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The SECRET About Our Roof 🤯 Aluminium Catamaran Build Pt. 79
24 July 2026 · 25 min · 255K views
What this video covers
The crew of the aluminium catamaran under construction installs a rainwater catchment system designed to collect runoff from the 414-square-foot roof.2:24 To prevent water from shedding into the cockpit, they integrated gutters into the roof’s edge, which also serve as handholds.2:56 The system channels water into a collection tank, where a bilge switch activates a Vetus pressure pump to move the water through a two-stage filter, including a carbon block, before it enters the main water tanks.12:42 Separately, the crew installs B&G autopilot components in the starboard engine room.8:20 This process required fabricating a custom bracket for the rudder position indicator to correct for the 60-degree offset of the tiller arms.10:27 The installation also involved aligning the 35-millimetre prop shaft and torquing the flange bolts to 38 Newton metres.18:25 Additionally, the crew built an electrical distribution panel for the aft section of the boat and utilised Release Cleaner for surface preparation throughout the build.5:28
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