Monday, February 11, 2013

Update II

The SSB radio (ICOM M802), the antenna tuner, antenna, grounding plane, new AGM batteries and solar panels have all been ordered and will be in shortly.  We will haul the boat to have the work done. For those of you unfamiliar with liveaboards "dry-docking" their boats, we do NOT go elsewhere while the boat is in the yard. We continue to live aboard although a few things get a bit odd.  One such item is getting on and off.  last time we did this, we rented a steel stair complete with a handrail to get us to the rear swim platform, then onto the boat.  It's high up, so great care is required.

We'll be in the yard for between one and two weeks as the work is done. Installing the  battery bank will be the first thing done, then solar panels and regulator.  Then the radio with all related fuses, wiring and panel breaker additions. We will document the work just to give everyone an idea of that was done and how.  

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