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More important than life vests? The dinghy gear I carry
In this video I discuss what we carry on our dinghy. Every Day Carry (EDC) for a cruiser if you will. Update on the light. While it has a big battery it can't be left on indefinitely expecting the solar panel to keep even just the white lites burning. ...
Lithium Golf Cart – Lighter, Faster, Lower Maintenance
As part of our battery review series, we've been requested to review some LiFePO4 golf cart batteries. Well, we don't have a golf cart...but luckily, our landlubber friend Andrew does! We converted his Duffy Electric boat (https://youtu.be/HWM8YnlKefQ) a w...
DON’T Lose your Dinghy! Best DIY Dinghy Painter
A dinghy painter is the line tied to the bow of a dinghy for tying it up, towing, and anchoring. Today I take a shot at making the best dinghy painter ever. Here is where I report on how this works. If you don't see a current report and you want to kno...
How to get SOLAR POWER…without installing anything
We were asked to review another battery power station. I usually say no to these requests but I liked a few features of this one so I decided to talk about it. It has LiFePO4 batteries which I really like and it can charge really fast from AC power. I...
The Lithium That’ll Burn Your Boat
This is my discussion of the different kinds a Lithium batteries available and their relative safety. If you have heard li is dangerous you may have actually heard someone misspeak trying to say some kinds of lithium batteries are dangerous. IN THIS VIDE...
3 Simple Things to Improve Liveaboard Life
Today, Emily gives 3 examples of things that took years for us to find as the perfect solutions for the housekeeping part of living aboard. We will be giving away 5 of these laundry hampers to our U.S. paid patrons this month. id you are in the U.S. and ...
Cheap, Easy Sailboat Christmas Tree Hack!
Here's how we did our Christmas tree this year on the boat, with just $25 worth of repurposed lights and a bit of creative rigging. GET THE LIGHTS HERE: https://amzn.to/3GYSvEg OTHER CHRISTMAS ITEMS WE LIKE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/emilyclarksadve...
Turn Any Battery into a Portable Generator? Cheap!
I've been reviewing batteries for a while, but this week I got something different in the mail. This box allows you to drop in any 12v battery--LiFePO4, Lead, etc--hook it up, and have a plethora of charging and power options available. For boaters, RVers,...
How much battery does your boat need?
If you are considering a change to your off grid power system the first step is to do an energy audit. There is little reason to change a system until you understand your goals. Have questions or comments? Leave them below! We do our best to read and an...
Fix an Engel Fridge Fan – in 15 mins
Today we fix a fridge! Our friends Larry and Georgie on SV Cabernet have an Engel with a broken fan. After borrowing their Engel as a backup, Clark investigated the fan problem and fixed it. Come hang out with us as we fix the Engel fan it in about 15 mins...
Cheapest Lithium Challenge: Elefast Transparent
Today we look into the Elefast Transparent 100ah LiFePO4 battery. This is a great battery to show off in your car stereo system. IN THIS VIDEO [00:00] Intro [00:20] The Elefast Transparent 100ah [01:45] Battle Plan [02:50] Specifications [03:52] Disassem...
Electrified Dinghy ($100 hack)
In this video we show you how we set up a tiny electrical system in our dinghy. The video shows how to do it along with circuit design. Parts suggestions for this project can be found here (https://amzn.to/48gREeB) or in our Amazon store linked below. ...![Talk Like a Sailor: ANCHORS [Sailing A to Z]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/uDsgse8BJGU/maxresdefault.webp)
Talk Like a Sailor: ANCHORS [Sailing A to Z]
Today is the start of a new series, "Anchors to Zincs!" In this series of 10-minute videos, Emily covers the basics of sailing/liveaboard lingo. Episode "A" is all about...ANCHORS! IN THIS EPISODE [00:17] What you'll learn [00:25] Definition of anchor, pl...
Mixing lithium (LiFePO4) Batteries
So you got a great deal on another LiFePO4 battery for your boat. Or maybe you're thinking of adding one more to your old bank. Or you're just starting out, and you want to know if you can buy some batteries now, and save up to buy more later. Is it safe ...