Video: Following Duracell Project’s Ballast Tank Modifications
48° North contributors Matt Steverson and Janneke Petersen have been busy with their racer-to-cruiser refit of the Open 60 Duracell, most recently focusing on a clever modification to the existing water ballast tanks. We…
Video: A New Cockpit Layout for the Duracell Project
We've been following along as 48° North contributors Matt Steverson and Janneke Peterson tackle "The Duracell Project" in their backyard in Port Townsend. They've been making steady progress turning the Open 60 former ocean…
Fiberglass in the Forest:Lesson in Backyard Lamination
From the June 2022 issue of 48° North. For the past 10 years, I have been a shipwright. My boat repair and building career began with bottom painting at CSR, a boatyard on the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle.…
The Duracell Project
From Ocean Racer to Liveaboard Cruiser, a Legend Lives On This article was originally published in the January 2022 issue of 48° North. Duracell blasting along under full canvas in the Pan Pacific Race en route to a first…