our future travels, YouTube, or the realities of taking on a project like Tangaroa, these crew-only lives give you a chance to speak directly with us and others involved in the project.

You can join our crew for as little as $10 per month:

https://www.onboardtangaroa.com