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In which i write about turning my boat into my own personal hyperlocal tide station using boat data, a #Victron cerbo, and some cloud tools. Note that this can be done with a variety of tools and tech, including replacing the cerbo with a #raspberrypi the only non-negotiable component is the boat😂

https://www.svloka.com/logging-the-tides-make-the-cerbogx-a-tide-station/

#victron #raspberrypi #marineelectronics #sailboat #boatprojects #sailboats #grafana #influxdb #signalk

Polyflex vibration mounts bring install on my Sailboat engine

https://youtu.be/8k2PVUR2NM4?si=8wjBslUijz8fZ-Xo

#polyflex #VibrationIsolation #sailboat #Yanmar #boatprojects #madeinaustralia #motormount

Finish the headliner and insulate the cabin ceiling on my Sailboat

https://youtu.be/HVtg9KWlAXI?si=7RAiJyqZHm-h3fE9

#sailboat #headliner #boatprojects #epoxy #insulation #carpentry

https://youtube.com/shorts/x_2Coze3Quc?si=rPPob2gTKncE6UKu
TPU 3D printing diesel and water plug seals for my sailboat

#3dprinting #tpu #boatprojects

In other news, our new poop hose has a vanilla scent 🤣 it's vague but noticable😆 #boatProjects #raritanHose

🤔This gunk might be why our galley sink drain was draining so slowly. It stinks worse than it looks🤮

And my glorious husband, who has agreed to do the dirty jobs on the boat, took a shot of it to his face🤮🤮🤮 he's the real hero today. I cleaned up while he cleaned himself up.

#boatProjects #boatLife

there may be a lot of enshitification on the internet, but holy hell, it's amazing to be able to video chat with friends cruising in French Polynesia about #boatProjects and #theArtistsWay.

Learning all kinds of new info about boat paint, especially two-part LPU paint! Got the 2nd coat of primer onto the boot stripe today (photo shows 1 coat from yesterday). Tomorrow is sanding and first coat of Flag Blue (a dark blue)! Hoping I get it right, but also okay if I fuck it up. #boatprojects #boatwork #boatlife

Close-up view of a boat's hull with blue painter's tape applied along the area where a stripe would go. The stripe is painted gray, indicating preparation for painting or maintenance.

A boat hull is partially painted, with blue tape applied along the area right above the waterline where a stripe might go. The red bottom of the hull is visible, and the boat is supported by metal scaffolding on a gravel surface. Another boat can be seen in the background.

Whew! We made it to the #bahamas which is great because now we can slow down a bit & create! Which means I published a post that's been in draft form for about 2 weeks lol. #boatProjects and #passagePrep def took priority.

And now I can share with you the condensed summary of our journey from #Charleston, SC to Lake Worth, #florida

#sailing #sailingLife #cruising #cruisingLife #sailboats #adventuring

https://www.svloka.com/south-carolina-to-florida-our-southbound-journey-continues/

In which I learn how to strip, crimp, and heat shrink wires to fix our high water bilge pump. Because I fit lol. (note the phone on the left in camera mode... My other pair of eyes for boat repairs)

#theBoatyard #sailing #fulltimeLiveaboard #boatProjects #boatYoga

View from above...Pinky, a slender white woman, is bent over and folded into the very small space beneath a boat berth with her knee sticking out. She's surrounded by tools, electrical tape, and a phone with the camera activated (her 2nd eyes)

Ich habe es getan 🫣 Ich bin nun Eigner einer Jaka 18, über 50 Jahre alt und es wurde einiges daran gebastelt. Werde also in Zukunft hier ab und zu von meinem Refit-Projekt berichten. #boat #boatbuilding #boatyard #boatprojects #boatrefit

Eine ziemlich verbastelte Jaka 18 auf einem Trailer. Alle Luken sind geöffnet. Ein Spanngurt und 4 Metallstützen sichern das Boot.

Blick vom Cockpit auf den Niedergang in den Innenraum. An den Wänden ist "hübscher" blauer Teppich geklebt, dennoch ist es recht hell.

Ein Blick auf die "Elektrik". Aus zwei Feuchtraum Verteilerdosen kommen diverse Kabel. Ein gelbes Multimeter ist mit einem Stück Blech und zwei Schrauben aus ein Holzbrett geschraubt. Die Prüfspitzen sind mit Klebeband an weiteren Kabeln befestigt.

Good #teamwork and clear roles & responsibilities aren't concepts limited to corporate jobs. My husband and I came to a brilliant conclusion the other day on how to optimize how we work together on the new endeavor of full time live aboard #cruising and I'm looking forward to smooth #sailing when it comes to collaborating with him on #boatProjects in the future https://svloka.com/sailing-couples-roles-and-responsibilities/

#cruisinglife #sailboatLife

And for those keeping score at home, here's the final result (with and without zincs installed). The dawn+descaler wasn't as effective as I had hoped. A flathead screwdriver and gentle taps from a hammer was the best way to get the really hard barnacles off. Dremel for polishing.

#goodEnough #boatProjects #theBoatyard #sailing

Clean and somewhat shiny copper/bronze keel coolers without zincs installed. The hull is red.

Clean and somewhat shiny copper/bronze keel coolers with zincs installed. The hull is red.

How it started vs how it's going. Spent a couple of hours yesterday and most of today working on descaling our keel coolers. The good news: you can tell they're #keelCoolers now. The bad news: the zincs still don't fit in 3/4 of the holes. More descaling tomorrow!

#myShouldersHurt #theBoatyard #boatyard #boatprojects

Barnacle encrusted metal plates are white and yellow with growth. The zincs are slim pieces of metal. The hull of the boat is red

The bronze/copper keel coolers are much cleaner with remnants of barnacles. No zincs are installed. The hull is still red

Inspected all the thru hulls on SV Loka today, and one of them had quite a bit of gunk in it from the outside. This is the aft head discharge (holding tank by-passed) thru hull. Any ideas on what it might be? Should we be worried about something deteriorating upstream? #boatyard #sailing #boatProjects #theBoatyard

#boatprojects

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