Listen, I am a thirty year old woman living in New York and these videos make me want to retire and go sailing.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mel just get a boat and have fun, there is a great dinghy cruising movement in the states, thanks for watching and check out my other videos in the playlist, cheers Paul

That Paradox has a huge sail. The canoe needs better, lower outriggers, maybe turn his float bracket upside down? Absolutely gaga about that John Welsford Pathfinder, beautiful. Thanks for sharing this adventure…from East Tennessee.

@SailingKateLouise

2 ай бұрын

Hi Papa Jeff. Chris with the Kombi canoe has now built some very nice timber outriggers as seen in The Big One video and yes the Pathfinder is a great boat, thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

As always another awesome video Paul, and great information on the origins of port and starboard. I really love the commaraderie you and your fellow sailors have as well as the campfire conversations you are truly blessed to have such great friends keep the videos coming.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rolando I'm glad you enjoyed it, cheers Paul

Good stuff Paul. Trevor’s new boat made me swoon. He looked happy with it. Glad you survived the shark situation. Thanks for another great vid.

@stevec-b6214

Жыл бұрын

me too! i want one so much

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Josh it goes like a rocket! cheers Paul

Haven't watched you in a while. Glad to see that you're out and about enjoying life with KL.

@SailingKateLouise

11 ай бұрын

Us hobbits have to stay together, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

有り難う、Paul & Kate-Louise! Always a joy basking in the Australian climate -- especially as the snow is coming here all-too-soon... Cheers!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike for watching as always, cheers Paul

A delightful video Thanks again Paul.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Another Superb Effort Paul 😀😁😊😃😆

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! cheers Paul

Good Times! It is so nice you all have your summer opposite of ours. stay well and....Thanks Paul!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too! and happy building, cheers Paul

Another wonderful video. My favourite sailing channel ❤

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, cheers Paul

Another great video Paul ! I survived the storms on Sunday night, then wind and rain on Monday so headed home Monday. Great weekend away.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Phil, yes I was thinking of you as the weather turned, cheers Paul

Oh man I needed this new video Paul. Thank you very much! Here in the Northern Hemisphere the weather has turned to crap. Happy for you guys down-under approaching Summer, although very jealous she has left us behind up here. Regarding the Paradox Scotch-bar, LMAO...

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Yes Mark likes his comforts, cheers Paul

Thanks for another great video Paul. Some beautiful boats there. That Pathfinder takes the cake. There are videos of Great Whites in the lake also.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.....I didn't need to know there are great whites in the lake! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Enjoyed the vid Paul. Yet more interesting boats along for the first time. Nice footage of the sharks.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dale ,yep Steve caught the shark footage on his phone. Lucky to get as it was only on the surface for a few seconds. Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

Weather is cold. My Rhodes 22 is winterized and on the trailer. I'm living vicariously though you. Thanks for a great video! Really needed it.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James, cheers Paul

I really like the pot lid support - brilliant! - I'm going to copy that :-) Love your videos - thanks for sharing them! Jeff San Diego, CA USA

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

my pleasure thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Great video! Thanks for sharing ! 😉

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Teo and thanks for your videos, cheers Paul

Another great video Paul, many thanks. Would you be able to do one explaining the different types of rigging? I often wonder about how the different types evolved and what their pros and cons are. Keep up the good work you do for us!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Malcolm, I like the idea...I will have to do a bit more research on why rigging changed in small boats, cheers Paul

I was always led to believe that ‘no port left in the bottle’ was the cause for many a mutiny! 😁 Another great video!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Yes I've heard that one as well, a saying just to mind you which is which. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@okcantbelieveit294

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise . There are other mnemonics I came across, when learning navigation, some of which aren’t politically correct! TVMDC, for example, which makes the school boy in me grin! Can you still have school boy type behaviour when in your seventies? My wife reckons I get worse with age!

