You have no fear.... or none that shows! Most people rip their boat apart and get overwhelmed never to return, I'd say at least 90% ( here in California) you just power ahead, getting the job done with simple tools. Thanks for the motivation! Wilma must be proud 😃
I've just finished binge-watching your channel with my spare time since I found it. It is awesome - thanks for sharing the adventure. My wife watched over my shoulder for a bit and said "there is your Danish twin". Must be something about DIY sailing software engineers ;)
You are so perfect: no tools falling, no bad cuts, perfect explanation, tools just look working perfectly all the time, no bad words, organized , never getting nervous even the furs dog look perfectly clean and same for barb... what the hell is your secret ? ? ? ! Perfect son-in-law !Good video, good job, just perfect !
Your presentation style has gotten way better since I last viewed one while you were sailing your Albin Ballad, Obelix. I look forward to taking in this refit and the cruises you will be embarking upon when Athena is up to snuff.
YOU and your awesome videos MAKE my Sundays! I adore watching your channel and we have a power boat! You are such a perfectionist in everything you do, well done Mads and thanks for keeping me so entertained! She's really coming together beautifully!
Man, you did it again! You manage to mantain a certain technical "vibe" to the videos, yet keep them interesting and NOT boring at all. The diferent intro and finish, the slight change of scenary... Cleaver! Congrats once again!!!!
Hi Mats, from a practical point of view, just add a securing strap behind the "monitor-door". If the slidimg bolts fail for whatever reason, you do not risk destroying the piano hinge, the plywood, the thin chart table veneer or the reasonably priced monitor... Anywho, great Vid, I really love seeing your passion, creativity and accuracy!
Hi, when you are done refitting, and cruising, it might be time to write a book about it, my idea is that lots of people would be interested in the details. I like the videos so much. All the best,... Rob
My english is not perfect but I try to understand what is being said and written. I always look forward to the next video. "Boat enthusiast from Belgium"
Hi there, I must say I worry about your power requirements.... the more so now, with the addition of a 22 inch screen, on top of all your lights and other instruments. My advice [ at age 67 and on boat number 3] is this. Keep it simple. I cannot stress this enough. Simplicity has it's own rewards. Beyond that, I love your videos, and so keep up the good work. Cheers...Philip.
Nice video! In the video I see the templates for the AC and DC panels are at the top a bit above the monitor. I'd suggest aligning them with the top off your monitor. That way you make a horizontal line which will make your nav station (and thereby the whole cabin) look bigger. But that's just a designers perspective, maybe you have other reasons for their position.
Mads, Nice work. Really getting some good progress there! I'd mount the VHF from underneath and keep the wood panels available for other devices/displays/meters/etc.
Hey Mads...good work a usual...I would like your videos to be longer maybe 45 minutes I believe many folks would agree...so how about it??? Best always Jack
IPS was a good choice ! I don't know how important accurate color is to you, but IPS panels have a wide viewing angle with no color shift, unlike standard LCD panels.
It's exactly because of the wide viewing angles I went with an IPS panel :) I figured it would be nice to be able to see what's on the screen while standing in the doorway :)
Mads, Great video as usual. We did something very similar with the monitor TV on our nav station. I used a small VESA tv mount which worked well and will allow me to swap it out in the future if needed. I will be interested to see how your screws hold up. Those screw holes are so small on a piano hinge, I was restricted to using smaller ones than I wold have preferred.
Great job. Just a short concern about the monitor cooling. It might be a good idea to add some standoffs to allow for air circulation via the back of the monitor. This is probably mostly a long term issue but something to consider especially if it might be on for extended periods of time.
Another great episode Mads! "Colder than a well diggers ass" is one I haven't heard before :) The Nav station is coming along nicely and I think it will look awesome. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.
Hi Mads We know what you mean about that wind.... after it left you it headed over the north sea to us... and it was FREEZING. So much so, that we didnt actually get much done on Sea Horse being far to distracted by things like a comfy seat and heating :-)
Fingers crossed you'll also get some of the warmer temperatures that have been forecast over here in about a week :) Having a heat source aboard is a must with temperatures this low :)
Hi Mads, I'm loving your videos :) very professionally made. Not a criticism but I noticed your piano hinge is brass plated steel. You might want to swap that out for solid brass as the steel one will likely rust very quickly in a salty atmosphere. The same goes of course for screws if you ate not using A4 Stainless or brass (interior only of course for brass)
As usual Mads, awesome video. The nav station is going to look amazing. Did you give any consideration to folding the monitor up, not down. This would reduce the potential for cracking the monitor if the barrel-bolt came undone while underway. No doubt, you have already considered that, but was interested in your reasoning. As a person who works in post, I can tell you that the larger monitor is a game-changer! You will never go back.
