Emily & Clark's Adventure
Emily & Clark's Adventure
Hi! We are Clark and Emily, living small and intentionally together (currently aboard our 50-year-old sailboat, S/V Temptress, which we fix and maintain ourselves). This is our adventure. Here we share monthly Aventure Logs, Intentional Life Philosophy, Capable Cruising Guides to help other boaters select equipment and supplies, and regular old moments in our life (including music, laundry, and the like).
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Thank you, Pippi Longstocking
If you say it fast it's funny -C
This is essentially an (over-priced) but simple programable switch, that connects (and disconnects) the two battery chemistries together in parallel. This will invalidate your battery warranty and shorten your battery life. Dont do it! Buy a proper dc to dc converter from a reputable manufacturer and save your self a lot of grief.
Stephen, What is your agenda here? You keep publishing the same opinion in many places. Do you have some direct hatred? I again suggest you read Conrad's article linked to the bottom of this page www.emilyandclarksadventure.com/bbms as a start of your research on how LiFePO4 needs to be charged. Low current overcharge is proven to shorten the life of li batteries. There are over 600 happy users of this "simple switch" as you call it.
This is a bad option as it is essentially a simple (but overpriced) programable switch that connects (and disconnects) the two battery chemistries in parallel. It will invalidate your battery warranty and shorten your battery life. Buy a proper DC to DC convertor from a reputable manufacturer.
Stephen, What is your agenda here? You keep publishing the same opinion in many places. Do you have some direct hatred? I again suggest you read Conrad's article linked to the bottom of this page www.emilyandclarksadventure.com/bbms as a start of your research on how LiFePO4 needs to be charged. Low current overcharge is proven to shorten the life of li batteries. There are over 600 happy users of this "simple switch" as you call it.
@@EmilyAndClark because you should not be misleading people who do not understand these things.
I am mainly an auto mechanic and I liked what you said about (lightning) a lot of vehicles have grounding problems
Cheap and easy way ? Pwm controller with lithium support . Done . You connect it to your lead Battery. What u use for to start the engine . And set it on your Lithium. Switch to set it on or off . If you go full lithium than u use dc to dc converter. If you have low power alternator like a small one outside engine you can use a pwm .
It's not that simple.
the 2 wires is to turn on the BMS, you can't turn it off with that.. I don't know the exact app you're using but normally you should be able to shut down the BMS within the app
so crate of 10 for 250 is 25 usd each.. roughly.. not far off the price of a double sized air mattress. you can get a single air mattress at about 15 usd approx.. those are likely more durable though. another option is expanding spray foam. but it would not then deflate and would cost more.. this is effective and cheap. i cant fault it. beats buying a new boat.
Don't use the spray foam. Seems like a good idea, but I've seen it fail a lot. Looks like cancer
The Spindrift nesting dinghies sail way better than those with a flat bow.😊
Should there be zincs on the anchor and anchor chain. This system on my boat is electrically isolated from the remainder of the boat
Your anchor and chain should be galvanized. That's zinc
Thats not a starting battery.
Great video. Just posted it to the cruisers forum
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Let's knot forget a little eye shadow next time.
A couple at Ligui, a fishing village south of Loreto on the Sea of Cortez, had raised 6 kids aboard an ancient wooden Scandinavian double ender built in the late 1800's, referred to life after sailing as "going to land." She expended her energies inspiring sons & daughters of fishermen to get an education. Water is an issue along the Cortez, but if close enough to shore you could easily do a salt water well & R.O., solar of course, & Amazon is starting to make delivery reliable & affordable. Big Island is certainly the best of Hawaii
In the product description it says only 4 batteries can be connected in series or in parallel? Why is this? Why could I not connect 6 in series for 72v in order to run a high performance golf cart?
BMS isn't up to what would happen when one shuts down
Ahh. Too bad there’s not some middleware that would allow the BMS’s to communicate with one another.
It won't help you but to put more in parallel you can use multiple BankManagers You should use 24v or 48v batteries
Fascinating, i heard decades ago to nitrogen pack beans, rice, grains, flour for long term storage, basic idea- eliminate the oxygen. This demo makes CO2 the obvious choice. Did you try prefilling the bottle w/CO2 before loading w/ food? Certainly there would be displacement w/atmospheric air by some amount but seems like it'd work well. Thx
Since I'm using soda bottles I just did it this way to be easiest It would be a savings in gas to prefill I'm sure.
Brilliant tutorial! As a newbie sailor, I need to learn these 5 knots quick sharp! Thank you.
My boat is currently in Jacksonville, Florida. I was wondering when the best time of the year to Sail there, Big fan of yours, Michael….
Most any time. During the winters you use fronts to go east. During the summer winds tend to be lighter but you have to watch for hurricanes
Will it eventually balance out?
It should but I have since found that many of these cheap BMSs just don't balance well
Lovely ♥️♥️
So if I buy this battery is it gonna be ok if I buy a 10amp 14.6 volt charger to charge the battery? Km gonna use it for a trolling battery
Watch my other videos and check out the batteries on my leader board (in the description). In short it will put power in the battery but charging Li for long life is tricky
Can you please tell us about cell phones and internet service? Right now in the US Virgin Islands we have cell phone with truly unlimited hotspot (I used 150GB last month) for US$40. Is there anything similar in the DR?
Yes. Similar
Lovely video Emily.
Like most of life, it's not what you know but who you know.
👍!!!
Great info guys
Thanks
Thanks for this. Also would like to know about life in Luperon as a Liveaboard. Also nearby activities, and facilities medical, infrastructure, boat maintenance & capabilities etc. lastly long term in Luperon, I know you guys have been there a while and am interested. Thanks. Keep it up what you are doing.
