A Boatload of Boat Work Before WE Set Sail Again | Episode 82
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3 жыл бұрынWe are now back on the boat in the Sea of Cortez and the boat work, upgrades, organizing and cleaning begin before we untie the dock lines and set sail again.
Our trip back home in Colorado allowed to order parts and spares in preparation to upgrade the boat and ready for another season and the great Pacific Crossing in the spring. There were luckily no hurricanes in the Sea of Cortez this summer, but it looks as if one happened on the inside of Evolias. There barely was any room for us to even sleep, stuff everywhere as Warren and I were working on some new upgrades for the boat.
Warren wanted to beef up the solar panels and new batteries to increase our power grid as well as the longevity of the batteries, which meant that he had a lot of work cut out for him. Rewiring and making more room for the panels, while I was busy reorganizing and organizing again the interior of the boat. After 2 years of being liveaboards, we have come to learn a lot of what works and what doesn't so it was time to put all our upgrade ideas together.
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@Mr.HydesPopCultureExpress Күн бұрын
Camera man had one job, and nailed it at 20:50. Haha! Another awesome video. Season 3 is starting off strong! The upgrades are gonna look amazing.
@WEsail Күн бұрын
Hahah THANK YOU!!
@annafraley5388 Жыл бұрын
W O W . . . That truly WAS. “A Boat Load of Work”, unbelievable. 16:20 And WE thought re wiring our barn, new sub panels and all was Bad 😮
@craighill1882 10 ай бұрын
I am beyond impressed! You guys rock!
@jerdog53 3 жыл бұрын
It’s good to see that you are mechanical Warren!
@francook9871 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so tickled to learn that Erica loves organizational gizmos and doohickeys, too - Warren can't pass an office supply store without going in for an hour and feasting his eyes and his imagination on all the Treasures!! Then watching Warren be perplexed, then totally stumped, then realize the perfect solution for the solar panels on the bimini - wow, he always puts me in awe! Now if they only had a mailing address to receive shipments... The battery panel was gifted; all those hours at Tetris paid off! ;-)
@oraclebjj 3 жыл бұрын
“Do you know what you’re doing?” Wow. Nice vote of confidence.
@horus9706 3 жыл бұрын
hello from Brazil
@Retired-nohurry 3 жыл бұрын
Looks like good upgrades.
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Curt!! Ya she’s is becoming quite a beast, and we love her more and more! Cheers bud thanks for messaging!!
@warbirds3339mike 3 жыл бұрын
Warren and Erica Thanks you so much for the video. Both entertaining and instructional . Thank you again from frozen New Jersey.
@jasonmckenzie3840 3 жыл бұрын
Always looking forward to seeing your new video every week. Great content as always
@pdonpubg2876 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm getting to know you better each week and I'm really starting to enjoy you more!
@ski69 3 жыл бұрын
First 2 seconds made me spill/spit my drink all over the monitor....thnx so much!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@joejackson131 3 жыл бұрын
I love your pillows
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Ya right on Joe- THANKS!!
@mrdave22 3 жыл бұрын
thanks again for the email Warren. you're a damn good kid
@thierrycatamaranoceanya6672 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, I have an FP Salina 48, about the batteries to avoid engine heat, I moved the battery pack under the bed of the aft cabin by creating a shelf across the float. I was able to place 1200 amps of battery.
@reginaldsisco2936 3 жыл бұрын
Way to go on the projects. You guys are awesome!
@mrdave22 3 жыл бұрын
puts on gloves and proclaims he won't get shocked, then gets shocked. good job sparky
@calvinhenshaw2147 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of work and you did it.... :-)
@ianprice9005 3 жыл бұрын
Great show guys keep up the great work
@matthewhenderson756 3 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if the thumbs up at 20:47 is because of her having frustrations with the installation or if it's a thumbs on the "view". LOL Great job guys, keep it up!
@ianprice9005 3 жыл бұрын
Great cool stuff from ikea guys
@ramiroyera9546 3 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍🥂
@pepperKingdom 3 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌💥
@jamiebuechler8833 3 жыл бұрын
Once again, love the video and boat improvements. Try making a hardtop for the Bimini.
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Actually I would LOVE to do just that- incorporate the two new panels into a fiberglass hardtop! Good call,, great minds some thing something:)
@jamiebuechler8833 3 жыл бұрын
@@WEsail checkout Onboard Lifestyle KZfaq channel. Teal is building one for his Cat.
