Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Solar panels”

Mounting 300W of SOLAR PANELS on Sailboat | JACKSONVILLE Land Life [Wildly Intrepid Ep 94]

Time to mount an extra 300W of solar panels on the sailboat. And this time we don't make the mistake of buying semi-flexible panels we go with rigid solar panels to be fully sufficient once in the Bahamas. We also enjoy land life in Jacksonville with Alex'...

Jun 18, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:35

Ep.64 Our Solar power set up – Carl and Jenny

Our solar power set up aboard our boat. We have been asked how our solar power is set up aboard Dream. Well since buying the boat we have made a few changes. We originally started with three 75 watt solar panels but soon found out during our first season ...

Apr 26, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:17

POWER SERIES PART 1: SOLAR POWER AND INSTALL//Solar Array On A Sailboat-Episode 10

Solar is a hot commodity and we are taking full advantage of this free resource! We fabricated our support structure ourselves as well as installed everything on our own. This video gives you a bird's eye view of how we built this crazy big array. If you w...

Apr 19, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:09

Our catamaran gets a cool new look then gets damaged in the boat yard!

Boat work, boat work, and more boat work. And then, the Miami Boat Show where we meet our crew! Meanwhile, back at the yard, Clarity suffers a little damage. But it is all good...more time for more...Boat work. Plus, we had the boat wrapped and it looks fa...

Feb 20, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:14

Tech Talk – Renogy Solar Panels Unboxing Video – Uncut – Sailing Sweet Ruca Vlog

We received and unboxed our Renogy solar panels and charge controller. We power our sailboat with a combination of solar, wind, diesel (engine alternator). This is our first uncut impression as we unboxed the solar we ordered. There were 410 watts of solar...

Jan 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:36

Tech Talk – Sail Boat Tour: Our J Boats J/46 Sailboat SV Sweet Ruca – Sailing Sweet Ruca

Kate takes you for a walk around the deck and inside of our circumnavigation sailboat, SV Sweet Ruca. Get a brief look at the layout and equipment on our year 2000 J Boats J/46 sailboat. This is our sailing version of a tiny home for the digital nomad lif...

Jan 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:23

Boat Project FAIL I Sailing on a Whim Ep.14

On this episode of Sailing on a Whim, we have yet another boat project fail as we attempt to complete the installation of our solar panels and try to finish some of our final projects before heading off to go cruising! This crazy adventure started in ear...

Nov 13, 2019
Language: ZXX
Play Time: 00:16:59

DON’T BUY MARINE BATTERIES BEFORE WATCHING THIS!

Marine batteries are most certainly NOT created equal. Before going out and purchasing new batteries for you boat, be sure to consider all available options so that you can make the right choice for your situation. Hopefully this video can help you a littl...

Sep 19, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:16

Calculating the SOLAR POWER needed on our sailboat

How we calculated the amount of solar power we would need to live and work on our Kadey Krogen 38 sailboat. Adam got really, REALLY, excited about the ins and outs of solar power and because I wouldn't listen to him he made this very informative video for...

Sep 17, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:27

Delos Tech Tour – Antigua to St Barts & Turtles

This time on Distant Shores sail from Antigua to Montserrat… Nevis… Statia and St Barts - and talk gadgets with Brian and Karin on SV Delos… 00:16 SV Delos Technical tour 03:40 SV Delos Electrical storage and generation Lithium Batteries 04:47 Delos...

Aug 03, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:31

ELECTRIC Outboard Motor? [Our Thoughts So Far] | Learning the Lines

We've had our Epropulsion Spirit 1.0 electric outboard for about six months now. We've certainly put it to the test with consistent daily use when we were living aboard. We also use it for fishing, freediving, and spearfishing. This video is what we think ...

Jul 13, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:01

Enough Boat Work, WE’RE GOING SAILING! | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 39

RAISE THE SAILS!! Woot woot, we’re going SAILING!! After installing two of our six solar panels, we fire up the engine to make sure Mr. Beke still runs, and we’re off the dock. We cross Mobile Bay chauffeured by a pod of dolphins, and enter the GICW (G...

