August 4, 2016
The last thing you want to happen in an emergency is to struggle to know where things are located. Especially important for visiting guests who aren’t intimately familiar with the vessel. In an effort to pump up the safety margin on Strikhedonia, I have put together a laminated map of where safety equipment and potential failure points are located. Any…
July 20, 2016
A ridiculous amount of time has been spent studying the electrical system on my boat. The lithium batteries brought a whole other level of research to ensure I didn’t create a safety hazard. I make no promises to the accuracy of this information but I am reasonable certain it is accurate. Seven days in, I typically don’t see the voltage…
July 14, 2016
Wow, this drawing turned into an epic project. I started with the current Seawind 1160 electrical schematic (thank you Seawind for providing the DC drawing!). My boat had a second inverter installed plus my solar upgrades and lithium batteries. Spent a good deal of time tracing wires to confirm the accuracy of my schematic drawing and even fixed a couple…
September 3, 2015
After searching around I gave up locating a high quality image of a Seawind 1160 to use for t-shirts and decided to draw one myself. Shoot me an email from the Contact Us page if you would like to use my Illustrator file.
After searching very hard I finally located a sample Maritime Letter of Authorization. CERTIFICATE MARITIME LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; This document is a letter of permission designating [Type text] as CAPTAIN of the sailing vessel [Type text] United States Coast Guard I.D. #: [Type text] Hull Number: [Type text] Manufacturer: [Type text]. Model: [Type text] HOME…