Kratky spotted pea micro greens
Testing the new Kratky grow pod with spotted pea microgreens seems to be going pretty good
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Lewmar ELS system
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 printer nozzle repair
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
The big gearboxes
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
Rebuilding our ProFurl 42 jib furler
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