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To jest Linton Bay w Panamie :)

Hi hope you manage to turn them on just remember they need to be charged first :) We didn't know which ones at first and Bartek simply checked all the combinations so you should be fine doing the same but for us as mentioned in the video it was green and brown :) You can use the multi meter to do it. Hope that helps

We had these ones before and they were fine without a diffuser so we hope it will be the case again ;)

Yes on principal you're right. Still in this case, the batteries were rescued 3 times that we know of and were still usable. Though every time it happens there is degradation in real life it boils down to spend $7000 on new ones or resurrect the old one and hope it lasts for a bit longer ;)

That it most certainly is ❤️ Maybe one day 😉

Thank you! ❤️ We try 😉

These are sheets made from fiberglass and polyester resin 🙂

@@svoiysh thank you for the reply. I thought that’s what they were. How have they held up? It seems like a great material to build with as it’s already water proof and fairly light weight im guessing ?

@@YdocFrench They are holding up pretty well. They were done very fast so aren't perfect and water seeps through here and there. It's nothing major though and we are thinking of giving her a better finish and in the process get rid of those ;) It really is a nice material to build with and can be pretty light :)

Unfortunately we don't know if we had an error code as from the very beginning we ran it on 'our' electronics as the original Torqueedo ones were dead already when we got it, so we exchange them for an Arduino based solution 🙃 You can find more about that in this quest th-cam.com/video/MPtbGm6DaXU/w-d-xo.html including links to the source code 😊 As for the water keep in mind that it was already dunked in salt water so we couldn't do it much worse and we did wash it with rain water ( distilled ) with soap and let it dry very well before trying 😉 Thank you for your comment! ❤️

Thank you for asking 😊 Our mast is ok it's our standing rigging that's the problem 😊 We haven't made any final decisions yet 🙃 for now we are focusing on trying to put away some money for the project 😊

@@svoiysh yeah thats what i meant, have you considered synthetic rigging? yes its a bit more expensive to switch to but it can last up to three times longer than steel options and you get better performance

Yes absolutely and it's our preferred choice, but we have a bit of a puzzle when it comes to the mast attachment (we have t-ball fittings) and tensioning it afterwards as we have a high aspect ratio rig 🙃 So still pondering solutions 😊

Thank you! ♡

Yes unfortunately the parts are crazy expensive it's almost like they want to push you to buy a new item instead of fixing the old one 😞 On top of that many people we've encountered also don't seem to notice that an old item when fixed will last you way longer than a new one, as the quality of stuff marine or not seems to have declined dramatically in the recent years ( planned obsolescence and such ). Hope you can find a good solution for finding a new home for your boat one way or another ❤️

You are so welcome! Thank you for the lovely and encouraging comment 😊

Thank you 😊

Thank you ❤️ Maybe not anything but we do our best 😊

船を造ったり航海したりするのはとても楽しいので、皆さんにも楽しんでいただければと思います。船と航海の歴史は素晴らしいです。(o^▽^o) Building and sailing them is a lot of fun so I really hope you enjoy it, the history of ships and sailing is amazing. ( This is what I wanted to say I hope the translation is decent (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄) )

Thank you very much! We try ;)

Yes in our case though limping the battery itself is still holding though the original electronics like in case of the rest gave up. As for a chance with experimenting just use them and from what we've seen sooner or later the electronics will give up 🙃 Good luck with hacking the batteries let us know if you do :)

We don't remember exactly but about 1-2h per section

Correct that was the setup because we were bringing them back from below 3V so we wanted to do it gently. The clamp amp-meter has a drift on a boat, at least the one we have it seems to be sensitive to the boats N - S alignment 🙃 If you're planning to do a similar thing be careful don't rush and good luck :)

Thank you! Glad to hear that 😊

Panama 🙂

Absolutely, we got lucky this time 😅

Thank you! 😊

Yeah that was a lucky find although I forgot to mention that he didn't find the chain but a mooring so it might have been a different one 🙃 Fortunately there is plenty good in between 😊 Still thank you for the words of encouragement 💖

Yes it's always good when you get to learn that lesson without any major damage 😜

Hi sorry to hear about your troubles. We don't have much experience with fixing the original Torqeedo buttons as we got rid of that part from the very beginning but from our experience with these kind of things in salty environment it is possible either the connections or the button itself might indeed be the culprit. We would suggest thoroughly washing the handle connector especially the socket for it on the battery side though we wouldn't necessarily use wd40 ( we know that's what the Torqueedo suggests) but isopropyl alcohol or even just rubbing alcohol to make sure there is no salt in it as it likes to mess up connections and cause the kind of non consistent problems. If that still doesn't help you might try to resolder the button connections. If that still doesn't solve the problem the button itself might need changing. You should be able to find a micro switch / touch switch on the interwebs they are quite cheap and available in different sizes. Hope that will help. Otherwise you might consider exchanging the whole Torqueedo handle setup for the arduino, esp, 3 phase controller from rc toys and other miscellaneous parts as we did but then it's a bit more work and hustle. Let us know if you managed to solve it fingers crossed it's just some salt on the connector.

