Electric
This answers our pondering House Battery Bank: Should we go 48 volt So we managed to get these two items from the clearance section at Energy Solutions. The new MultiPlus II (looks like a decent upgrade from the original MultiPlus). Sized with a 48 volt, 5000 Watt inverter and a
Progress
Nice snippet of progress today. The total number of page views in 2021 has now exceeded the total amount for 2020. No boat visit this week. I had my second vaccination this afternoon and Jane has hers tomorrow. So with a bad weather forecast for Saturday we decided to have
Progress
This evening I've placed a big order with Jimmy Green Marine for all the Dyneema and Low Friction Rings that I need for the Mizzen. Decided to be very cautious and go oversized from what I had worked out in The mysteries of sizing Dyneema standing rigging, so
Plans
April was another record month on SustainableSailing with a 25% increase in views over March which was our busiest month so far. So we assume there are some new visitors (and an especially warm welcome to the new subscribers). With this in mind, and also with us being able to
Progress
Today we managed to make more progress on the aft cabin chainplate ply backing plates. We have drilled through from the deck holes to ensure accurate positioning and so we can use bolts to apply pressure when we fit. We have also attached the smaller ply backing sheets. We also
Progress
Today we have removed all 6 chainplate bolts that are accessible from the aft cabin. See Feeling vindicated by chainplate condition. Also one mooring cleat and the pushpit bolts (which had no backing plate at all). Then we have prepared the largest plywood backing plates. These go the full length
Progress
So we have removed the 6 chainplate bolts from the aft cabin. Feeling good about our decision to remove and replace them. There are clear signs of pinking which is an indication of dezinctification which means that the bronze is corroding and losing strength.
Progress
Well we arrived at Vida at 11.20pm and decided it was worth connecting our new mains consumer unit before bed. We can now use the full 16amp boatyard supply. At the moment I've wired in a couple of extension leads. Already a nice tidy up possible from
Plans
Rather than returning to Friday updates I thought I'd share progress bu visits. Our first visit in 2021 was really just a checkup and a nicer place to work from. Last weekend we managed a couple of nights and made some real progress :-) Most of our progress has
Sailing
So I wrote about our new sail plan, one of the key features is that we will not have any "traditional" roller reefing headsails. That decision has been mostly driven by wanting Dyneema rigging which can be inspected and changed by us and which reduces weight so we
Plans
I've made some progress on where we want to end up in terms of a sail-plan that is efficient in a wide range of wind strengths and angles. I've also, hopefully, got to the point where we will be able to get sailing without having
Progress
Jane is very happy with this: Wow! Lovely new fabric for our boat cushions and curtains. A bargain from Emmaus South Manchester who are at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Wythenshawe. 25m of fabric in total :-)
