Progress
Today we are refitting the original companionway steps. We have been through a few iterations on how to do this as we need them to be removable to give us access to the batteries. In the end we have removed the plywood lining and are fitting two horizontals. A third
Plans
Recent events have led us to a significant acceleration this week. Also we now have more than 3.5x more followers of SustainableSailing on Mastodon (https://mas.to/@SustainableSailing) than on Facebook. So we have decided for ethical and health reasons to move faster to get away from the platforms
Electric
We will have four main Raspberry Pi 5 computers in use on Vida. Chosen for low power consumption, low cost and adaptability. Two are assembled and the main software installed (Home Assistant and Navigation). One is mostly assembled and waiting for an mvme card before installation (Firewall). The last is
Plans
Starting the Pi build. The case is going to need a small extra cutout for the 52Pi 2.5gb extra ethernet (plus m.2 nvme board). Some in progress building photos On the boat one ethernet port (the one I designate as WAN) will connect to our Digital Yacht WL510
Appliances
It's play with Pi time (2 x Raspberry Pi 5 single board computers). One will be running Home Assistant (automation to create a "smart boat" eg sounds an alarm to wake you up & sends you a WhatsApp message [in case you are not on the
Appliances
We've found the Smart Boat Innovations YouTube channel really helpful and encouraging. The technique of bringing boat data into Home Assistant is absolutely brilliant. It gets us away from expensive Marine technology into the world of free/open source software and standards. So I'm taking our
Progress
I've been working all weekend so we haven't been to the boat. However, Nick has been in touch to let us know our Mizzen mast is still standing after Storm Bert. Good news, that was a bad one.
Dyneema rigging
This is a huge milestone for us. We have done huge amounts of work on the mizzen so it's great to finally have the mast in place. The list of work includes: * Huge amount of strengthening below deck to support the mast * Fully clean and refit the mast
Dyneema rigging
Cue Elton John "I'm still standing" Video coming on Tuesday 😍
Dyneema rigging
We are ready to put the mizzen mast up, I've dealt with the poop and volunteers to paint the boat are welcome.
Dyneema rigging
Check out our new video 👇 Now waterproof & Chafe protected If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar (or become a member) on Ko-Fi! at https://ko-fi.com/sustainablesailing/ Our DIY Dyneema Chainplates are now finished and the deckhead prepared for the mizzen
Dyneema rigging
Check out our new video If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar (or become a member) on Ko-Fi! at https://ko-fi.com/sustainablesailing/ Our DIY mizzen mast tangs are finished and fitted (see "New! Version 3 of DIY Mast tangs for