Five day mini-cruise
So it was just a long weekend here, and I decided to take the opportunity to take off an extra two days, turning it into a 5 day weekend! And, I can’t remember if I mentioned this but I plan… Continue reading
Solar Install Part 2: Installing the first 200 watts of the system
Dumb title but didn’t know what else to call it – as it’s not the last bit of solar I’ll install. As mentioned in the previous post on this topic I’d got hold of a couple 100 watt panels and an… Continue reading
Spriiiiiiiing
I haven’t updated for a couple of weeks, mainly because Nothing super interesting has happened I’ve been really lazy and haven’t done much Due to a combo of work and other factors, I’ve just been exhausted and unmotivated In fact,… Continue reading
Upgrading battery bank + mantus goodies
As mentioned in my last post, one of the things I was doing was a cheap increase in battery bank size to tide me over to next year (and lithiums). Originally, I was going to get two 6v golf cart… Continue reading
Solar Install Part 1: Planning
So after spending at least a year whining that my battery bank is too small, I can’t generate power etc etc I’ve decided to FINALLY do something about it, spurred on by the discovery of $130 6V 220 AH batteries… Continue reading
Trip to Sidney Spit
I still hadn’t tested my autopilot out on a full blown trip, and last weekend my friend Phil (same guy who sailed to Australia, Race to Alaska on a beach cat etc etc) had just bought himself a little 24′… Continue reading
Bleeding a Yanmar 2QM20
This is pretty much an FYI post, as it took me a while to figure this out. This is NOT the procedure in the manual, but works a ton better! Basically there are TWO places to bleed it, labeled here.… Continue reading
First time using (incorrectly) the spinnaker and getting the kicker working
This weekend it was nice out, so I decided to work on the spinnaker pole. It was a second hand one and was a foot or so too long, making it tricky to handle. First I cut it down to… Continue reading