Welcome to our Members’ Site.
You can use the drop-down menu above to learn more or scroll through the links below.
Take a moment to browse our content, and if you have any comments or questions, you can use our Members Forum to start a discussion topic. Alternatively, you can send us an email at admin@youngbarnacles.com. We will do our best to answer you as soon as we can. Please note that our content on this page will always be a work in progress as we keep adding to these topics as and when we can.
We work full time, home school 3 teenagers, fix Paikea when we can, and make videos whenever possible. So as you can imagine, our plates are pretty full – but we do want to create a resource that is more than just a Patreon page. We really appreciate your support so anything we are working on that we think our members might find value in, we will document and add it to the repository.
This is a dynamic space that will grow as we do, we hope you find it a valuable resource.
See our next video before we release it on YouTube
Composite Stanchion Sockets
A deep dive into stanchion sockets, stanchions and our preferred materials. If you enjoyed the content in our Making Composite Stanchions video, you may be interested to know we did some load testing of our own. This video shows Shayne and the kids comparing our new stanchion and carbon sockets to the original stainless steel version.
The 3D print files for our drainage caps at the base of the stanchion sockets are available for our members to download. We will put a link here soon!
What is a Performance Boat?
There is a lot of chat out there with many people and reputable companies claiming they have or are building a performance catamaran.
In fact, we have claimed that we are turning our old production catamaran into a modern performance cruiser. But just what is “performance”, and how do you apply it to a cruising boat?
Click on the link to read our article, exploring the concept of A Performance Boat.
Advanced Infusion
Should you hand laminate or vacuum bag or is this a job that needs infusion? What resin is good for which job? What is going on with our layup in our video on advanced infusion setup .
Understanding Polars
The importance of investing the time to create Polars that are fine-tuned to your own vessel cannot be underestimated. The gains made in understanding your vessel and the rewards reaped from more accurate weather routing are well worth any initial setup effort. The best news is that you probably have all the tools you will need already onboard.
We have already begun development of an app to help you generate your own polars! If you are interested in helping us develop this resource please email us for more info.
Fibreglass MasterClass
Our video collection on topics related to the more technical aspects of lamination.
We discuss the comparison of fibreglass types and a video series that starts with checking the mechanical properties of your resin before beginning a lamination.
Members Discussion Forum
Join the discussion or simply browse through the topics. If you find there is something you would like to see discussed then feel free to add a new topic.
Paikea
On these pages, we show the details and behind-the-scenes photos and information on our upgrades of Paikea.
Gunboat 68 Collection
In this collection of videos, we give you an insider’s look at the magnificent Gunboat 68 from a very technical point of view. Shayne shows us the collection of different clutch systems onboard and why each are needed for varying jobs. We also look at the different types of pad eyes used on board and why there needs to be different solutions for each different job requirement.
Follow our sailing journey in real-time with the PredictWind live tracker.
