There really hasn't been a whole lot to show lately, mostly spending my time designing systems and not yet implementing them. I've had a few emails asking for photos, but to be honest the photos would be of plans, diagrams and ideas not really anything tangible, however tomorrow wil be a major step in moving forward.
Tomorrow morning at 9:30 we will get the new lettering on the boat and she will get her official name. There will be a ceremony done in the very near future with plenty of photos and we will use it as an excuse to throw a party! I am putting the finishing touches on a new fuel system and will be ready to go with that in the next week. This will allow a lot more sailing and going out with the boat. Yes she is a sailboat, but she is a stout, slow boat that doesn't sail well in light wind so using an engine to get out to the ocean is a must. 99% of the problems we have ever had with this boat has been fuel related.
When we go to pickup the kids on June 30th we will swing by Ft Lauderdale to pickup our new solar panels. At this point I think I'm sticking with 2 Kyocera 140watt to start, however it's all subject to change and I might just go with 4 for a total of 560watts. This would be enough to run everything on our boat and charge everyone in the harbors electronics lol. But hey I'd rather have too much than not enough. I'm waiting until the end of summer to install a completely new battery bank of 3 8D AGM 245 AH batteries. Plenty of solar, wind power and a decent bank are key to surviving several days without sun.
Photos of the new name will be posted tomorrow.
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