Great video. Thanks. I enjoyed the discussion about "what is a dinghy?" While it's true, it should not have a cabin, a more practical definition for dinghy cruisers could be:- can be trailed behind a normal car and sailed within about 1 hour, and pulled up to a beach so you don't need another dinghy to get ashore. After all, we would all recognize a Paradox as a dinghy, but it's definitely got a lid. Anyway, the important thing is have fun afloat.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Well said Barry! I couldn't agree more...I like the bit about not needing another dinghy to get ashore, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Just adding my two cents in Paul yet another really great sail in cheers

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, cheers Paul

Great video! As always. I am envious. May need drysuit here in UK soon. Jim.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, I remember....not so fondly, sailing Graduate dinghies in the U.K in winter without wetsuits......so cold if you went in you were winded! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@b.loedsinn4110

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise hi Paul. My wife does not sail but enjoys your videos also - not keen on the sharks though! Jim.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

@@b.loedsinn4110 👍

Careful of those greycoats in the lake Paul. I hear they like the taste of timber boats! Great job again mate.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

aww! you're just saying that....aren't you??? We had a great couple of nights around the fire and missed you, cheers Paul

there are some big fishermen in the lake now. Its been 20+ years since commercial fishing finished in the lake, back then the commercial fishermen kept the shark both the numbers and size low but in the years since both the size and numbers have grown. there was a great white with a crab pot ring caught around it head that's starting to cut into its body a couple of weeks ago there was a big (10ft) bull shark cruising around LMYC morings. Love the Videos

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi, yes I've heard of a resident bull shark around Gwandalan where I often put in, but never seen it. After this last trip I think I will keep my eyes peeled....great white....now that's a little too big! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@shanevillis4079

Жыл бұрын

Should never have stopped the pro fishers in the lake.

The weather guessers think it will get down to 17F over night and warm to 33 degree's tomorrow. Helps to stay warm virtual sailing with my friends down under. Thanks for bringing us along Paul! Never Never Lake, Alaska

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Michael ....that's cold. How many months is the lake frozen for? cheers Paul

@michaelmccotter4293

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise Hi Paul! Froze up late Oct. Thaw comes in May. Sounds crazy but 6 months is the norm. Cheers my friend! I'll just have to sail with you Mate's until then.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmccotter4293 😩😩😩

New sub here, been watching you off and on now for awhile. winter is setting in where I live and I'm going to need lots of sailing videos to tide me over till I can get my boat out again : )

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene, well we are coming into summer next month and hope to get out on the water more often.Any suggestions for content always welcome...it's hard to keep it interesting. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@geneberry7114

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise I do have a 22' South Coast but I'm more interested in the wooden boats as I have built a few of them myself and find them to be a lot more fun. What you are doing with your group is right up my alley.

Really enjoyed your vid, Mr. Kate Louise. The diversity of boats you are filming is really cool. I think you might be getting better and better both on and off the screen with confidence. I ask only one thing. Please can the Pathfinder paint job have another colour... just any colour but another.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ross thanks. Yes Trevor wants to change the colour, I think blue is his favourite colour like his Tammie Norrie, cheers Paul

Great video - and they seem to be getting longer! The only thing I've seen swimming around Sydney Harbour is seals and rays. Haven't seen any sharks yet!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi ,sometimes the odd whale but there used to be sharks in the harbour especially around Fort Denison. Yes sorry it was a bit long, but that always happens when you chat to people....I hope you stayed the distance, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Too added to your story it was originally was starboard and larboard (loading side) but too much confusion under bad condition (hard to hear) so larboard was changed to port. Love your series.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven, yes I didn't want to confuse any more. Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Hi Paul The 8 boat cruise video is a great picture story on cruising . It gives the viewer a good idea of what dingy cruising is like. I love how the outboard on Posh is neatly housed. Is that a new rain tarp on your boat? I trust that you had a joyous christmas and wish you a content and prosperous new year. Paul in Canada

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, yes the Pathfinder is a lovely boat and fast...adding one to my bucket list. No my boom tent is the same, only now I'm using electrical conduit (curved with a heat gun) to make homemade poles. They work well but if it's not going to rain I don't bother putting the boom tent up as the hatch has a canvas cover as well.Have a great new year and thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

Lindo veleiro. Muitas alegrias . Saúde. ( Aqui Brasil 🇧🇷 03/08/2023)

@SailingKateLouise

11 ай бұрын

obrigado por assistir, abraços Paulo

love it, Paul. It's 37 degrees here in Washington State, US. Looking for a break in work to stay out on the water in my new wet suit on the old Flying Dutchman!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Send me a photo, cheers Paul

@nicolasstanley1392

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise here’s late October!

