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The key bits of galley framing and the worktop edges and underside were dry by this morning (doing epoxy work outside at the end of December is definitely a bit extreme). So we have got to the point of dry fitted worktop and sinks. Sadly it is very obvious that
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After the lunchtime update with it's long list of jobs it is very satisfying to see how many we were able to tick off the list this afternoon: * DONE: Remove and coat all the bare wood with bio-epoxy to protect it. * DONE: Remove the last vestiges of the
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I'm working tomorrow so no day off this week. Instead we have come down for the evening as we need to check a few measurements so progress can be made at home. Hoping this is going to be a triumph. Put vegetables and soaked cannelloni beans in our
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I'm not writing about IT or programming here (although there can be similar problems). By this I'm thinking of Single Point of Failures (SPOF) and taking that a bit further. By SPOF I mean the danger of one item failing and causing a cascade of failures.
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Going to be slow today partly because I'm on my own (Jane is struggling with a bad cold) and the weather isn't going to be great. Quite a lot of rain forecast and I really wanted to use the table saw to build the battery box.
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So we now have some of the key parts for our, all new plumbing. As we are not very confident in this area we are buying things gradually so that we can can get the installation fully planned without buying anything unnecessary. The galley sinks have arrived. Made of a
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Sailing SV Delos is one of the big, successful YouTube channels. We have just been watching a series on their electric setup after they switched to Lithium batteries and induction cooking a year ago. They have been sailing around the world for more than 10 years in a much larger
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We have made a few key decisions and ordered a few parts. Worktop, sinks and plumbing Worktop First up was to decide what to build the new worktop from. We were attracted by the Solid Surface worktops. However, we realised that we were going to be talking well over £500
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So we now have some LED lights (mains only) in the aft cabin and the corridor/tunnel to it. Got them from Costco, 3 individual strips with one of them as the controller. Wave your hand in front of it to turn them on or off. Going to be very
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So our infrared radiant heating panel had arrived. This is definitely an experiment. The size is the smallest available, calculated by wall space rather than how much heating is needed. It will plug into a switched mains socket which is controlled by a wireless timer and thermostat. So we don&
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Goal The goal for the environmental element of Sustainable Sailing has to be a zero use of any fossil fuel, at least for energy when using the boat. I don't think we will be there in terms of all inputs for a long time yet (zero fossil fuel
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As the entire gas system (used only for cooking) was condemned by the surveyor we are taking the opportunity to try eliminating another fossil fuel. So we are going electric for cooking. Hobs Fortunately, there have been huge advances in electric cooking in recent years. So we are having two