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#1
Boat Discussion / Re: Spring Commissioning
Last post by Frank - March 23, 2026, 06:01:13 PMThat's one "off the list"
Those last turns can be super tight too....
Hard to get off...
Glad it all worked out for you
Those last turns can be super tight too....
Hard to get off...
Glad it all worked out for you
#2
Boat Discussion / Re: Spring Commissioning
Last post by wolverine - March 23, 2026, 12:23:43 PMPliers did their job and everything is 10-4. Hopefully. I ran it in gear for about 5 minutes but didn't see any water dripping from the stuffing box. I may have to have someone look at it.
#3
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - March 23, 2026, 11:16:13 AMBeautiful sunset last night!
#4
Boat Discussion / Spring Commissioning
Last post by wolverine - March 23, 2026, 11:14:09 AMWater has warmed up and it's clear so I decided to suit up and see if can unwrap the dock line that entangled the Orion's prop last December. Most of the line I was able to just unwrap, but right on the shaft it had to be cut off. I got down to a few pieces and couldn't get them out. Forgetting I had cleaned out the tool locker, I'm waiting for my wife to bring me an adjustable pliers to hopefully finish the job.
#5
sailFar.net Discussion / Time….
Last post by Frank - March 22, 2026, 12:03:26 PMAs I age, I realize the importance of time.
Time truly is our most precious commodity.
How we use that time, the choices we make, truly do create our lives.
I seen countless dreamers over the years. I've known countless people that have lived their dreams..
There is not always a "next year"
I love this:
"Happy are they that dream dreams, and make conscious choices to fulfill them"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywENwzth42M&feature=youtu.be
Time truly is our most precious commodity.
How we use that time, the choices we make, truly do create our lives.
I seen countless dreamers over the years. I've known countless people that have lived their dreams..
There is not always a "next year"
I love this:
"Happy are they that dream dreams, and make conscious choices to fulfill them"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywENwzth42M&feature=youtu.be
#6
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - March 20, 2026, 04:55:58 AMQuote from: Godot on March 18, 2026, 07:43:37 PMHappy Birthday, Frank. Yeah, regards the fridge/freezer...it wasn't all that long ago when there was Engel and nothing much else and it cost a small fortune. I have mixed feeling about the changes over the past couple decades, but batteries, solar, refrigeration, and communications sure seem to be getting so affordable as to be no longer controversial.
So true....
Things are so much less expensive now compared to just a few years ago!
#7
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Godot - March 18, 2026, 07:43:37 PMHappy Birthday, Frank. Yeah, regards the fridge/freezer...it wasn't all that long ago when there was Engel and nothing much else and it cost a small fortune. I have mixed feeling about the changes over the past couple decades, but batteries, solar, refrigeration, and communications sure seem to be getting so affordable as to be no longer controversial.
#8
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by wolverine - March 18, 2026, 11:27:07 AMHappy belated birthday Frank! Good to know about the fridge/freezer. I've been looking at those, but wasn't sure what brand to get.
#9
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - March 18, 2026, 08:49:11 AMIt was my birthday yesterday, so I sailed back into town for the St. Patrick's festivities at my favourite little ratty bar on the water
Turned out to be an awesome day as I got to do laundry at a friends house (luxury when cruising) Fill up my water and have a really fun evening with the gang.
There's no fools like ole fools 😄
Turned out to be an awesome day as I got to do laundry at a friends house (luxury when cruising) Fill up my water and have a really fun evening with the gang.
There's no fools like ole fools 😄
#10
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - March 15, 2026, 11:09:44 AMThis has been a relatively dry winter, and although there were a few times where it rained, even heavily at times, it was always for a very short period..
The last two days made up for it.
Both days were heavy rains that were sustained for long periods.
You certainly find out if you have any deck leaks and I will be attending to my Thru deck VHF connection and one port window fastener later today..
It also made me realize how happy I am with this lithium battery as well as my fridge freezer combo.
My dual zone fridge is one size up from the picture and has worked flawlessly for four years now. I keep the smaller freezer side over the compressor set at 18° and the larger refrigerator side set at 36° .
I'm amazed at how much meat you can freeze if you wrap everything individually. Between pork chops, hamburger patties, chicken breasts and drumsticks etc I have 2 weeks of meals in there.
They are quite inexpensive as well. The screenshot is the Canadian price on Amazon.
My only charging is a 165 W solar panel that I can tip towards the sun.
I was surprised that after two days of minimal sunshine, the battery was still at 82% this morning.
If anyone is considering lithium, realize that you have to adjust your charge controller accordingly and make sure that you get one with Bluetooth so that you can monitor it from your cell phone.
I'm extremely happy with this set up!
It truly is literally taking one worry off of the list.
Last nights Sunset
My dual zone fridge-freezer
My 200 amp hour lithium battery, which cost about the same as 2-6volt
The Bluetooth app to monitor the battery. This was waking up this morning.
You will notice it is very detailed and even shows what each cell individually
The last two days made up for it.
Both days were heavy rains that were sustained for long periods.
You certainly find out if you have any deck leaks and I will be attending to my Thru deck VHF connection and one port window fastener later today..
It also made me realize how happy I am with this lithium battery as well as my fridge freezer combo.
My dual zone fridge is one size up from the picture and has worked flawlessly for four years now. I keep the smaller freezer side over the compressor set at 18° and the larger refrigerator side set at 36° .
I'm amazed at how much meat you can freeze if you wrap everything individually. Between pork chops, hamburger patties, chicken breasts and drumsticks etc I have 2 weeks of meals in there.
They are quite inexpensive as well. The screenshot is the Canadian price on Amazon.
My only charging is a 165 W solar panel that I can tip towards the sun.
I was surprised that after two days of minimal sunshine, the battery was still at 82% this morning.
If anyone is considering lithium, realize that you have to adjust your charge controller accordingly and make sure that you get one with Bluetooth so that you can monitor it from your cell phone.
I'm extremely happy with this set up!
It truly is literally taking one worry off of the list.
Last nights Sunset
My dual zone fridge-freezer
My 200 amp hour lithium battery, which cost about the same as 2-6volt
The Bluetooth app to monitor the battery. This was waking up this morning.
You will notice it is very detailed and even shows what each cell individually