Jun 27, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:51

You Won’t Believe What Our Anchor Chain Got Wrapped Around | Learning the Lines

In this short Casual Friday vlog we talk about and show some of the struggles of keeping a boat at anchor in the Florida Keys. Our Anchor chain got wrapped up in two giant engine blocks that we were unaware of, and because of this caused some concern. The ...

May 18, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:47

82. HOME DEPOT Paint on a Boat? | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing

In this vlog we paint fair, prep, sand, and paint areas of the cabin with paint we purchased from Home Depot. It's Rustoleum Painter's Touch paint and primer. We have some experience using exterior grade paints on the interior of boats with success. Frankl...

May 15, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:38

Marine Power Solar System – Part 3

00:30 Solar Power 02:29 How much do you get from Solar Panels 03:22 Integrel On-Engine Generator 04:11 How it works. What if we don't motor anywhere? Do you want to understand marine power systems better? In this video series, we take you aboard our South...

May 11, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:01

Details on Our 100% ELECTRIC Sailboat | Learning the Lines [Technical Tuesday]

We get questions about our electric build all the time. We also frequently get requests to go more into detail about our setup. I went ahead and shot this video to hopefully answer most of those questions and provide the details people have been looking fo...

May 08, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:25

How To Sailboat Solar Panel Installation

For our sailboat solar power installation, we had three 325 Panasonic Solar Panels, a 316 Stainless Steel frame made to weld over our davits and a Midnight Solar Classic Charge Controller installed in Trinidad for $6,500 USD. Click over to SailingBritican ...

May 07, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:52

Glad to have a sailboat when 3 Tornadoes hit Ottawa. First Mavic 2 flight off boat, almost crashes.

This is our final sailing episode of the 2018 sailing season. In this episode a lot of unique things happened: 1) We left home during, what we thought was just a heavy rainstorm, only to get to our boat in Kingston to find that 3 Tornadoes had touched ...

Apr 01, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:09

Understanding Marine Power Systems – Part 1

Do you find marine power systems confusing? Are you trying to determine if your boat has enough power to run the equipment you’d like to install? In Part 1 of this new video series, we take you aboard our new Southerly 480, Distant Shores III, and start ...

Mar 30, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:04

76. Adding Salon Storage Cabinets | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing

Right now we're living in clutter. The goal of these next couple months is to fix that, and that starts with adding useful storage areas in our boat. Having a place to store things isn't enough on a cruising boat. Those storage places have to also be sec...

Mar 14, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:27

Fitting solar panels on a sailing boat

Installing solar panels on a sailboat. This video goes through the whole process of building a frame / arch to hold large solar panels for a voyaging sailboat. We are preparing out 48 foot Hans Christian blue water sailboat for long term cruising. One of t...

Mar 05, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:13

ALL ELECTRIC SAILBOAT motor range test | 50 | Beau and Brandy Sailing

all ELECTRIC sailboat motor range test and Bahamas grocery shopping while sailing to Marsh Harbor we didn't have enough wind to continue to sail, so we decided no better time than now to test the range of our electric motor and share the results. So many ...

Mar 01, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:39

Waking up with a BANG + Measuring for a code zero sail – Ep 141

A RUDE awakening... Is a CODE ZERO sail really ALL THAT?... WOW! 55 amps from our SOLAR PANELS!?! Please subscribe FOR FREE and tap the notification bell: https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe ... Thanks to all our supporters on Patreon and the Rum Fund ...

Feb 07, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:17

72. The CALMEST Passage of Our Lives (Marco Island to Marathon) + Lifelines | Learning the Lines

We all know what happened on our last passage... and if you don't you can check out vlog #69: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5dSK4NIS_w It's safe to say that this passage was the exact opposite of our last. It was extremely calm, we were well prepared, ...

Feb 06, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:39

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