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#91
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.
#92
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 😄
#93
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
#94
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Jim_ME - March 14, 2026, 02:50:47 PMQuote from: Frank on March 14, 2026, 09:38:41 AMSunset
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise
"Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, Sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laiden with happiness and tears."
From Fiddler on the Roof
Beautiful photos, Frank.
#95
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - March 14, 2026, 09:38:41 AMSunset
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise
#96
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Godot - March 12, 2026, 07:14:59 PMI wouldn't put too much stock in site views. I suspect it is largely crawlers or other pseudo users.
I do blame Facebook for the demise of many forums. The original folk just sort of moved on to others things, got tired of social media, or died off. The newer generation picked up on Facebook. And now Facebook is fading. Hard.
I used to maintain a blog. I used to be on a bunch of forums. I used to be on Facebook. I hit a burnout probably ten years ago and took myself largely offline. Heck, my friend circle shrunk to almost nothing at the same time. I suspect the same thing happened to others. I poke back in once in awhile and there isn't the positive feedback there used to be, so it is difficult to really get into things again.
Time moves on. Things change. I miss magazines. I mean, they are still out there (now-a-days I still get a bunch of woodworking mags); but it's not the same with so many going online, often online only, as the only way to stay solvent. Remember Usenet? Email lists (I'm actually still on one for Bayfield yacht owners)? Forums are still, technically I think, one of the best ways of communicating and collaborating, but after Facebook they fell off. I don't even know what's the big thing now-a-days. Instagram, I guess, but that doesn't seem collaborative at all.
Old fogey stuff. I don't like it either; but no one asked me. I'm going to try to put more stuff up this year. We'll see.
I do blame Facebook for the demise of many forums. The original folk just sort of moved on to others things, got tired of social media, or died off. The newer generation picked up on Facebook. And now Facebook is fading. Hard.
I used to maintain a blog. I used to be on a bunch of forums. I used to be on Facebook. I hit a burnout probably ten years ago and took myself largely offline. Heck, my friend circle shrunk to almost nothing at the same time. I suspect the same thing happened to others. I poke back in once in awhile and there isn't the positive feedback there used to be, so it is difficult to really get into things again.
Time moves on. Things change. I miss magazines. I mean, they are still out there (now-a-days I still get a bunch of woodworking mags); but it's not the same with so many going online, often online only, as the only way to stay solvent. Remember Usenet? Email lists (I'm actually still on one for Bayfield yacht owners)? Forums are still, technically I think, one of the best ways of communicating and collaborating, but after Facebook they fell off. I don't even know what's the big thing now-a-days. Instagram, I guess, but that doesn't seem collaborative at all.
Old fogey stuff. I don't like it either; but no one asked me. I'm going to try to put more stuff up this year. We'll see.
#97
Boat Discussion / Re: Maintaining 4 Sailboats
Last post by Godot - March 12, 2026, 06:52:09 PMI can't seem to find the time to maintain one boat, let alone four. Jealous.
#98
Boat Discussion / Re: Maintaining 4 Sailboats
Last post by Frank - March 12, 2026, 04:29:55 PMA friend sails an Orian here.
Proper little ship!
Should do a "before and after" on your cushions.
Happy boat work 👍
Proper little ship!
Should do a "before and after" on your cushions.
Happy boat work 👍
#99
Boat Discussion / Maintaining 4 Sailboats
Last post by wolverine - March 11, 2026, 11:06:43 PMI promised myself in 2026 I would stay home and complete all those items on my "Boat Check List". Owning 4 sailboats, not including 4 kayaks and 2 inflatable dinghies, makes for a l o n g list. I made it to the Orion today and met with a young lady to get a quote on new interior cushions. The originals have deep impressions in 2 places. She also took the biminis from the Orion & Seidelmann to mend some zippers and seams. Then I began to install a new control panel for the bilge pump. It will only work on manual so I need a new float switch too. I was quite pleased to find only the pink antifreeze in the bilge after its winter nap.
The Seidelmann is in back of the house at our dock sitting on the mud today with this south wind. (we don't have a moon tide, but a strong south wind pushes the water down the river into the sound, which sucks the water out of the creeks). I removed both sails and cleaned them of the mud dauber nests before bending them back on. I tossed the main and jib sheets along with the fuller line in the wash. Tomorrow I'll be cleaning the interior.
Check 2 items off the list.
The Seidelmann is in back of the house at our dock sitting on the mud today with this south wind. (we don't have a moon tide, but a strong south wind pushes the water down the river into the sound, which sucks the water out of the creeks). I removed both sails and cleaned them of the mud dauber nests before bending them back on. I tossed the main and jib sheets along with the fuller line in the wash. Tomorrow I'll be cleaning the interior.
Check 2 items off the list.
#100
Boat Discussion / Re: An old girlfriend just cal...
Last post by Frank - March 11, 2026, 04:36:04 PM[/quote]
I will make a conscious effort to post my sails this year. Although I already designated 2026 to be the year of home & boat improvements, so I'm not sure how often I'll get out.
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Post boat improvements 👍😄