LiFePO4 Batteries
LiFePO4 vs. AGM Plan A for our batteries were the Firefly International Energy AGMs (absorbed glass mat). Earlier this year we heard about a this newer technology for AGM batteries called Microcell which is a carbon foam. Originally it was developed by Caterpillar, Inc. for their heavy machinery. They sold the patent to Firefly International […]
Electrical Project Part IV
DC Electrical Update We finally finished the electrical project! Of course it seems nothing is ever completely done. We’ll have to revisit the electrical when we get new batteries and when we take down the mast to rewire it. But for now, we are checking this one off the list. The best part is we […]
Electrical Project Part III
Moving Batteries Inch by inch we’re getting closer to installing some new batteries. This past weekend we moved the old batteries from under the quarter berth to the engine room. They now temporarily sit where the old water heater was located. Over the next few weekends we plan to tear out the old battery box […]
Another Project Bites the Dust
We had a good weekend knocking out another project. We installed the new water heater and removed the old one from the boat. I think this is one of the few projects we were able to complete in ONE DAY. Surprising too, since it not only involved plumbing, but electrical and some structural engineering for […]
Electrical Project Part II
Electrical Project Part II We uploaded part 2 of the electrical project. In this video we install the new breaker panel and briefly talk about upcoming projects. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date with our boat projects.
AC Wiring Done Right
We haven’t been doing many website posts lately, but we HAVE been uploading recent project videos (and some old videos too) to YouTube. So if you’ve wondered where we went, head over to our YouTube channel or you can watch videos on our website as well.
How do we gauge our progress?
I wonder what sort of thought process was involved when the American Boat and Yacht Council convened to establish a standardized system of wire color coding. Light blue for the oil pressure gauge? Tan for water temperature? Shouldn’t it be the other way around based on the “color” of the liquid we’re gauging? Black might […]
Ready to flush?
The wires were wired, the hoses were plumbed, and the salt tank was making saltwater. The only thing left to do now was to push the button and see if it worked.
Putting a crimp in my style
As part if the ongoing marine sanitation device installation I’ve been working on, I have some new wiring to do. Up until now I’ve been getting by with my barely adequate Klein crimpers.
Finally, a cheap project
Don’t worry, I’m still working in the installation of our new MSD. Work (the kind that pays me money) has been busy, so I’m sorta’ doing boat things on the weekends. The other day on my way home I stopped at Lowe’s and saw these hanging next to the check out line…