Electronics
The Lewmar winches size 55 and up must have this Electric Load Sensing module while it is available as an option for smaller models. For Jedi it means we have these on our model 58 and the two 66’s. The ELS monitors the current to the winch and interrupts
3D
The nozzle hit the print during a production run for new Profurl foil coupler bushings/bearings which are hefty enough to bend this nozzle. I was surprised to find that the thermal paste was hardened and crumbling… with electronics it stays a paste forever but of course this nozzle reaches
Rigging
After rebuilding the gearbox for the Lewmar 44, we look at our big winches: one 58 and two 66’s. These have the same motor/ gearbox units. The two 66’s are our primary winches and the starboard winch was in a bad state when we bought this boat and
Rigging
One of the projects this year is replacing our forestay and rebuilding the furler. I’m not gonna go through all the steps because there is a very good YouTube video from the “Living for Sail” YouTube channel which you can find here: https://youtu.be/vc3DQJPHudg I didn’t
Rigging
These units are so-called “lubricated for life”. the question is what their idea of “for life” is… ours is from 2006 so 20 years old and very little use so shouldn’t be worn out. The sound it made however indicated major trouble. Investigation showed water ingress due to
Electronics
Now that we have all the parts, we can decide on how we will set it up. We already have the 1-meter high vertical pole for the sensor with a mount for the masthead. We hope that we can use the old B&G cable in the mast.
We did this project to become familiarized with the Shaper Origin handheld CNC router and their plugin for Fusion CAD. modeling for CNC is very different from modeling for 3D printing so it took me some time to make that switch as well as learning to use the Shaper Origin
Please note that the text below was written by my AI sidekick using data generated by me doing the actual testing of the wind sensor. I supplied the logfiles to ChatGPT for analysis and writing the report. Calypso ULP Standard: Testing 2 Hz Filtered vs. 10 Hz Wind Data I
This is a first test of a concept that I came up with: use a Bowden tube with a filament to operate a micro switch remotely. That micro switch activates the solenoid that powers the winch motor. I selected a waterproof 3A micro switch with stainless steel lever that can
We are replacing everything at our mastheads and every item is painful because nothing is as it should be. Take this expensive lamp… it’s beautiful but it expects you to splice the cable inside the mast?! Really? I don’t want the weight of the cable hanging off a
We have completed all the projects required for an update to the engine room high power 12V DC circuits. These projects were the new LTO battery, check the old AGM battery and design, test and build the cradle mounts for the BlueSea Systems Remote Battery Switches. We designed that to
We have this old battery, which turns out to be seven years and two months old. For good brands like Lifeline and Odyssey we count on an 8 year lifespan, so when I noticed weakness during engine start, I had assumed the battery was nearing its end of life and