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Tidying all the loose end is a feel good factor for the month end. Needless to add to the fact that with the AIS project done it is big weight off my shoulder… Talking of the magic box, we did the final checkup yesterday, for all interested the best way to do so is [...] With a sigh of relief, AIS has been confirmed to us and it is officially operational we have been seen on some display! Slowly and with determination we are approaching a new challenge and learning curve. A monthly recurrence in our household it seems… On a technical point for the AIS, we have discovered [...] We were supposed to leave for the long week-end, but life decided otherwise. And in order to compensate, I did a run to Letitgo, while *V* finished a sewing project. A few maintenance items needed to be done for the winter. For the record : winterization of the outboard engine (the holding vice was seized [...] On Saturday afternoon as the phone rang we were reminded kindly of what we were missing! Indeed, our friends are now down to Cabos and wanted to share with us a piece of sunshine via a phone call. It was really lovely of them, we spoke with everyone onboard, and virtually shared a glass of [...] No sailing today for us, after some serious wind for a couple of days, 20 knots in the marina. Today was elected to be replacement of the VHF antenna day. Not so fast was the response from Mother Nature, the sun is not out and it is getting rather chilly out there… Which evidently puts [...] A while back we started training on the M802 Ham Radio and learnt fairly quickly that the “white” noise is not pleasant and tiring. In fact it gets even worse when your brain is not trained to listen and blocks them out. Evidently, within a few minutes you get a monster headache. This of course [...] The week finished on better notes, our luck may be turning. oh but wait! *E*’s computer just abandonned us… and this was the cherry on top of the cake. With all that happening we haven’t made it to the boat at all, it was simply not worth it! And also, knowing that we were in [...] To prove that I was listening during Nigel Calder presentation, I decided to formalize our energy consumption budget. Balancing the system is the key, so let’s see if my guesstimate was even close. House Bank Load Calculator and System Requirements System In Use Amps Avg Hrs Amp-Hrs Per Day Per Day [...] How do you keep busy and prepare over the winter? Trust me we have a few tricks on our shelves, as the weather turns rather quickly. Now, we understand why most cruisers leave at the end of August (like we didn’t before), and when our friends call us from Catalina Island and tell us they [...] Reading and learning is good and too much of it sometimes lead to discovering great ideas that you never thought possible! In other words, we are going to upgrade our humble and sweet Lagoon in a way *V* has been dreaming of for a while… So : ”What is it?” Well, let me tell [...] |
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