Now I have had the pleasure to replace 2 of the 4 wall heaters. This time it was the one at the bottom of the stairs just out side the guest stateroom. Here are the before and after photos… But even better than being clean, rust free, and free of dust/lint buildup in side the
The heater in the pilothouse has been really rusty and has never worked since we purchased the boat. Today I was able to replace the heater. Also, as of today, I think with all the time I have spent on the boat working on it during the winter, I believe that I have spent more
For months, docking has been challenging. We don’t like to leave the pilothouse doors open when we are underway due to having dogs onboard, but we need to be able to get the port side pilothouse door open when docking in order to be able to see the dock. The port side pilothouse door has
Once we get this all cleaned up and finished, that wraps up our initial Simrad upgrade. Which included the new NMEA2000 connected VHF radio, NSS16 display at the pilothouse helm, the autopilot and rudder feedback sensor, and the new transducer, and new radar. The hardest part of replacing the radar was running the wires and
The Off Leash 2020 crew shirts arrived today. The shirt company that I picked this year did a much better job than the company for last years shirts. Here is the front side, followed with the boat picture on the back side. We are ready for the boating season now. Thanks to CustomInk.com for some
Since winter in the Pacific Northwest is not the optimal boating time, with wind gusts yesterday to 59mph, it is a better time to be doing boat maintenance and upgrades rather than trying to go out. This weekend we finished the install of the Simrad NAC-3 autopilot core pack, replacing the original dead SeaTalk autopilot.
Many aspects of 2020 were very unprecedented, and there were some big challenges for the world, and for us personally as well, but overall it was a pretty good year for boating. Here is how the year shaped up for us. January 2020 In January we were full on busy shopping for our yacht. We
An important part of boating is having the appropriate boat music. Being the off season, I figured it was time to build a new playlist for boat music. Last season we used Pandora, but there were a few locations where the network was a bit spotty and Pandora didn’t do the best job. With the
In the spring our onboard Webasto 2010 dwb diesel heater was working great, but after not running it all summer we attempted to fire it up to keep the boat warm, and no go. When we turned it on we just heard a clicking sound that was the ignition trying to get it to fire.
With winter just around the corner, and concerns over freezing, storms and other damages brought on by the weather, I have started building out a remote monitoring computer system for the boat. Using an on board network of small computers I plan to create real time monitoring for the following: Temperature on board Engine room
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