@mikebatterham4970 3 жыл бұрын
Great job on the sink but you really should have been using safety gear like a high vis Fluro bikini and steel capped high heals safety first you no, great video apart from the whole batteries Sola panel easy stuff. Cheers Mike
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Haha Mike you make a solid point, safety first LOL
@brettgraham1966 3 жыл бұрын
Good work! Did you guys not want to go with lithium batteries for the upgrade?
@calvinhenshaw2147 3 жыл бұрын
hope you used thermal conductive glue for the heat sinks, cause if you didnt you just made it a lot worse. It will act like a blanket and make the batteries warmer.
@shanevillis4079 3 жыл бұрын
probably not
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Hmm I didn’t, darn it... but it seems to be working quite well thus far.. thanks for commenting, made me think :)
@justwayne4785 3 жыл бұрын
@@WEsail Think of it like the processor in a PC, thermal paste between the processor and heat sync, it may seem fine for now, but it wont be working as it’s supposed to be, it will heat up due to its proximity to the battery, but it wont be drawing the heat from the battery very efficiently at all, no doubt it will shorten the life of those expensive batteries. I’d also agree with another comment, the best idea to cool anything is to suck the heat out for better cooling in an enclosed space.
@chrisg8340 3 жыл бұрын
Love the new intro, super impressed with all the projects. Is Erica a twin or just look a lot like her sister?
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Ya thanks so much Chris!! And no not twins, just both hot LOL
@glennedwards4732 3 жыл бұрын
@@WEsail I cannot say I noticed LOL
@davidwarnes5158 3 жыл бұрын
Is it the air intake or more like the hot air exstact , ? You can draw cooler air in but maybe a lot better to take hot air out, there is no circulation because you've jammed them in,
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
No it’s cool air (cool compared to the 130+ degrees that the engine compartment can often reach) and the air is drawn through the tented area by a bunch of holes and slots I cut (did you miss that on the video?) and than either into the motors or out the fresh air on the other side... been able to keep the batteries much cooler!! Thanks for asking!! Cheers bud
@davidwarnes5158 3 жыл бұрын
@@WEsail no I saw the holes , the heat from the batteries will kill them , there is no space for air to circulate , wait til it's Sumner, put in an exstrator. I have seen many batteries melt through this , the engine room isn't the place for a good life .
@Trevscuriosites 3 жыл бұрын
it's called a Head because on the old navel sailing ships the toilets basically holes in the deck were situated right at the front of the ship "The Head" and also near the Figure Head the sailors would have to go up there squat and do their business also the waves would often break over the bow of the ship and this would help clean the area.of course officers had better toilets, "Heads" in their quarters this name has stuck up to today on modern navel ships it is still called the Heads.
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Heck ya man, answers that!! Well done sir, really appreciate your message!! Cheers bud!!
@amccann99 3 жыл бұрын
Question for you, what's the town you're keeping your Cat in? Was wondering about safety. Does it seem like a safe place for a family to keep their boat at? I live in Phoenix and we're considering buying a Catamaran. Thinking we could keep it down near Rocky Point or is there somewhere else you'd recommend?
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex! Excited to hear you are considering sailing!! Yes it felt extremely safe! We would not say that about many places, but it was truly a fantastic place! Rocky point is also supposed to be great too, and it would be closer to you but haven’t been there personally... but again, SC is a really great option!! K good luck, have fun, and stay in touch!
@matthewmeuleman9872 3 жыл бұрын
are Erica and Jacky twins cos thay look so alike
@glennedwards4732 3 жыл бұрын
I do appreciate that you cannot show step by step in a 20 minute video everything you do in a project. Now of course you might get an occasional shock from connected batteries you were installing them terminals made a connection and ok minor shock. However I did not see you fasten then down or more importantly isolate them from each other You are on a boat which is going to move they may slide if precautions are not taken and though best possible outcome of that is you blow out some very expensive electronics I am more worried about a fire hazard. I presume and hope that this is just a step you did not include in your video and of course I am not a boat electrician but it seems a bad idea most especially close to the engine compartment.
@aj6245 3 жыл бұрын
the configuration of your videos , does not allow to translate to different languages, as usual. Please, change that, so that many from other countries ,we can continue to see your videos
@calvinhenshaw2147 3 жыл бұрын
you really should be more careful before you burn down the boat. Like that you all do your own work, and watching your show, but ?????
@WEsail 3 жыл бұрын
Ok now I’m really curious... how did I almost burn the boat down!?
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