In part 1 I talked about equipment selection and in this part I am going to explain how it all went together. Now this isn’t a step by step guide and you will need some basic knowledge of networking to…
Category: Technical
Onboard WiFi and Remote Monitoring – Part 1
Fed up with trying to balance my mobile phone on the boom, while working down below on a laptop using the phone’s hotspot, and disgusted with useless marina wifi, I started looking at better solutions…
Amps, lots of them!
A more successful weekend! It took three attempts but finally managed to re-run the cables for the wind generator. But once I’d got it hooked up and the new alternator installed we had a boat load of power!
Electrical System Upgrades 2017/18
Moving onto a mooring and out of the shore powered confines of a marina meant we needed to be more self sufficient for power. To live onboard Millie we need power for lighting, pumping and heating water, refrigeration, heating (diesel…
The Solar Arch
I wasn’t sure what to call it. I started referring to it as a gantry, but that sounded a bit industrial. After some research I found that most people described it as a radar arch or solar arch, so I’ve…
I Can’t Hear the VHF
or how to build a non-magnetic extension speaker… Our main VHF set, as with many boats, is by the chart table, and I also have a handheld I can use in the cockpit, which is useful to talk to port…
The Trouble With NMEA0183
When we purchased our Bavaria 40 Ocean “Millie” last year she was fitted with a good range of electronics, but with some limitations. In particular she had a Raymarine Classic C70 chart plotter/MFD on the helm console, which worked fine…