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Jonathan is a good guy. I used him in 2021. Very happy

No definitely not. Under compression is worse than over compression. I read a good article some time ago by an engineer from Eve who said that. I think for the purposes of installing cells in a DIY on a boat, you need enough compression to ensure cells are held firmly. This then gives you the...

Rod had a stroke 2 years ago. Little use in his left arm and trouble with speach.

His cells are Winston. He didnt dam the cells just the guy running Winston

I am on 27.7 bulk and 26.4 float on 24v batteries

We have holes in our aluminium toerail so we don't use netting. We lace the toerail to the bottom guardwire. The dog is only small so that's all we need. We don't bother with the pulpit and pushpit. In fact we don't bother with lines at all unless we are doing an overnight passage. She generally...

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You can still view it on the American cruisers forum

It's a real shame. Rod was a pioneer of lithium on boats. A fountain of knowledge. It was a very informative video but he did slag off the main guy at Winston for being a crook. The take homes. Don't charge above 13.8v for a 12v battery. Float at 13.5v or below. Discharge to 10% is fine. You...

We had an older model digital RD424 Raymarine Radar unit fitted to our E140w MFD. That same Radar is compatible with our new Axiom MFD

I have checked every update. Models are a work of fiction. I suspect we will head for the Azores tomorrow morning if things don't change dramatically. A slow up wind trip I think. Very light winds. Enough fuel for about 8 days of slow motoring

I have done my fair share of light wind passages. Its when the sea is lumpy and sails just thwack back and forward that it gets frustrating. We did have a day off Mid-atlantic once when there was no wind. Went for a swim did the washing. Put a line up and dried everything. We had super calm...

Not sure about that. The more detail the better when weather routing somebody.

We don't bother down loading weather onroute. We used to do it with the SSB but found we rarely used it so ripped it all out and gave it away. A friend sat at home with a cup of tea and access to the whole Internet is in a very good position to review weather in combination with our tracked...

I just set up are Mini 2 for departure on Saturday morning. The functionality is very much like our older Inreach explorer. I have sent mapshare to friends and family so they can track us. A couple of mates are sending us weather info. Another boat is leaving at the same time. We can message to...

Starlink This is what our friends do. They re-registered theirs to Dominican Republic. The monthly cost is only $50US so it works whilst sailing around the Caribbean islands.

The inreach isn't an EPIRB but we carry 2 of those plus PLBs and personal AIS trackers on our life jackets. We considered starlink and may opt for it on our next crossing but the garmin is hard to beat with its SOS button, 24/7 tracking and tariffs ranging from £15/month for basic safety plan...

We used the older Garmin Inreach Explorer previously for ocean crossings but at 10 years old, we decided to replace it with the mini 2. The functionality seems the same but we have yet to use it in anger. Looks like we will be heading for Bermuda on Saturday. 1000nm sail so we will get to use...

You can just go and buy a lithium battery no problem. Its how you integrate the battery into your system thst creates the problems. Do you want to charge with the alternator? Do you have solar? Are you living aboard? Do you have large loads? All of these questions and more will influence what...