48° North contributors Matt Steverson and Janneke Petersen continue to stay busy with their racer-to-cruiser refit of the Open 60 Duracell, most recently giving the boat a bunch of new hatches.

We love following along as Matt and Janne continue their massive project re-imagining the famous ocean racer Duracell on their YouTube Channel. As always, Matt gives a ton of details about why he chooses certain details and why he’s doing certain steps along the way.

With all of the Duracell Project videos, there’s a great deal of empowerment in seeing Matt take a saw to his beloved boat, and then put it back together better than ever. In this video, Matt demonstrates how he installed hatches both on deck and in Duracell’s hard dodger, and the final result is clean and sturdy. Enjoy!