Environmental
So I've written loads on seacocks already: * Refurbish or replace: Seacocks? * Our seacock plan: tending towards zero * Turkey changes seacock plans But these have mostly been written from the negative side (why we think seacocks are bad and the problems we have with ours). Here I want to
Environmental
We now have our Natures Head composting toilet in the aft heads compartment. New floor fitted. All needs sanding and painting, then we can add basin and holding tank to be able to move onwards. When we get onto the grp work to fill the seacocks I'll also
Electric
So I've been shopping. Hunting for cheapest options did mean several suppliers as I didn't want to buy unbranded, low quality components in safety critical areas (such as 600A switches). We now have most of the supplies for all the glassfibre work. Plus the majority of
Environmental
So thanks to watching the Mother Ship Adrift YouTube channel I learnt that legislation in Turkey means that we would not be able to visit with our current seacock plans, Basically, they have banned discharging both grey and black waste and enforce it through inspections and documentation. See this RYA
Environmental
We need to build some furniture to fit out our heads differently. Getting rid of the pump-out toilet and seacocks allows us to make a much more spacious compartment . That is handy, as our Nature's Head Composting toilet is a bit larger than the Lavac it replaces. So
Environmental
From the title "Sustainable Sailing" and the posts so far we might have given then impression that it is all about the boat. But that would be incorrect. We are looking to create a retirement future that is as fully sustainable (environmentally, financially and healthily) as possible. For
Electric
In my previous "The Electric Plan" I haven't mentioned "Shore Power" (ie plugging your boat into a mains power supply when in a marina). The reason is simple. We don't plan to have a shore power connection. There are several, fairly obvious
Environmental
Just a quick thought about the wider picture from my earlier post about aiming towards using zero fossil fuels on Vida. This has to be part of a bigger picture and one of the beautiful things that a sailing boat does is bring that bigger picture to a more human,
Appliances
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
Environmental
So we are going to be doing some repairs on the hull to fill in holes where we remove Seacocks (the number we remove is still up for debate). Boats like ours were built with Polyester Resins and glassfibre. However, we plan to generally use Epoxy resins for repairs (stronger,
Electric
This is probably the most important element of the electric picture. If we have to generate electricity using fossil fuels then all we have done is move the fossil fuel from one source and time to another. On the other hand if the electricity that we store comes from renewable
Environmental
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