Me, too. For DIY on my sailboat, is there easy access to purchase good plywood and other wood? I've heard you cannot work on your boat (doing boat projects) at anchor? Is this true?
Keep it reasonable and make friends. Anything is possible. Yes you can get marine plywood in town. Ask around. If you hear no, ask other people
😍thank is beautiful.!
There is a free hospital and emergency room with basic services within walking distance of the government dock. It's much more accessible than places like the Bahamas. There is also private insurance available for more substantial medical care. -E
How's The Dominican Republic dealing with the issues in Haiti?
The border is closed of course. But it's life as usual for us cruisers. It never was a very open boarder before of course, Haiti has always had issues. Haitians living here can't go back to update their visas so they are concerned as they are technically "illegal".
They have good border security. Crazy concept for us US citizens to grasp.
Drink plenty of Luperon Specials!
I wish I could make it to Luperon, but my RV doesn't float too well. However if I was going to Luperon this video would be helpful. Keep the good stuff coming.
Hey fella, love your attitude. Humble brave attitude of you and your lady. I hope you read this. Some people would maybe think it reckless but most people get caught in the perfection trap and never do what calls them. You did, you have my respect sir!
An energy audit is useful and crucial. Should be measured in watt hrs not amp hrs. Makes me wonder about other qualifications for rendering advice tbh
This battery is now listed for $149 which I think is great I’m buying one for a trolling battery great video sir I appreciate your knowledge
Yes thanks. I need to research and update the prices. Linhas gotten cheaper
I found this one Antena marina TAGRA CVX-8 157,48€ Antena TAGRA marina VHF Base Omnidireccional 156-162,5Mhz 100W Fibra PL (UHF) 4.900mm (2 tramos) 8dB
The only reference I could find wasn't in English but listed it as 4.9 meters not mm. And over 2 kg
collsolutions.com/producto/antena-banda-marina-tagra-cvx-8/#
Im a complete noob when it comes to vhf radio..hence me watching the video lol i was flipping through my owners manual and noticed my radio has a feature called "tri-watch" that scans multiple channels. Figured id set it to 16(emergency), and 68(general channel for recreational vessel communication) but not sure what weather channel i should be monitoring for my area...just up the coast from vancouver bc...from gibsons bc to Madeira park bc are the areas i fish
You don't set a watch on a weather channel. They transmit constantly and would make the other channels ineffective. Just listen to the strongest weather channel through one loop of its broadcast if that's the weather information you care to use. Then set up your watch.
@EmilyAndClark oh OK that makes sense
Can you do it in a Kermit voice?
Dude, I owe you drinks before we've even met.....
Very useful. Thanks!
If you can’t tie a knot tie a lot
Great information. If you use Midnite Solar charge controller with their shunt (whizzbang junior) you can define the ending amps that will stop the charge cycle.
That's fine for lead but it's simply not enough for li
100% need an inline air filter. But cool idea!
Of course feel free to filter. Curious, what do you think you will be trapping in that filter?
"What is your opinion on short antennas with 8 dB gain?
I haven't seen one. Sounds like a marketing claim to me
Sorry, you obviously are very skillful at tying knots, but if your objective was to teach people who don't know how to tie a knot to do so, this presentation didn't work for me. It was done too quickly with your hand flipping around back and forth like magian.
Thank you Clark
You're very welcome
VHF theoretical range. 1.23 x the square root of your mast height above the water's surface in feet. Versus 1.18 for line of sight. So, yup, up the mast she goes! Also, some thought given for grounding of some sort for lightning strike:) ie the outside of the pl-259 to the mast. Great video!
can you expand on why trickle charging is bad? i have a inverter/charger that has a trickle charger voltage of 13.5 that i plan to connect a 100 ah lifepo4 battery (mjbsan).
Go to Conrad's article linked to the bottom of this www.emilyandclarksadventure.com/bbms It's a good place to start a deep dive. But in short you expose yourself to low current overcharge
@@EmilyAndClark never did find conrad's article. but no matter. So i got the new battery today and got it all wired up. at first it was charging up but then around 60% things started slowing down. btw the battery has bluetooth so i can monitor it. The bigger issue is once the battery reaches 65% it stops charging. I was hoping for 80-95 %. The tripp-lite inverter/charger only produces 13.42 v so my 100 ah battery only charges to 70 ah. gotta wonder what this does to its lifespan. anyway looks like i need to peek inside the inverter and see if charger voltage can be tweeked or replaced. . your mission Jim is to find a schematic.
Back to Conrad's article. Don't just let the battery cook at that voltage forever. That causes low current overcharge. Though it would likely take a while. I bet the battery is still taking charge but VERY slowly. So yes bring up the charge voltage to charge faster and make sure charge stops when it should and the battery isn't held at high float voltage. Or get a BankManager of course.
@@EmilyAndClark yes i agree. 18 hrs later the battery is now fully charged at 100%. yet the problem (?) remains is how to automatically turn off the charging circuit once a full charge is reached. right now according to the blue tooth app the charge current is sitting at 0 amp so I'm guessing the BMS is doing what it's supposed to do. This is new territory for me so I'm not sure if this is an area of concern or not. I suppose I should simulate a power failure and see if I can draw up to eighty amps from the battery and see how the system performs.
The only way I know of that actually works is my BankManager but for just one 100ah battery it's a bit expensive
Crewed on one when it visited Guam. I'm negotiating for one of my own. A fa tastic boat
It’s not called a gaff, at the top of the sail. It’s a yard.
In all my years of sailing, I don't recall ever using a knot to tie anything other than hanging docklines or fenders in the lazarette.
1 - The hole repair Knot 2- The life jacket knot 3- The shark repellent knot 4- The Gonna need a bigger boat knot 5-The Don’t worry it’s just a rubber shark knot
Get rid of the music, please. It does not complement or compliment your video.