@nicolasstanley1392

Жыл бұрын

Wait while I figure out how to attach a photo!

@nicolasstanley1392

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise do you use an email to receive photos?

Quite hot. Yeah feel ya pain. First snow last night. Gary in Japan.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gary embrace the cold....enjoy the snow, cheers Paul

When non Americans use Feet and other imperial units my face twists into a smirk of triumph. Sorry but after decades of being criticized it feels like vindication! I actually use both systems every day depending on what I am doing but there is something beautiful about hearing imperial units spoken in a non USA accent that makes me feel so joyfully validated! Cheers guys!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi in my world boats tend to be in feet but depths in metres. Have a great Christmas and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@liamstone3437

Жыл бұрын

Your sharks are in feet too - thanks for the smiles! Love watching you sail. You have a talent for picking your content and you do great presentation.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

@@liamstone3437 Thanks Mate have a great Christmas , cheers Paul

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@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

That pathfinder is great, have plans ma6be my next boat

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

When you start building send me some photos, cheers Paul

Sir Robin Knox-Johnson carried a .303 onboard Suhaily. He actually used it in anger in addressing a small problem that he had with a sinking yacht and a very large shark. I don't know how the locals would feel about you using such a rifle on Lake Macquarie but it's a thought, anyway. Perhaps shark fin soup could augment the culinary masterpieces that you all seem to really enjoy. Thanks for another video. I've been crook all week. I feel better now.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, I'm glad a bit of sailing makes you feel better. We had a lot of fun....not sure about taking on a shark though and I've never had shark fin soup.Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

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@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Also, there used to be starboard and larboard! The navy decided to change larboard to port , after mistakes hearing hard a starboard! Up in the windy rigging , but meant larboard!!! So after a pint or two of port, changed larboard to port !!!

@SailingKateLouise

4 ай бұрын

And starboard came from Larboard which came from Leeboard, which was the righthand side of a boat where the steering Leeboad was placed before centre mounted rudders became the norm. Thanks for watching , cheers Paul

Port side for loading and unloading on the dock. Starboard was once steerboard which was the side the rudder was once hung from.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

That's right..excuse the pun!

In 25+ years sailing on the Lake, I’ve only ever seen a shark once. Still swim there all the time. ❤️ Lake Mac.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Pete, yes I will still swim when it gets a bit warmer. There are sharks in Cowan Creek where I sail more often and the water isn't clear, which does increase the anxiety a bit! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@petewitt2867

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise haha. Let’s be honest, statistically you’ve got way more chance dying on the drive to the ramp.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

@@petewitt2867 😄

Here's one from the Colonies. There was once starboard and larboard. That was confusing so it was changed to starboard and port.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Yep heard that one as well, thanks again, cheers Paul

When there are guys…there gonna be a competition, whether it’s how fine the boat, does it have a small cabin, large cabin, fastest, what’s the sail rig, who has the best galley, who has the best meal? Thanks for sharing…from east Tennessee

@SailingKateLouise

16 күн бұрын

Good question! Thanks again for watching, glad to see the older videos are still entertaining, cheers Paul

Apologies if this comment has already been made - re Trevor's explanation of POSH. That referred to voyages between Britain and India, not the Med, and it became associated with the P&O Line in particular. However, multiple sources say there is no evidence to support Port Out, Starboard Home ever occurred as explained. There are multiple alternative explanations for the origin of the term but nobody really knows for sure!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Oh well, it was a good story anyway. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

In the hull port holes, in the cabin port lights...

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, I was also led to believe ports lights don't open, port holes do. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Howdy, found you channel and love it. I am picking up a dinghy sailer and plan to use it in the San Juan islands and do some camping. I see you are using an anchor system that looks like you can anchor out and pull the boat back toward shore when getting on and off the boat. Can you explain your anchor system or let me know that I am making a bad assumption? Thanks, Ralph

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ralph it's called an Anchor Buddy they are American I think, I demonstrate in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6dokrCBobiplco.html Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

It was from the Vikings, actually. Longships have steering oars on the starboard side.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks interesting, cheers Paul

scary stuff - , I cant believe that guy sailed a canoe across there!

