{"podcast":{"title":"Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell","slug":"offshore-sailing-and-cruising-with-paul-trammell-712728","podcast_index_feed_id":712728,"rss_url":"https://paultrammell.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://offshoresailingandcruising.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/7/0/7/d707a1063f31fc34a04421dee9605cbd/logo5.png","author":"Paul Trammell","episode_count":307,"summary":"Interviews with offshore sailors and those in the industry sharing exciting stories and useful information so we can better enjoy and better prepare for our own adventures.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T10:17:44.915577+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/offshore-sailing-and-cruising-with-paul-trammell-712728"},"episode":{"title":"Matt Steverson, The Duracell Project, Converting an Offshore Racer to a Fast Family Cruiser","slug":"matt-steverson-the-duracell-project-converting-an-offshore-racer-to-a-fast-family-cruiser","published_at":"2026-05-17T16:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/offshore-sailing-and-cruising-with-paul-trammell-712728/matt-steverson-the-duracell-project-converting-an-offshore-racer-to-a-fast-family-cruiser","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/offshore-sailing-and-cruising-with-paul-trammell-712728","url":"https://paultrammell.libsyn.com/matt-steverson-the-duracell-project-converting-an-offshore-racer-to-a-fast-family-cruiser","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/paultrammell/Matt_Steverson_2_-_5126_12.04_PM.mp3?dest-id=2179424","summary":"Matt Steverson has been rebuilding an offshore racing sailboat and converting her into a fast family cruising liveaboard, and doing a fantastic job of it, which he and his wife Janneke document on their YouTube Channel . Duracell, the boat, was built and sailed by legendary American sailor, Mike Plant, who beat the American record for solo circumnavigation in the first Vendee Globe in 1989. We talk about wiring, organization, Matt's electrical-system philosophy, batteries, the generator, the electric motor, appliances, having a child and adding him to the sailing plans, making a YouTube channel, the buffer battery, keeping up with advancements in electrical-system gear, inverters, grounding, induction stoves, preparing holes for through-bolts, water tanks and coatings for the inside, bladders, varnishing, building the new keel, and more. Photos and links are on the podcast shownotes page Support the show on Patreon Browse or list sailboats at https://sailboatsforsale.com/ Sail to Hawaii with https://www.shearwatersailing.net/ Get electrical help at https://www.meridian-marine-electrical.com/","meta_description":"Matt Steverson has been rebuilding an offshore racing sailboat and converting her into a fast family cruising liveaboard, and doing a fantastic job of it,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/offshore-sailing-and-cruising-with-paul-trammell-712728/episodes/matt-steverson-the-duracell-project-converting-an-offshore-racer-to-a-fast-family-cruiser/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/offshore-sailing-and-cruising-with-paul-trammell-712728/matt-steverson-the-duracell-project-converting-an-offshore-racer-to-a-fast-family-cruiser.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}