Thank you so much :) By having the monitor fold down I'll have better access when I need to mess around with the wiring that'll go inside the locker :) Also, if I put the hinge at the top I'd have to clear out the shelf before opening the locker :) In a few years the price of 22" 4K displays will hopefully have come down a bit :) I won't be able to fit a much bigger screen, but getting a 22" screen with 4x the resolution would help a lot :)
I haven't realied Alza (biggest electronics eshop in this country, .cz) ships internationally. Greetings! Anyways, your channel is inspiring... I'm planning moving somewhere closer to the sea (1000 km is too far), getting job abroad, get some older sailboat, find a way to make money online (as I'm a software developer it should work) and sail into sunset and stay there for a few years :) Good luck!
Man you look cold !!! given we are the opposite here its funny to watch shiver as we are having the hottest summer on record. The last several days it topped 46 degrees C (115 F) but today its a perfect mid twenties, blue sky and beautiful to go outside and work.Weather can be really debilitating but given that you seem to be making good progress....
Don't give up on that corrugated plastic, It might not be great for template making but it is very useful for all kinds of projects. Light weight shelves partitions etc. My only worry about your computer monitor mount is that nearly the entire back of the monitor is made up of a mesh used for cooling. The way you are have it now you are going to be blocking the cooling, I'm afraid your monitor will not last very long like that.
Looks like the same model that I have several of in the office at work. The back has a slight taper to it, and should be enough to stay cool since it isn't a snug fit. A washer or two would be easy enough to add if it is overly tight or if he notices the screen getting warm with use. The LED models are also pretty robust for heat anyway. Even if he was completely overheating it all the time, I would still have more worries about breaking due to physical damage from the un-dampened mount. - Sailboats are not the most gentle thing on hardware after all.
From what I have seen I am not sure the back is mesh, but more a design feature . I have found what may be the monitor = LG 22 FHD. If you google it you will find the pattern at the back.
He could also cut a few holes in the cabinet door wouldn't be visible from outside, but would help in cooling. If it were me since that monitor cost him "next to nothing" I'd buy and store a duplicate unit aboard.
The back of the monitor isn't a mess, but rather just a textured surface :) There is a 6 mm gap between the monitor and the plywood. I don't know if it'll be enough to keep it cool if not I could always remove some more of the plywood.
There is stuffall heat in an LED backlight monitor they use very little power. In Mad's climate he will probably need to heat it up to get the elctrons to flow.
I wondered if the lip on the front edge of the chart table will clout the screen if you lift it all the way up? Perhaps a bumper stop such as a rubber button might be a good idea to prevent damage? Also whilst talking about the table top will you likely ever need to have it held in the open position whilst searching for some small hidden in the compartment? You might need to install some sort of catch to latch it open.
You know, you could just buy a regular panel of your desired size off eBay, and, for it a controller board (also, off eBay) and thus deal away with all the issues tied to plastic bezels and the such. I did this, over all, in certain cases, less expensive than the actual store bought one. It also has a very good incentive to do such a thing. Since the driver/controller board is a single small unit (save for the buttons which are at your disposal to place wherever you want) you can keep the whole thing very, very cool. And avoid potential fire hazards by building a cooled enclosure. I have an LG panel with a Chinese board that's been running for 3 years now with no issues. I haven't built any enclosure for it yet mainly because i wanted to study how heat works on it as it becomes more used. I plan on buying a second unit and build an enclosure based on my findings pretty soon.
Great video, Mads, thanks, nav station looking good. Maybe you could tell a bit about your experiences regarding different types of plywood in a later episode? Is varnish/paint always required?
