Category Archives: Boats

All things floating

Drilling through the hull to mount the saildrive

Posted on 2011-04-27, Wednesday by jaap

Somewhat of a ‘here we go!’ moment to put the drill to the bottom and go straight through! Reminds me of the joke: “What does a belgian (fill in your neighbouring countryman here) do when his boat has a hole … Continue reading →

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Blackbird nesting on the pulpit

Posted on 2011-04-21, Thursday by jaap

A (couple of) blackbird(s) decided to build a nest on the pulpit of the boat. Two out of four chicks are still alive and well. I’ve tried to do as little work as possible on the forward part of the … Continue reading →

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Homemade solar panels

Posted on 2011-02-27, Sunday by jaap

First solar panel for the electric boat. I bought some PV cells on e-bay and put the first panel together this morning. This is my first DIY solar project, so I started out a bit shaky, first breaking a cell … Continue reading →

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Electric motor and genset

Posted on 2011-02-16, Wednesday by jaap

The electric motor and generator for the electric propulsion system that I am planning to install on my boat this spring, have arrived this week! The motor is a Motenergy (Mars Electric) ME0907 and the genset is a Kipor IG1000 … Continue reading →