youngbarnacles
We are Shayne & Anna, liveaboards and marine professionals transforming our vintage Catana 42, Paikea.
SAFETY DISCLAIMER: PROFESSIONAL WORK
Our videos document complex, structural boat work for educational purposes. This is NOT DIY instruction. Techniques are dangerous and performed by experts. You are responsible for your own safety.
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With 25+ years in America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, and elite multihull campaigns, we share the process.
What You'll Learn:
Hands-On Composites: Carbon fiber, epoxy, and core work.
Performance Catamaran Sailing: Handling, trim, and systems.
Modern Boat Upgrades: Integrating new tech into older hulls.
No fluff. Just professional knowledge.
Our Websites & Services
Youngbarnacles Membership: Detailed tutorials and community for serious learners.
SYAS Performance: Professional design & engineering consultancy.
Welcome aboard. Let's build something.
The Not-so-Glamorous Work of a Boat Refit: Fairing, Filling, and Fixing Leaks
How We're Taking a TON of Weight Out of Our Catamaran
Deck Hatch Installation & Portlight Replacement | Custom Composites & 3D Printing
How We Made Composite Hatches Using 3D Printed Molds
Designing Composite Hatches: Solving Leaks, Weight & Serviceability
Изготовление лёгкой композитной полки для парусной лодки | Интерьер лодки своими руками
The Great Implosion: Diagnosing & Fixing Our Vacuum Infusion Disaster
Why Did our Beam Implode? Q&A & Behind-the-Scenes Analysis
When Your Structural Beam Implodes Under Vacuum—What Went Wrong?
How to Laminate a Carbon Stanchion Socket
From Scrap Foam to Flying: Building a Custom Pump Foil Board
Engineering Composite Catamaran Doors
The Cost of Complexity: Building a Lightweight Composite Door
Boat Scraps to Foil Board: A 14-Year-Old's First Carbon Fibre Build
Re-Engineering a Bulkhead: Cutting a Doorway Next to a Carbon Chainplate
Choosing the Best Materials for our Lifeline System
Building Carbon Stanchion Sockets
Hand Lamination vs. Infusion: Is the Extra Hassle Worth It?
Crafting a CRASH BOX for our Daggerboard Case
A Stronger Daggerboard Case Bulkhead
Replacing 345kg of Boat Floors with Composites
Halfway Through Floor Upgrade and We've Shed 300kg!
How we RE-ENGINEERED Bigger Doorways
Reinforcing a Bulkhead: Unidirectional Fibreglass & Edge Capping
Are we Making our Catamaran TOO LIGHT?
Transforming a Cabin: 50% Lighter Floors & Structural Bunks | Paikea Refit
ADVANCED INFUSION setup and our kids are BUILDING the floor
We Made a Boat Floor 75% Lighter (And It's Stronger)
When Vacuum Infusion Fails: Salvaging a Boat Floor in Cold Weather
Progress: Structural Bulkhead Lamination & Cabin Strip-Out