Davit Pulley and Pilothouse Cabinets

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In the news from Patience Camp: Many thanks to Brian Homes for the cabinet doors and drawers. And, the davit pullies and winch are working happily together too.

Compressor Motor – Part 1 – Soft Starter

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We’ve run our Max-Air 90 off grid power, but it’s 7.5 hp Baldor L1509T motor struggles on our 10kw generator. So we try out a Stellar SR35 series, 52A, 110-240 VAC at 1-phase soft starter.

Davit Winch Test and Modifications

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The “Love Me” tender is not your normal little boat carried along for getting to the dock and back in flat water. “Love Me” is a 1600 pound beast that you can take into rough water, bang into wrecks, and drive up onto the rocks. The down side is she’ll not be hauled up by two people and a couple little blocks. She requires some machinery to do the job.

WiFi Networking on a Boat

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First order of business is to be amazed at the affordable, productive, and life changing technology that is available to us. …now we can curse at what a pain in the ass it is to get it all to work together.

Solar Panels to AC

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I love the contrast. For thousands of years the sun has power the winds for our sails. Now it powers the wind and so much more.

Pilothouse Fitout – Part 11 – Plumbing

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I just love PEX A. It’s not ever going to be as pretty as copper, but it’s a fraction of the cost, simple to install, freeze resistant, handles hot and cold water and even faster than PVC. The next leap in technology will have to be wireless water.