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, well he didn't know there was a shark there...just don't trail a fishing line from a canoe!!! Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

POSH came from the transatlantic route Europe to New York (port out starboard home)

@SailingKateLouise

3 ай бұрын

Yep that's a great saying, Trevor's Pathfinder is called Posh, cheers Paul

No shame in having a cabin - RAID rule #1 - everyone is welcome :-).

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob, cheers Paul

Peter T Thoroughly enjoy your videos. Wish I could take part in your raids. Three mitigating factors being I’m 80, don’t have a boat and live on Melbourne. But there’s time yet! Some points of order. The “windows” in the side of a ship commonly referred to as portholes are more correctly called scuttles. The term port for the “left” side of a ship was only officially adopted in 1844 though it presumably had been widely used prior to this date. Previous to this the “left” side was called larboard. The potential confusion from the two similar sounding terms lead to the change. Source: “The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter there's time left to get a boat, we have a fellow in his 80's and a very capable sailor. Also didn't want to go down the path of "no port left in the bottle...."or Larboard, thanks for watching and check out my other videos , cheers Paul

24 degrees celsius sounds yummy. We will have another low tonight of 2.7 celsius.

@olivei2484

Жыл бұрын

We're -2 C overnight. Winter is here and we are not the cold spots.

@galerae947

Жыл бұрын

@@olivei2484 Brrrr...

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Wow 2.7 now that's chilly....we are still in Spring here, summer starts next month. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

You are doing great, I wish to share you, but I am quite far away, enjoy.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, more adventures coming, cheers Paul

The Pathfinder was interesting, would have loved to get a boat tour inside out. Something to build, althogh a little less stylish than your one Paul. There might be a theme for a video, how does the other boats compare to yours?

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi a nice idea....but I always think other boats may not look as pretty but they sail faster. Hopefully when the new Stornaway 18 comes out that will be addressed, thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

Thanks for another interesting video. Your video's make it look like conditions never get ugly there but I'm pretty sure that can't be the case. Which boat was behind Paradox at 13.06? Edit: I hadn't seen the storm coming at the end yet.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jim that's my boat the Stornaway 18 designed by Derek Ellard made at Scruffie marine,thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@jimt1240

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise best looking boat out there. 👍

19:09 Huh. The more you know :D

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Posh- now you know why posh people are called posh! Thanks for watching cheers Paul

Great film. Can I ask who makes the Pathfinder dinghy?

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Jon Welsford, cheers Paul

Its a reminder that there is a sailing life to be had after offshore ocean voyaging.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I've never done any offshore voyaging, which I'm sure is fun and scary. I'ver never had the time or the money. I just like to keep it simple and enjoy good camaraderie and campfire chat, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Hola. Como se llama el casco del velero blanco??. Saludos y gracias

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hola, es un Pathfinder diseñado por Jon Welsford, saludos Paul

!7:50 If the glass opens its a port hole, if it doesn't it's a port light

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

That's what I always thought but apparently the true definition of a portlight is a square or rectangle window on a boat.. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

07:30 You and Trevor might be in technical violation of the definition of "dinghy", yet I don't think anyone could accuse either the Pathfinder (with cabin) or the Stornoway of being "yachts". I reckon so long as it lives on a trailer and can do the hike from Sydney behind a regular car (not on a flatbed lorry), you're golden! I mean... what about the dude with the trimaran?!😄

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke....I am out to have fun and don't really pay too much attention to the critics. As long as you are in a small boat on the water that's good enough for me. Mark's Tri trailer 720 is trailerable. I would love to see the process of getting it onto a trailer...maybe a video? Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Hi Paul, I'm curious to know what brand of boat the chap from Musselbrook and his wife were sailing? Peter

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, it'a a Waller 5.4 Trailer sailer boatplans.cc/waller/waller-ts-54/ thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@petermorgan252

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise thanks Paul. Very impressed! Enjoying your videos too👍

Maybe some oarlocks and serious oars for your beautiful dinghy. Is the engine broken?

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi I can put oars on Kate Louise, but being so broad it would be a challenge to row very far. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@summerland6397

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise A stand up job. LoL

Just a bunch of bros hanging out

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

That's right .,.. having fun, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Now that you know what to look for, you'll probably start seeing them all the time...

