Hi Crew,
Episode 21 is now live, and this one is all about compromise in Tangaroa’s hybrid-electric engine room.
We originally planned to run four generators, but once we started laying everything out in the engine room, it became clear that something had to change. After reading through your comments and suggestions, we took another hard look at the design… and one generator had to go.
In this episode, Blaine explains the reasoning behind switching to three generators and starts building the platform that will support them along with the 390 kWh lithium battery bank.
This project has always been a bit of an experiment, and your input has played a big role in shaping the decisions along the way.
So we’d really like to know…
Did we make the right call by getting rid of a generator?
Let us know what you think.
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.