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Diesel tank monitoring with Maretron TLM

January 3, 2020March 19, 2019 by Steve Mitchell

Monitoring my diesel tank level is much easier now that I’ve installed a Maretron TLM ultrasonic tank sensor.

Seaview – more than just mounts

January 3, 2020March 12, 2019 by Steve Mitchell

As part of the project to update Rendezvous electronics, I planned on replacing the older Furuno open-array radar, which required looking for a new mounting solution on my arch. I started searching for mounts, and came across a lot of solutions.

New LED lighting everywhere

January 3, 2020January 31, 2019 by Steve Mitchell

Updating your boat to LED lighting is an easy way to make it feel more updated, livable and safe. MarineBeam, SuperBrightLEDs and Dr. LED converted me fully to LED.

Installing and using a Victron LiFePO4 energy system

January 6, 2020October 31, 2018 by Steve Mitchell

With my LiFePO4 power design complete, I was excited to install and use the new system for most of this sailing season. The installation took longer than a traditional battery installation, and had more complexity, but turned out to be a fantastic setup for the longer trips I went on this summer.

Correcting the list – LiFePO4 power system design

January 6, 2020August 15, 2018 by Steve Mitchell

Due to weight and features, I decided to convert my sailboat power system to LiFePO4. This article covers the design which settled on Victron components.

Improvements with a new propeller

January 3, 2020June 8, 2018 by Steve Mitchell

Grace came with a factory prop when I purchased her – it was OK, but after 3 years of using that prop, I felt that I could get better speed and potentially other benefits.

Major mast work

January 3, 2020June 4, 2018 by Steve Mitchell

In the last year I have had a number of issues with items in or on Grace’s mast. During a recent trip to Blake Island, the anchor light stopped working, and that was the last straw. It was time to dig deeper into fixing all of the issues.

Modular, cheaper boat internet solution via Netgear and MikroTik

January 3, 2020May 28, 2018 by Steve Mitchell

I’ve written a lot about my boat network, and in particular, Peplink products that offer a ton of functionality and features. For the last 6 months, I have been playing with configurations and hardware that cost less, but still provide flexibility and features that more expensive solutions offer.

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