The beginnings of our watertight battery box in the bilge, key to an all electric boat

This is a key step in the conversion to Vida being a fully electric, zero carbon footprint boat. We have 8 batteries that are going in bilge and to protect them they will be in a fully watertight compartment. In this video the saloon floor get cut away and the bilge prepared. Two and a half years ago, when we bought Vida, she was in a very tired and damp condition with all original equipment and fittings (much of it not working). We have removed all the gas, diesel, and paraffin equipment as well as all the plumbing and electrics. We have composting toilets, are installing an electric motor and all electric cooking. We are fitting a huge solar array and probably a wind generator. We have replaced all the windows, removed all the headlining and more. We are replacing all the standing rigging with Dyneema synthetic rigging. This is the biggest sustainability project of our lives as we prepare for a retirement when we want to cruise the world using zero fossil fuels on a very low budget. If you would like to support us then please use Ko-Fi to make a donation of any size https://ko-fi.com/sustainablesailing/ Lots more detail on our blog at https://sustainablesailing.net/ Visit our shop at https://sustainablesailing.teemill.com/ for hoodies, t-shirts and bags. #BoatRefit #sabbatical #forecabin