Recently I had the pull cord on my Honda generator break. I tried to restring the coil myself and somewhere along the line I screwed up the release that allows the coil to disengage from the cooling fan (I think I overtightened the screw that holds the assembly together). This caused the coil assembly to chew up the teeth on the cooling fan. Now we couldn’t...
Originally I had planned to hold off on solar panels until I installed the arch across the stern, probably one of the last items I will do. The thought was that I wanted to do it once, and technology in this field was always changing and there might be some step forward before I left in 2021 (now bumped to 2022). I had been powering my fridge by running the suitcase...
Recently I added some solar panels to keep my fridge going without having to run my generator. I didn’t take good care of the batteries that I have now (I was between generators for 9 months and just let them set) and they were a stop gap when I left Jacksonville anyways. For a long time I’ve needed to rewire the complete boat but keep putting it off as...
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted on the blog. While I’m doing the refit I’ve decided mostly to post when I’ve completed a section or project. I work full time so have limited hours per day during the week and the weekends to work on projects so they can take awhile to see through to completion. But I am working every day, especially...
Since I’m having to hold off on any sailing and some of my outside projects I’ve decided to move up the rework of the internal wiring system for the sail boat Palani. Also since adding the refrigeration (I was running it with the 12v system) I’ve noticed that the charger is either too small, malfunctioning or both. The charger converts the 110v...
Finally took care of one of the gremlins in the electrical system this weekend. I tend to dislike troubleshooting electrical issues. It has never been one of my strong suites, and I tend to avoid things I’m not good at (or don’t have much hope of improving on). So the friend of the previous owner had been playing with a remote starting system after the...
I think my boat is possessed. There’s this evil spirit that grabs you as you come up the companionway first thing in the morning and throws you into a seat. And you just get stuck there all day looking at dolphins or people watching all the boaters at the boat ramp. I thought at first it was just me being lazy but it happened to guests I had over to the boat...