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Rebuilding PANOPE Part 3
September 26, 2024 · 35 min · 3K views
What this video covers
Steve Goodwin details extensive structural and systems modifications to his gaff-schooner-turned-sloop, *Panope*, performed between 2018 and 2024.Watch To improve vessel stability, he relocated fuel storage from high-mounted tanks to a new, integrated 42-gallon tank built into the keel, simultaneously closing off a previously inaccessible bilge space.5:41 He replaced the original fuel system with a gravity-fed day tank configuration, incorporating a standpipe to ensure the cabin heater cannot starve the engine of fuel.19:41
Additional upgrades include a pivoting aluminum bowsprit designed to retract for shop storage and reduced dock fees, a 12-volt air-cooled refrigeration unit, and a cabin heater utilizing engine coolant waste heat.4:28 Goodwin also modified the rudder gudgeon for improved hydrodynamics and replaced the propeller shaft and cutlass bearing.11:33 He tested rig loads by replacing a turnbuckle with a load sensor to measure shroud tension at various angles of heel.33:30 The project also involved constructing a custom boat shed to house the vessel during off-season maintenance.1:48 Lowering heavy components and fuel storage significantly improves the vessel's center of gravity and overall stability.
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