DrWatson

Gratuitous shots from France...

So what do you believe the difference between global warming and climate change is? Im interested in where you think one is a hoax and the other real... Nuclear power can be pollutant, yes- but it's not affecting the climate (except for the carbon emission used to make the concrete and metals for the station). Additionally, nuclear power has had measurably less impact on human health and the environment than most other forms of electricity generation such as thermal (coal/gas/oil) and hydro. The planes I?m not flying on won't fly if more people like me don't fly on them - simple supply

Science is not religion. You can't just pick and choose the bits you like and ignore the bits that don't fit your beliefs or ignore it if you don't like the implications, because even if you don't believe it, science exists and is still fact. To ignore climate change is an ostrich move. To claim climate change is a hoax and at the same time trust in the scientists working on global plastic pollution - that's hypocrisy. Also, climate change is devastating parts of the ocean.

I think the Wray boat incredibly cool... I could see that as a project in my shed...

Completely agree and we have the hot shower covered. To be honest however, I’ve not ever seen Christina use a hairdryer in the 10+ years we’ve been together...

Holy F! Where’s that?

Need it over here, Wheels. Don’t know what postage would be but it’s 100USD from sailrite. Think I need about 12m @1500 wide. Should give me enough for corner reinforcements and a few other little projects.

Yes D1-30, sorry. Wrote that at midnight on my phone not proofreading That might be why the yard stuck with the lead acid start battery...

Yea, I actually want to double it to 320, but had trouble convincing the yard and my bank balance Engine is d1 4. Standard alternator, so I’m still looking for more charging. At least with the Li a short period of higher current load won’t kill it.

Yea, that’s a ridiculous amount of money for a one person dinghy. Someone is taking the Micky, surely?

375 watts ....

Tools. True. I’ve put together a few things for this purpose over the last month but still missing the socket set, long nose pliers, some screwdriver sizes and a couple other thongs (hammer, axe, coil of #8 wire, fence battens ...) Also, I’ve been trying to buy some sunbrella fabric to make a boom tent but NONE of the suppliers write back, wtf? I’m nearly ready to buy it from sailrite in the US and pay the exorbitant postage. Dinghy is another story, I’ll post photos depending on success levels...

So, We've gone Jon's way, and got a smaller supply just for charging the myriad small devices and will get a larger one later. Reasoning is this: The macbook pro is a bugger to find a decent 12v charging solution for and I'm not upgrading my Mac because it's already kick arse and supposed to last me another 4-5y. The small inverter, although less efficient, also allows me to charge a bunch of other different things with different voltages, that a fixed DC-DC converter doesn't. So I only have to buy one item, and not a number of items and given the state of the bank balances at this moment,

How are you with 18-month olds? I'm already down to using my NZ CC...

Yea we have 115A alternate and a small solar panel circa 70W. Battery is 160Ah lithium. So it’ll deliver the current, but running the engine for bigger loads would be imperative. I’ll like get a wind gen for longer trips. No idea on the actual charge setup. The start is still lead acid, and the alt also charges the Li so im interested to find out how they’ve set it up. I know they did have to get a diff charge controller, at least for the solar part. Let’s see.... I’ve got a few Ryobi batt tools which seem to do ok, and a couple 5Ah batteries. Charger draws 50 w or something. Co

It's all about timing. These are dinghies and can likely tack or gybe on a dime. If A had time to make multiple moves to "avoid" then likely their first move was unnecessary, and maybe their 2nd move. A needs to hold course until imminent danger (but not actual danger). Everyone has a different limit. A must stand on but not until the point of collision. Given they in dinghies A can stand on until about 3 seconds out... In the absence of any timing info, the whole discussion is basically pissing into the wind.

Cool, thanks

^This. Is. Timely. Would be horrid to turn up and have nothing - I'll talk to my (Cuban) supplier... Thanks ChrisC. But your list does include valuable info... i.e. the Funnel esp. for diesel refill. Did you buy a good filter one in EU? Torch is still on the list. I have a couple good headlamps, but looking to order the Ryobi ONE+ LED spotlight, https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/18v-one-dual-power-led-spotlight it'll run straight off my drill battery and also straight off the boat. Any better ideas?

As a spin off from the inverter question. We get the boat in a week and a half. We'll spend 2 weeks aboard from the day of handover, likely just hanging out and sorting stuff. Unlike taking over an existing boat, or moving from one we have to a new one, this thing will be essentially bare. There's no preexisting pile of cruising crap nor equipment stash that's been carefully refined over years. So, equipping and victualling; We've got lists of lists of lists... What have we forgotten? The top 5 things that you discover missing on Day 2, Day 4, that you REALLY need?

So as we're checking things off lists for the final handover, equipping and victualing the boat is in its final planning stages. Trying to think of everything you need that you normally build up and refine over years, but without adding crap tonnes of weight. Last night i realised I have no way to charge the laptop on board. Heaps of USB plugs but no 240V. So I decide an inverter is the way. And here the fun starts. Modified or pure sinewave (price difference x3). How small is too small? Mac charger will suck 1.8A at 110-240AC, apparently, so worst case the charger sucks