boat check 27th Jan

 after yet another wet and windy storm time to quickly check the boat and that was it, hadnt moved and no water in cockpit, cam ok 

getting ready for the rigging work 

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for the standing rigging long stay and short stays

for 4mm Steel rope and then dynema lashing 

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update i committed to cutting the bottle screws off and using the copper ferrules and crimps

however the thimbe was way too small and the loop would have put such a kink in the wire i would not have been happy.

ordered 6 x M12 size  they were expensive too  £24 posted for 6 !!

also found the baby stays were 3mm not 4mm   never mind 

new Gadget

 important to know battery usage and condition  from ebay 

2025 Aberystwyth tide times

 just checked the council tide times booklet for this year 

calculations if correct i can launch on 4m of depth in the gap where Aguila will be 

16th Jan 2025 boat visit

after the snow and cold snap after new year it was time to go check the boat and try do some stuff.

recover my impact wrench , check the 12v 7ah batt charging , check the 35amp battery charger victron.

make a template for the mast support beam , quick tidy , check stanchion fitting , the bolt needs replacing as old and worn , it has nothing to screw into so i might have to put some jb weld in the hole and let it set in place,

it was reported the lane to the boat park was closed but u had access so no problem.

Roof template was harder to do as the roof was a awkward shape and needed second pair if hands to hold the wood plank to trace shape onto , in the end i git the template level got the shape and transfered to a piece of wood i had  left middle and right, just got to connect them up and cut out  lol

swapped out the small batt for the big one and now running on the bigger solar panel as well

lots to do but starting them is another, ordered some 16amp 12v wire so i can run some if needed 

it was nice and sunny but forgot my phone so no pictures only the one from the webcam 

Snow in Aber 090125

 snow seems to have evaded Aberystwyth when at home we had it settle properly monday onward , with below zero temps overnight and during the day 

this is the view the boat gave today 

more pictures 5th Jan 2025

 7ah vs 35ah lead acid , the victron is charging the lead acid from the  bigger solar panel 

35w panel to victron mpt controller to 35ah lead acid 

old controller from smal solar to 12v 7ah batt

the other project is to do the window surround 

ref pictures 

window surround ref pictures

first visit to boat in 2025

first webcam of 2025

victron charge controller charging the Original lead acid Batt

12v 7ah trickle charging the webcam , the solar panel on roof not man enough 

not sure this is doing the job but in place while the new one is charging batt

 5th Jan and after a few more more windy weekends and threatened snow storms overnight i had to pop into town to get some shopping, at the same timea boat check was done

all was ok and nothing untoward unlike last times boat creeping across the car park .

i dropped of some kit   cockpit cushions as they were not needed at home 

took some solar panels and connected them upto the lead acid batt that came with the boat

the 7ah i had as a back up trickle charge with the solar panel on top wasn't really coping 

again it was flatish so that was removed and replaced again 

i now connected a 35w solar panel in the cockpit under the perspex barge boards onto a victron mmpt controller all with the wago style connectors, they make everything so simple

, i didnt have my impact screwdriver so i couldn't swap it over with other controller.

a few other checks were done and then it was time to go home for dinner 

weather was very wet and misty