stocking up on 12v

 needeed to stock up on 12v cable im always using bits that are laying around

not a good night

well sto=rm Lillian wreaked havoc on Aquila    fisrt the jib unfurled which was secured by Mark Walsh

then the mast came down ?? luckily all repairable 

well sto=rm Lillian wreaked havoc on Aquila    fisrt the jib unfurled which was secured by Mark Walsh

then the mast came down ?? luckily all repairable 

 

long mooring from wall idea

 

4.9m height 20/8/24

low tide the stern is almost on top of the main anchor chain allowing the boat to be further from wall but still tied off with long lines from the wall chain loop

it was observed at 4.6m the other boats had grounded on the bow or completly  this is a bilge keel and was still floating , so it must be lower closer to the entrance height

G3 Dry mooring

 This is the spot for the boat

1321 29th Aug

looking toward gap entrance at 4.9m

wildlife exists 

4.9m down the slipway

end of the slipway at 4.9m

railing visable at 4.9m

in the corner

looking across to G3 AT 4.9M

G4 is the orange boat

at 4.6m

4.6m

4.6m orange boat bow just grounding

Aberystwyth compared to this season theory

 just redid this as i now know where i will be , i think 

so as you can see less travel and only a few pounds a month more if the same Season is to be achieved based on 15 actual sails , during the 2024 the reality was no sailing due to travel problems.

being far more local this should be achieved if the weather plays ball.and the tide is right 

Aberystwyth Mooring

 with a bit of going back and forth with mooring ideas and now the pontoon closed to new people as it needs repair  i have decided that the gap is the spot for me. means some planing when to launch but with the winter in mind for tidying and doing projects this will be ideal#

has own parking spot and trailer berthing roll on November 

looking down the gap slipway

hopefully my spot dead ahead infropn of orange bonnet

looking out into harbour from the gap 

from the mooring spot

looking at the mooring spot, tin can denotes where chain is

looking across to the mooring spot  orange bonnet of car denotes where chain is

Another gadget update 090824

another solar controller for on the boat to keep the boat battery topped up 

ive got 2 now but the other is bluetooth 

today 090824 i wired up the mpt controller to the solar panel i had and that to the battery box i did last week . everything worked perfect 

pictures later  

gearing up for refrshment times on the boaT update 090824

seen a Trangia 25 stove set online for a decent price and bought it 

the camping gas stove i have is too big for the boat tbh , this is also vey wind proof 

Trangia 25 stove set  £38.69 posted

 

did a test burn on a full kettle which is rather diddy and took 4mins

as an update it used 3g of gas 

i weighted another new can it was 337g

and was 334 g after so 2p  boil the kettle 

i did a test run cooking on the small frying pan , all i can say its rapid, 

black pudding chopped up and fried , the oil was soon bubbling and it was turned down to simmer a little.

needed a cloth over the handle as the heat soon transferred to it 

gas adaptor for 227g gas  |£5.24

227g gas £6 for 4 =£1.50 each which is cheap as local source

setup in action

SSR Registration

 well at last i have registered the boat for a SSR 

the boat had one by the prev owner but that had expired 

so i wanted to re apply for myself

so to apply you applt for a section 3 small boat register after making an account 

you fill in the details of boat and then upload 

bill of sale and proof of payment is needed nothing else its that simple 

to sail on rivers and lakes in certain parts of the UK u have to have a SSR 

 i did also read you have have it before legally flying the British Ensign 

ordered some new stickers off ebay only £3.99 bargain

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151681509462

Project Battery box and bilge pump

 Project Battery box and bilge pump:

ive had this battery box since April 2023 when i bought Black Magic, knowing the correct way to wire it all so it worked was the issue

the parts needed were some wago terminals easy to connect and undo rather than crimping 

so after a few permutations to get the pump working then the battery voltage meter then the usb sockets then the 12v cigar lighter it was done

manually turn the pump on as no auto sensor on the pump

when on the boat it will have longer wires to poisition the pump in the right place, but at least this is removable so some disconnection terminalls for the pump needed 

very pleased all i need now is add the solar panel and mmpt charge controler and it can stay on the boat for a power bank .

in thi position the pump is manually on as no float switch

12v 6amp batt £16 approx

good use of wago terminals for connection

Battery box i had with Black Magic

SSR registration & Byron Handicap

 Aguila has a SSR  number but says its now not registered so it must have lapsed so i registered her 

cost £35 for 5  years

first you register yourself then you just apply with the boat details

https://ukshipregister.co.uk/registration/small-ships-register-part-3

i have alos tried to apply for a byron handicap so i can race with keel boats 

http://www.byronsoftware.org/boats/bycatPofD3day.htm

the boat is an updated Skipper 17 so should ..... be the same

the calculation table for a personal handicap for the boat is here 

http://www.byronsoftware.org/boats/calcrequest.htm

fairly simple form i submitted it with out sail details as i had linked it to the chart of info original from morton 

will soon know if ive done it wrong  lol

• PofD 3 Day Boat : within 3 miles from a nominated Port/Point(s) of Departure and never more than 3 miles from land, in favourable weather and daylight;

that is what a skipper 17 is classed as 

sailing log since 2021 a sad story