Thank you so much! 😊 Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Hi thank you 😊 It's hard to say exactly how much energy the controller is using but it was starting to get warm around 10Amps on 16V, it is a PWM. Yes the cheaper outboards have 2 resistors that give you different speeds. We changed ours cause we fried the original one while testing on 16V ( originally it should be 12V) and it turned out it can pull 80Amps and as lithium doesn't have that much of a voltage drop it was a bit much for the resistors 😜 We thought about a model RC plane prop but we would need to order it and as it is our spare we didn't want to fiddle with it too much for now, but if we ever do it is a really good idea 😊 We are missing your videos how is everything going?😊

That sounds interesting! Though our bottom is not exactly perfect and we are still considering if we want to fair it so we'll hold on with waxing for now 😀 But definitely a good idea thanks!

@@svoiysh hmm sometimes when I'm sailing fast I look down and can see a long bubble coming off the chine. if you are gonna go to the trouble of fairing it might be better to put a decent radius (maybe 5cm?) on the ends at least? you could spray expanding foam through a hole from above into the corner, then grind it from the outside and glass? I'm not really sure but that might make more difference than fairing

Takk skal du ha so much for your comment it's so nice to hear you like it 😊

Thank you it's so nice to hear that 😊 Dinner was nicely warm indeed and tasty 😊

Unfortunately 😞 Thank you, glad you like them 😊

Dzięki wielkie! Trochę to trwało ale w końcu jest i działa 😊

Yes we do cook with it every day though for now we mostly make our morning oatmeal in it. It takes around 20 min and uses around 100Wh. We have 300W of solar so we can manage that no problem 😊 There might be something more efficient out there but we got this one for free so can't complain and since we added it we change our gas bottle once every 6 months instead of 3 😀

Thank you! Yeah it's a peculiar design, maybe it was chosen for the ease of manufacturing but from an every day use standpoint it's a very risky one to relay on one oring only 🙃

@@svoiysh yeah it seems like its not designed for repair, more like its designed to work well until something goes wrong then get a new one!

Yep unfortunately seems to be a general theme these days

That is a great tip, but this particular one was beyond cleaning 😜

Thank you, they do come in handy 😀 Good eye for detail! 😊

It's exactly that you can usually find them in cooking/baking section 😊 We used it both with polyester and epoxy no problem 😊 We actually let it cure before we clean it you can then just detach the resin it's very satisfying 😀 The only downside we found for now is it doesn't hold as much resin as a regular brush and tends to be drippy but otherwise we are quite happy with it. Thanks for the tip with methanol we will try that as aceton is not only more expensive but actually sometimes hard to find here in Panama 😀

Thank you so much! Maybe that's why birds like to sit in this spot so much 😀

@@svoiysh hahaha yeah birds do like to sit there! Also, in new zealand at least, "do a manu" means to leap off something into the water!

Thanks 😀

Thank you so much! 😊 You are absolutely right it took us a while but we figured out we need a bigger sail which we now have ( we are a bit behind with the videos but slowly catching up ) 🙃 With the leeboard we went with having it on the vaka because Alpha is now our daily driver so it's much easier and quicker setup to install it on the vaka. At this point it's not to bad it still tends to turn side to the waves enough to sail in either direction. Nevertheless thank you so much for your input it's always nice to hear from someone with experience! 😊 Hope your ruder is holding up well 🤞

@@svoiysh Whatever works! that's the most important thing. on mine I have leeboard on a pivot in the center, with control lines back to cleats. it became a lot easier to shunt with the ama leeboard. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes for your and what ideas you try!

Thank you! Our pleasure and again thank you for sharing the plans 😊

Wow good eye !😃 Actually the other shoe was making as a makeshift tripod for the phone in this shot 🤣 Still this particular girl would definitely rather spend money on a proa then shoes ( I find them overrated ) 😜

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Thank you! 😊

Thank you for your comment! 😊 We are aware of both of these things but absolutely no need to apologize 😉 this is quite a small version that's why we went with rigid connection to the ama. When it comes to the ama weight ( because of the quality of the material ) we sometimes get water inside increasing it's weight but other than it's not so easy to fly the ama , it doesn't make that much difference 😊 We also differ from the canonical version in that we have a flat bottom instead of the V shape but that was chosen for the ease of construction 😉

there isn't really such thing as a canonical proa. shunting sailing craft have been used in many places around the pacific and indian ocean and are still in active use in quite a few island groups, and each has quite a different design. the marshallese style for example has a specially designed suspension system so that the ama can move. but on the other hand, the fijian drua is like a shunting catamaran. The ama is the same or almost the same length as the vaka, and is also a dugout with washstrakes. Not to mention the sometimes wild experiments that western proa builders have created!

Yes we did 😊 But at the end the price and ease of access to the chain and sprocket solution even in remote places won 😊

@@svoiysh ​ i think you are underestimating belts, if maintained correctly they will outlast the chain... they dont stretch and dont need lube, if aligned-barely produce any noise, they lighter, check out Robot Cantina on youtube, that gramps using belt driven variable transmission to drive cars...

@@svoiysh or if you still want to continue with chain- check out step 24 of sailing uma, they used offset link

You are right they can last a long time if maintained properly but the price difference for the setup ( belt + pulleys) is much higher than the one we have so changing it at this point is not exactly in our budget 😉 Maybe one day 😊

@@svoiysh understandeable

That's exactly what I use 😊