SAILING S/V TERRATIMA

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

NEW CHART PLOTTER

We had to change our chartplotter because charts are not available in the CF format. Consequently, we have a new Raymarine Axiom Pro 9 to replace our Raymarine C120W.

Axiom Pro 9 Mounted in a NavPod at the Helm

Monday, March 23, 2020

INSTALLATION OF WIND GENERATOR PART 2

Here it is all completed

Finished

Locker With Charge Controller

Neat Installation

INSTALLATION OF WIND GENERATOR

Adding the all important energy generation gizmos on the arch. After the generator, there will be the 4 solar panels.

Wiring Fished Through the Arch

Open Area Behind the Locker Rear Panel

Hybrid Charge Controller Mounted to Locker

Rear Panel

Sunday, February 2, 2020

PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE

As we contemplate leaving for warmer climes, we are readying the boat for our adventure. Currently the tasks include:

Replacing the MFD (we cannot get charts for our Raymarine C120W)
Installing the support for the wind generator
Installing the wind generator and charge controller
Buying an EPIRB and MOB AIS units
Buying a 6 person offshore life raft
Re-rigging the boat. All the cordage is 10 years old and the PNW is not kind to that stuff. Will also check all standing rigging.

New Support for the MarineKinetix MK4+

Wind Generator. Note the Cord Taped

on the Side to Fish the Wiring

New Raymarine Axiom Pro 9 to Replace

the C120W MFD

New NavPod GP 2050-98 Cut for the Axiom

Sunday, January 5, 2020

SOME IMAGES FROM 2019 SAILING

More views from simple sailing in July

Browning Harbour Marina = Beautiful Spot!!

Pender Island

From the Dock at Fisherman's Wharf

Cowichan Bay

Notice the Large Ship Anchored

Cowichan Bay

Montague Harbour

Terratima on the Mooring Buoy

Centre Left

Saturday, December 28, 2019

I have to apologize for not posting since May. It's been a bit crazy at work, and now I am catching up. SO what has happened since May? Well, I managed to purchase our new wind generator and will mount it in the next week or so. It is a MartineKinetix MK4+ 450 watt generator. Marine beam gives a discount to Island Packet owners.

MK4+ Wind Generator

We removed the the two Anemesco solar panels and have ordered two more. This will give us 360 watts of solar and 450 watts of wind. Here is the arch without the solar panels and awaiting the wind get mount.

I will catch up with the July 2019 sailing trip through the Gulf Islands and put those up soon.

Friday, May 17, 2019

BACK IN THE WATER

We were out for 1 week exactly.