Will the upper mahogany support (see 17:13) be hidden under the roof lining? If not, might be worth transferring it behind the panel now, will just make the build cleaner and more consistent as you've hidden the rest inside the cabinet. Looking really clean ...
hi mads, greetings from Finland. thanks for the good videos, it's been a pleasure to watch them. how thick does the ice develop in Denmark and does it cause problems for fiberglass boats? Here we have to raise the boats for the winter
If that single board computer is a Latte Panda (from what you said it sounds a lot like it), you better get a nice cooler to mount on the rear of the board. It thermo throttles very easily with the thin stock Aluminium cooling plate. I put the cooler of an old Matrox VGA onto the board with some heatsink compound and since then it runs flawlessly even under high load.
In the U.S.A. that style latch is called a barrel bolt latch. It's where we get the name bolt action from. Like a bolt action riffle. The navigation station is looking good. How does it feel when you sit there?
Thanks! I hate not knowing the names of items I use in the videos :) The nav station feels great I'll need a thicker cushion but other than that it's perfect :)
Oh! I just watched a video here on TH-cam about that. It was by a company that sells all the products to make cushions (and other things like bimini tops and dodgers). Anyway, I enjoy your videos. See you next week.
Nice video. In the nav station I recommend some built in USB ports for charging devices, a cigarette lighter socket for same, and an AC outlet. These could go on the under side or the aft side of the DC panel enclosure. Also, where do you plan on putting inverter(s)?
really nice work Mads, as always ... enjoyed the video ! .. i was wondering if you took into account the protruding flip switches on your Bluesea 8264 while you operate your chart table ? .. ust curious :)
Love your channel! I am in the midst myself of getting my '81 Hunter ready for living aboard. Did I hear you say early in this video that you started the kerosene heater the night before? Was it left unattended all night? Is that safe?
Thanks! :) I'm sure you'll love liveaboard life :) It's an electrical kerosene heater with some safety features build in. I'm not concerned about leaving it unattended :)
you might not wanna use that 'latch' to hold that screen panel, in rough sees could shake it lose and send your screen smashing down, maybe use one that locks.
I believed you are right, I was thinking the same thing Someone suggested that the panel open the other way, that is up instead of down. Both have, plus and minus.
Safety chain/bungie, and multiple latches would probably be a good idea. I would also consider adding a 'crash bar' along the top to try and avoid the screen being the thing that hits whatever's on the chart table if it opens unexpected. I might have also changed it to swing sideways towards the electrical panel. Screens in tight spaces have a bad habit of getting annoying scratches after all, and having it open 'down' toward a table surface just seems to up the odds of it in my mind.
I think it'll be fine but we'll see :) The original locker used a barrel bolt and Athena has been sailed extensively. I'll keep your idea of using a latch in mind :)
From me: PRETTY DANG SPIFFY!! From my girlfriend: wondering it there is some way to secure the hinge to something at the top so that if for any reason the latch fails the screen won't fall open and break? Looks great though!
Mads just started watching your videos, very engaging how do you find the time to film and work? Good luck with the new boat and I look forward to your future videos. Regards Simon
HI Mads, You show an awful lot of equipment in your videos with honest and helpful comments. However, trying to re-find a product in you big series is not that easy if you have forgotten which episode it was featured. Any chance you might one day put together a list saying where to find product reviews? Sometime ago you mentioned a 3m cleaning/buffing wheel for a standard electric drill. I am going mad to find it again!!!! Thanks
Did you leave some room for the switches and indicators that stick out from the panel on the port side? The chart table may not swing past a tuning knob on a future radio.
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Your attention for detail blows my mind. It is looking pretty special!
Thanks! :)
You have no fear.... or none that shows! Most people rip their boat apart and get overwhelmed never to return, I'd say at least 90% ( here in California) you just power ahead, getting the job done with simple tools. Thanks for the motivation! Wilma must be proud 😃
I've just finished binge-watching your channel with my spare time since I found it. It is awesome - thanks for sharing the adventure. My wife watched over my shoulder for a bit and said "there is your Danish twin". Must be something about DIY sailing software engineers ;)
That was an ingenious way to mount that monitor, you get a panel mounted monitor for a tenth of the price. Well done!
Thank you so much :)
You are so perfect: no tools falling, no bad cuts, perfect explanation, tools just look working perfectly all the time, no bad words, organized , never getting nervous even the furs dog look perfectly clean and same for barb... what the hell is your secret ? ? ? ! Perfect son-in-law !Good video, good job, just perfect !
Thank you so much! You're very kind! :) I'm sorry to say there is no secret. It's just a matter of keeping calm and carrying on :)
Admirable, you are very busy, Mads! Great work and a fun video :) Thanks always.
Thank you :)
You are such a good woodworker; all your projects are so well executed. I enjoy your videos. Thank you.
One of the better episodes! I really really dig your way of producing these.
Your presentation style has gotten way better since I last viewed one while you were sailing your Albin Ballad, Obelix. I look forward to taking in this refit and the cruises you will be embarking upon when Athena is up to snuff.
It is called a barrel bolt but thinga-ma-Bob or do-hicky works just fine. Love watching the progress and ingeniuity.
YOU and your awesome videos MAKE my Sundays! I adore watching your channel and we have a power boat! You are such a perfectionist in everything you do, well done Mads and thanks for keeping me so entertained! She's really coming together beautifully!
Thank you so much! You're far too kind :)
Man, you did it again! You manage to mantain a certain technical "vibe" to the videos, yet keep them interesting and NOT boring at all. The diferent intro and finish, the slight change of scenary... Cleaver! Congrats once again!!!!
Great video! Keep up the great work on Athena, She will be beautiful when your finished with her!
Thank you! :)
We want more Jokull. He should have its own channel :)
Hehe - I'll see what I can do :)
LOVING that nav station, Mads! Looks great.
Hi Mats, from a practical point of view, just add a securing strap behind the "monitor-door". If the slidimg bolts fail for whatever reason, you do not risk destroying the piano hinge, the plywood, the thin chart table veneer or the reasonably priced monitor... Anywho, great Vid, I really love seeing your passion, creativity and accuracy!
It's really starting to come along,...great job 👍.
Thanks :)
Your attention to detail still amazes me. I think the setup in there looks great and very functional
Thanks, Tony! :)
Hi, when you are done refitting, and cruising, it might be time to write a book about it, my idea is that lots of people would be interested in the details. I like the videos so much. All the best,... Rob
Your 'nav station' looks more like a 'command post' to me. Frikkin' brilliant. Nice work!
Great video again. Chart table taking shape.
Another great episode. Well edited. I am happy not to see every second of a cut or grind. Defiantly earned a thumbs up!
Thanks! :) I try to improve a little with each video. Pro tip: Don't go back and watch some of my first videos ;)
As always...the consummate craftsman. It looks great!
Thanks! :)
Looking good Mads. The little do-hicky fastener for your locker is simply called a bolt
Wonderful video about to go and binge watch your previous ones!
Thank you so much! :)
Looking good Mads.
Thanks! :)
You need a Kreg Jig......seriously, cheap and is great for what you are up to.
Exciting things in your world!
Cheers,
M
My english is not perfect but I try to understand what is being said and written. I always look forward to the next video. "Boat enthusiast from Belgium"
It is really starting to come together now Mads. Looking good! :)
Thanks Alfy! :D
Another great vid Mads, I can't wait to see the cabin finished.
Thank you :)
Great Job as usual. Thanks I get a lot of ideas from your videos
Thanks! I'm glad you found the video useful :)
Wow, "Obelix" is a very nice boat!!!
She looks a lot better than when I first got her ;) syobelix.blogspot.com
The nav station is coming together and looks really sharp. Great video!
Thank you so much :)
Mads always a good way to start my week, thanks and keep them coming.
Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :)
Hi there, I must say I worry about your power requirements.... the more so now, with the addition of a 22 inch screen, on top of all your lights and other instruments.
My advice [ at age 67 and on boat number 3] is this. Keep it simple. I cannot stress this enough. Simplicity has it's own rewards.
Beyond that, I love your videos, and so keep up the good work. Cheers...Philip.
Damn you do nice work Mads.
Thank you so much! :)
Great job!!!
Thanks! :)
Nice video! In the video I see the templates for the AC and DC panels are at the top a bit above the monitor. I'd suggest aligning them with the top off your monitor. That way you make a horizontal line which will make your nav station (and thereby the whole cabin) look bigger. But that's just a designers perspective, maybe you have other reasons for their position.
Well done Mads. Really interesting video. Like the way you edit.
Looks really good.
Big tumb-up!
Colder than a well diggers ... !" New one on me !!
Aka pretty dang cold! ;)
Catching up. Loving it.
Great video as usual. Nav station looks great so far. Cheers!
Excellent videos... I really enjoy them.
Mads,
Nice work. Really getting some good progress there!
I'd mount the VHF from underneath and keep the wood panels available for other devices/displays/meters/etc.
Thanks! Good idea! I think that's what I'll do :)
Nav station is looking great!
Thank you! :)
Hey Mads...good work a usual...I would like your videos to be longer maybe 45 minutes I believe many folks would agree...so how about it??? Best always Jack
Haha, I'll do my best Jack ;) If TH-cam ends up being my full time job at some point I promise there will be longer and more frequent videos :)
IPS was a good choice ! I don't know how important accurate color is to you, but IPS panels have a wide viewing angle with no color shift, unlike standard LCD panels.
It's exactly because of the wide viewing angles I went with an IPS panel :) I figured it would be nice to be able to see what's on the screen while standing in the doorway :)
Mads, Great video as usual. We did something very similar with the monitor TV on our nav station. I used a small VESA tv mount which worked well and will allow me to swap it out in the future if needed. I will be interested to see how your screws hold up. Those screw holes are so small on a piano hinge, I was restricted to using smaller ones than I wold have preferred.
It might be a good idea to install two small fans to circulate air behind the electronics to keep them cool and to decrease electrical fires.
Great job. Just a short concern about the monitor cooling. It might be a good idea to add some standoffs to allow for air circulation via the back of the monitor. This is probably mostly a long term issue but something to consider especially if it might be on for extended periods of time.
Another great episode Mads! "Colder than a well diggers ass" is one I haven't heard before :) The Nav station is coming along nicely and I think it will look awesome. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.
Thanks, Bryan :)
Looking good
Thanks! :)
Hi Mads
We know what you mean about that wind.... after it left you it headed over the north sea to us... and it was FREEZING. So much so, that we didnt actually get much done on Sea Horse being far to distracted by things like a comfy seat and heating :-)
Fingers crossed you'll also get some of the warmer temperatures that have been forecast over here in about a week :) Having a heat source aboard is a must with temperatures this low :)
Great job, as always! Please keep videos coming =)
Good informative video as always. TH-cam highlight of the week. When will you make a timelapse of Jökull`s day when you`re gone?
that corrugated plastic stuff is called Coroplast.
Thanks :) Now I know what name to use when I curse it while making templates ;) I'm sure it's good for other stuff :)
People make lightweight foldable boats out of it all the time
Hi Mads, I'm loving your videos :) very professionally made. Not a criticism but I noticed your piano hinge is brass plated steel. You might want to swap that out for solid brass as the steel one will likely rust very quickly in a salty atmosphere. The same goes of course for screws if you ate not using A4 Stainless or brass (interior only of course for brass)
As usual Mads, awesome video. The nav station is going to look amazing. Did you give any consideration to folding the monitor up, not down. This would reduce the potential for cracking the monitor if the barrel-bolt came undone while underway. No doubt, you have already considered that, but was interested in your reasoning. As a person who works in post, I can tell you that the larger monitor is a game-changer! You will never go back.
Thank you so much :) By having the monitor fold down I'll have better access when I need to mess around with the wiring that'll go inside the locker :) Also, if I put the hinge at the top I'd have to clear out the shelf before opening the locker :)
In a few years the price of 22" 4K displays will hopefully have come down a bit :) I won't be able to fit a much bigger screen, but getting a 22" screen with 4x the resolution would help a lot :)
I haven't realied Alza (biggest electronics eshop in this country, .cz) ships internationally. Greetings!
Anyways, your channel is inspiring...
I'm planning moving somewhere closer to the sea (1000 km is too far), getting job abroad, get some older sailboat, find a way to make money online (as I'm a software developer it should work) and sail into sunset and stay there for a few years :) Good luck!
Put some wire or chain on that monitor board so it don't open too far and break the hinge. Keep up the good work.
Great idea :) I plan to do just that :)
Nok en flott video! Gøy å se bilder fra din Ballad igjen :)
Man you look cold !!! given we are the opposite here its funny to watch shiver as we are having the hottest summer on record. The last several days it topped 46 degrees C (115 F) but today its a perfect mid twenties, blue sky and beautiful to go outside and work.Weather can be really debilitating but given that you seem to be making good progress....
Don't give up on that corrugated plastic, It might not be great for template making but it is very useful for all kinds of projects. Light weight shelves partitions etc. My only worry about your computer monitor mount is that nearly the entire back of the monitor is made up of a mesh used for cooling. The way you are have it now you are going to be blocking the cooling, I'm afraid your monitor will not last very long like that.
Looks like the same model that I have several of in the office at work. The back has a slight taper to it, and should be enough to stay cool since it isn't a snug fit. A washer or two would be easy enough to add if it is overly tight or if he notices the screen getting warm with use.
The LED models are also pretty robust for heat anyway. Even if he was completely overheating it all the time, I would still have more worries about breaking due to physical damage from the un-dampened mount. - Sailboats are not the most gentle thing on hardware after all.
From what I have seen I am not sure the back is mesh, but more a design feature . I have found what may be the monitor = LG 22 FHD. If you google it you will find the pattern at the back.
He could also cut a few holes in the cabinet door wouldn't be visible from outside, but would help in cooling. If it were me since that monitor cost him "next to nothing" I'd buy and store a duplicate unit aboard.
The back of the monitor isn't a mess, but rather just a textured surface :) There is a 6 mm gap between the monitor and the plywood. I don't know if it'll be enough to keep it cool if not I could always remove some more of the plywood.
There is stuffall heat in an LED backlight monitor they use very little power. In Mad's climate he will probably need to heat it up to get the elctrons to flow.
I wondered if the lip on the front edge of the chart table will clout the screen if you lift it all the way up? Perhaps a bumper stop such as a rubber button might be a good idea to prevent damage?
Also whilst talking about the table top will you likely ever need to have it held in the open position whilst searching for some small hidden in the compartment? You might need to install some sort of catch to latch it open.
A that's a barrel latch in Alabama .enjoy your videos.
More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull! More Jökull!
LOL :) I'll do my best! ;)
You know, you could just buy a regular panel of your desired size off eBay, and, for it a controller board (also, off eBay) and thus deal away with all the issues tied to plastic bezels and the such. I did this, over all, in certain cases, less expensive than the actual store bought one.
It also has a very good incentive to do such a thing. Since the driver/controller board is a single small unit (save for the buttons which are at your disposal to place wherever you want) you can keep the whole thing very, very cool. And avoid potential fire hazards by building a cooled enclosure.
I have an LG panel with a Chinese board that's been running for 3 years now with no issues. I haven't built any enclosure for it yet mainly because i wanted to study how heat works on it as it becomes more used. I plan on buying a second unit and build an enclosure based on my findings pretty soon.
Great video, Mads, thanks, nav station looking good. Maybe you could tell a bit about your experiences regarding different types of plywood in a later episode? Is varnish/paint always required?
Will the upper mahogany support (see 17:13) be hidden under the roof lining? If not, might be worth transferring it behind the panel now, will just make the build cleaner and more consistent as you've hidden the rest inside the cabinet. Looking really clean ...
Is that Craig Morgan from CT?
Thanks :) That should get hidden by the headliner and the gap between the hull and the locker will get covered by insulation and wooden slats :)
hi mads, greetings from Finland. thanks for the good videos, it's been a pleasure to watch them. how thick does the ice develop in Denmark and does it cause problems for fiberglass boats? Here we have to raise the boats for the winter
It is still strange to me that you put all these things in a cabin, but it is coming together nicely.
Looks good! Where do you p;an to put the VHF and stereo radios? Are you planning to have AIS or radar? Just asking.
The stereo will most likely go in the saloon. The VHF might go underneath the locker I've just built :) AIS and radar - yes to both :)
thingy is a barrel bolt
latch
Mark Bernier I call it a Snib ( Scottish word for it )
Sliding bolt
Thanks! :D
Barrel bolt latch, Barrel bolt lock, Sliding bolt lock or latch. or just Latch All are correct. Very few of us speak Scottish.
If that single board computer is a Latte Panda (from what you said it sounds a lot like it), you better get a nice cooler to mount on the rear of the board. It thermo throttles very easily with the thin stock Aluminium cooling plate. I put the cooler of an old Matrox VGA onto the board with some heatsink compound and since then it runs flawlessly even under high load.
Bingo! It is indeed a Latte Panda :) I'll keep an eye on the temperatures :)
Sunday madnass
Video from sail life... my weekend is completed now.
For pokker hvor jeg glæder mig til at se den computer-ting der.!!!
Tak Kenneth! :D Det er en Latte Panda hvis du vil snyde lidt foran ;) www.lattepanda.com/
In the U.S.A. that style latch is called a barrel bolt latch. It's where we get the name bolt action from. Like a bolt action riffle. The navigation station is looking good. How does it feel when you sit there?
Thanks! I hate not knowing the names of items I use in the videos :) The nav station feels great I'll need a thicker cushion but other than that it's perfect :)
Oh! I just watched a video here on TH-cam about that. It was by a company that sells all the products to make cushions (and other things like bimini tops and dodgers). Anyway, I enjoy your videos. See you next week.
looking really nice! is there a reason you didn't put the hinge on the top and the latches on bottom?
Thanks! :) I put the hinge at the bottom to get better access when I need to mess around with the wiring that'll go inside the locker :)
looks good
Nice video. In the nav station I recommend some built in USB ports for charging devices, a cigarette lighter socket for same, and an AC outlet. These could go on the under side or the aft side of the DC panel enclosure. Also, where do you plan on putting inverter(s)?
Love what your doing to the boat, have you done this before or just doing and learning as you go?
I've fixed up Obelix, but other than that I've got no experience :)
Good video.
Thank you :)
"Spiffy-ness" achievement unlocked!
Sweeeeet! :D
pretty darn spiffy!
You need a decorative chain or rope to stop the monitor door from opening too much and to hold it so it doesn't hit something on the chart table.
Get your lash out and make it fast!!!
really nice work Mads, as always ... enjoyed the video ! .. i was wondering if you took into account the protruding flip switches on your Bluesea 8264 while you operate your chart table ? .. ust curious :)
Thank you :) I did :P
Love your channel! I am in the midst myself of getting my '81 Hunter ready for living aboard. Did I hear you say early in this video that you started the kerosene heater the night before? Was it left unattended all night? Is that safe?
Thanks! :) I'm sure you'll love liveaboard life :) It's an electrical kerosene heater with some safety features build in. I'm not concerned about leaving it unattended :)
you might not wanna use that 'latch' to hold that screen panel, in rough sees could shake it lose and send your screen smashing down, maybe use one that locks.
I believed you are right, I was thinking the same thing Someone suggested that the panel open the other way, that is up instead of down. Both have, plus and minus.
Also, he's relying on the hull not flexing... At least put it on the inboard side.
Safety chain/bungie, and multiple latches would probably be a good idea. I would also consider adding a 'crash bar' along the top to try and avoid the screen being the thing that hits whatever's on the chart table if it opens unexpected.
I might have also changed it to swing sideways towards the electrical panel. Screens in tight spaces have a bad habit of getting annoying scratches after all, and having it open 'down' toward a table surface just seems to up the odds of it in my mind.
I think it'll be fine but we'll see :) The original locker used a barrel bolt and Athena has been sailed extensively. I'll keep your idea of using a latch in mind :)
The hull not flex cos he never goes sailing
pretty dang spiffy alright!!
I've been wondering how long until we see a developer board on Athena ;-)
About a week ;) Maybe a little more, but it's only a matter of time ;)
Nav station is going to look great. Does the monitor run on 12v or will you have a large inverter?
From me: PRETTY DANG SPIFFY!!
From my girlfriend: wondering it there is some way to secure the hinge to something at the top so that if for any reason the latch fails the screen won't fall open and break? Looks great though!
Really liked the different ending! you ought to try more of those sort of things. BTW are you a well digger?
Thanks! I'd say I have limited experience as a well digger ;)
Mads just started watching your videos, very engaging how do you find the time to film and work? Good luck with the new boat and I look forward to your future videos.
Regards Simon
A little tired he says. :D. That dog was WHOOPED!
HI Mads,
You show an awful lot of equipment in your videos with honest and helpful comments. However, trying to re-find a product in you big series is not that easy if you have forgotten which episode it was featured. Any chance you might one day put together a list saying where to find product reviews?
Sometime ago you mentioned a 3m cleaning/buffing wheel for a standard electric drill. I am going mad to find it again!!!!
Thanks
maybe backside screen needs cooling? check how hot it gets with backside covered
If the monitor gets too hot I can always remove more of the plywood :)
Did you leave some room for the switches and indicators that stick out from the panel on the port side? The chart table may not swing past a tuning knob on a future radio.
I did :) There is about 4 cm. If that is not enough, I could always mount the radio underneath the locker :)
elec saw has cutting direction. you will see bottomside of cut has no raffles. so cut upside down