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kheim ....that's reassuring, cheers Paul

Nah! Nothing to do with the Med mate. It was India trips. Back in the day.

@SailingKateLouise

3 ай бұрын

Great, cheers Paul

Or India , posh !

@SailingKateLouise

4 ай бұрын

Yep thanks for watching Richard, cheers Paul

What is the yellow and red flag you all have at the side of the mast? For me beeing Swedish that is the flag of the Swedish region Skåne ( the southernmost part of the country). Itis a bit odd to see you flying that flag in Australia.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi it's also a marine code R flag and as we are called Sydney Raid we have adopted the letter R flag. Thanks for watching,cheers Paul

Once you go scuba diving you learn that there are lots of sharks under there.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew that makes me feel soooo much better, cheers Paul

@Andrewc87563

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise She'll be right mate!

Besan flour is chickpea flour.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

ah ha thank you.

No, couldn’t see the shark fin 🤷🏻‍♂😎

@SailingKateLouise

11 ай бұрын

Well it was there there, on the surface following bait fish. It was shot on a phone from 200metres away.Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@nickw2704

11 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise No, no, no noooo... you’re lying! Just kidding 😎 Rather, like your boat. I have no experience but am good at dreaming; I’m going to,look into building a small wooden boat, maybe 17’, in the classic... is the ‘gentleman’ style, with perhaps a lowere, more streamlined, more forward cabin (yes, whilst a certain amount of practical function is essential, I’m leaning more toward sacrificing function, though not safety and reliability, for style) in the Greek islands, on a very small budget; is that even plausible? Just ridiculous? I suspect so, but will look into it.

@nickw2704

11 ай бұрын

‘I rather like your boat’. 🙄Not sure how the comma got in there

@nickw2704

11 ай бұрын

‘Gentlemen’ style? 🙄

How much would these boats be?

@SailingKateLouise

3 ай бұрын

Well how long is a piece of string? Depending on which boat and how old, condition of trailer, sails outboard etc. anywhere from free see kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5VpspinqdHYlrA.html to $25 K U.S. but the average price would be about $5K U.S. built yourself or $2.5K U.S second hand, but that is a very rough guide. If there is a specific boat let me know and I will find out, cheers Paul

I guess lake Mcquarie is salt water?

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi, yep a very large lake that is 5 times larger than Sydney Harbour, but opens to the sea and has a history of sharks but I've never seen one before. Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

28:01 Does the Sunmaid20 have a youtube channel?

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi, Phil with the Sunmaid 20 doesn't but Im pretty sure there is a Sunmaid 20 group on youtube, I'll ask Phil, cheers Paul

If the shark was 10 feet between tail and dorsal fin it isn't a Bull Shark, that would be around 12 to 13 foot long and Bullies don't grow to that size, unless it was a freak of nature one off. Mate I think it's time you bit the bullet and got a petrol engine, I binged watched you through covid and noticed you were always being towed a fair bit by the petrol heads. Electric is is ok but if you need to be towed at all then it's time to reassess the situation. it doesn't seem practical.

@Cruising_Pamela_B

Жыл бұрын

My paradox in the video has an electric outboard. It’s not the outboard itself but the battery and recharging capacity that limits an electric outboard. I have mine connected though a regulator to the 2 solar solar panels,and a 100 amp hour battery and I’ve had it running for 4 hours nonstop and only used 60% of the available power in the outboard battery. You couldn’t carry enough fuel to run a petrol outboard that long and even if you could you would have to stop and refuel maybe 6 or 7 times over 4 hours. It’s the best investment I’ve ever made - no noise, no stinking fuel can, no noise, starts first go every time, and pound for pound in weight it’s more powerful than a 2.3 Honda petrol outboard that came with the boat. Plus the freezer/fridge, dehumidifier, fan, iPad Navionics, stereo, VHF radio and lights all draw power out of the same system. I’ve been on the water 3 days and not used anywhere near the power capacity I have. Would never go back to petrol now. I know Paul is looking to maybe upgrade to a solar system.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi Yes I've often thought the same...but I do like how light the electric is to lift in and out of the well. Another downside is I never really know how much juice I have left, so err on the side of caution and accept a tow when in company. When I'm by myself I try and sail, accept for getting onto the ramp as I don't have oars. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul