If anything’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen out there!
Today, the joys of sailing met the labyrinth of voltage wizardry! This afternoon’s adventure didn’t involve navigating tricky currents or dodging overzealous seagulls—it was a deep dive into the mysterious workings of the engine alternator’s voltage controller (a Balmar MC-614). Picture me hunched over this mini-computer (the unsung hero controlling our battery’s fate), muttering about…
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If you have been following our sailing tales, or the ones of any other sailor, you surely know that boat life is 10% sailing and 90% tackling bizarre problems that lurk behind every panel and cushion. Well, today was a prime example of the latter. We started out determined to hook up our new solar…
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What’s going on aboard S/V Koko? Are they distilling moonshine? Well, not quite. What some might mistake for an old-fashioned alcohol distillery is, in fact, our manual oil extractor pump. Life on a boat is anything but straightforward, especially when it comes to routine maintenance. Changing oil on a boat is a little more involved…
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