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electronics

lithium batteries

  It’s official! The boat is now modern electric. Over a few days, Wil spent time wiring our new LiFePO4 battery cells together. Each cell has an individual float of 3.2 volts per cell. Using 12 200 amp hour CALB cells, we have 3 parallel banks each consisting of 4 cells that are wired in … Continue reading »

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the order of things

As you read this post, Wil added his two-cents worth in a couple of places. Someone should have told me to run wires before stowing our provisions! The fine-tune details of running wires through the boat never even crossed my (Jen’s) mind while I was stashing all of our stuff. Although in reality, I don’t … Continue reading »

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no stress

  One morning this week, as I was going about my usual routine of making my breakfast, I turned to put my coffee into the microwave. It wasn’t there! Even though I knew that I’d sold it 2 days earlier, old habits die hard. As we are reaching the height of our transition to the … Continue reading »

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electronics choices

The time has come to order our new navigational and safety electronics. Since our last cruise 12 years ago, technology has grown and changed tremendously, and today there is a whole host of new electronics on the market. Even though we have drooled over all of the “nice to haves”, we still firmly believe in … Continue reading »

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