I thought it was excellent that Johan took the opportunity to reflect on what appeals to him in cruising life and share that with us. He articulated his situation extremely well...it was inspiring to listen to. A nice moment in the episodic adventures of of RAN sailing⛵😀👍
Hi Johan! Case to say: Thats a lot of work... just to get an empty space for the tools :) Nice work. The big advantage of doing things all by ourself is that we make them exactly as we want! Sure some things takes more time, can go wrong... but even on those moments we learn something :) Once again.. Great work on that battery system convertion. And is almost time to sail far in the ocean once again :) Cesar
Johan - you are so accustomed at tackling new disciplines from the strength of already being a craftsman - I think you overestimate both the confidence and ability of 95% of the worlds population to mirror your accomplishments.😉👍⛵️
Best part of Ran Sailing is watching Johan solve the numerous problems on the best kept sailboat on youtube! Don't forget to label those cables. Nicely done Captain.
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@The Rick My name is actually Johan Sölve so I had to read you comment twice to not just see my name 😂
Johan - I think I've said this before but your English is as good or better than many of my "educated" friends. Also, thanks for your "cruising" thoughts - I share them 100%. As always, love seeing Vera grow up!!
Johan, I appreciate how you well you 1) Light up at each chance to learn by doing, and, 2) demonstrate "one learns by mindful, intentional doing", right down to labeling wires -- from an electrical engineer who's also a DIY tinkerer! Skilled hands like yours teach the bookish, vicarious academicians who have never held a tool, demonstrating who's understanding is truly real. Useful electrical safety tip: Put some shrink tube around your metal tool handles. It will help insulate you from +24VDC (and higher voltages) buzzing your body to ground -- even accidentally. There are always obstacles with any project. The self-inflicted problem is accurately assessing their extents, solutions and trade-offs. Blessings to you, Malin and Vera! S/V "Windwalker"
You started by selling yourself short. I have been fixing all manner of things for 50 years and you are a very competent man and very capable. Just because you can do it does not mean most other will be able. you were being kind.
Another outstanding insightful video. I greatly appreciate your straight forward method of attacking projects. Your approach doesn’t make the task seem overwhelming.
After all these latest improvements (from top to bottom, mast to keel) your floating home is like new! She's ready for the journey and we are ready to accompany you all along (by videos). Fair winds and safe salty adventures to you three.
I have said it before but what a sleek and sexy boat. Nothing wrong by doing things hands on and learning by your mistakes as long as you don't let the smoke out of anything costly
Your right about learning as you go, its a bit like fishing with a small commercial trawler, you can not afford to get in professionals to sort out your problems all the time so you learn it yourself, I completely rewired my own 9 meter trawler but I wish I had labelled everything now as I can not remember what every wire is for.
I’ve been watching you for a while. This was a really good episode - extremely informative (speaking as an electrical engineer - albeit one who has taken a different course since graduating).
You are just being humble and modest when you say "If I can do it then anyone can" Even though that is not true, few have your "total package" of self taught abilities, but it's also a virtue for you to say it. Just another reason you have the best channel on TH-cam. Just an observation. At full tilt (40A) the DC to DC convertors dissipation may be much higher than the conversion efficiency stated on the spec sheet ( the spec sheet is at their "Sweet Spot in the efficiency curve") and they will actually not share the load as well as you would think, one will hog a bit more in most cases due to component variations in the power and control stage. (In practice using one large one would always work better than two smaller ones when doing load sharing like this.) This will make them hotter that you expect if you are running them at full load. I bet the spec sheet says ~ 89 to 91% efficient but they could be more like 84% at 20A each. So at a 240W load each you may see ~38 watts of dissipation each not ~21 Watts. That's about 76W of heat vs 42W. Heat will kill convertors faster than anything else. Watch for over temp alarms or shut downs when running the engine for a long period of time since they are in the engine room. I would put an air exit fan in there if it were me. Just blowing a fan across them would not do much. But I bet you "over-sized" them for the 12V load you will have because that's what you do when you design your systems, and my point is moot. Good job as always.
I like to use ferrules when installing a pinch wire connections. This protects the bare wire from fraying when pinched down, especially when you neeed to remove the wire and reinstall it again. If you don’t use ferrules you can tin then end of the wire with soldier to help preserve the wire strands.
I can relate to your comment about learning new things being one of the things you like most about cruising. I'm liking the learning aspect of building our bus conversion in a very similar way. I guess I'm basically building a land yacht. I'm sure this learning experience will be helpful when I eventually buy or build a blue water sailboat.
Your talk about learning was great, that is one of the reasons I watch this channel. I feel the same way, I am 62 years old and I can't seem to get enough of learning new skills. If only we could get the younger generations to be curious about learning. A lot of skills are being lost today.
I have learned to not go into projects with preconceived notions. Almost all projects I undertake have at least one thing that doesn't go as planed. And label makers are underrated.
My husband has been sick in bed with COVID so we have been avoiding each other for a few days since your videos are “our” thing and we are not cheaters we just watched last weeks along with this one. Still over our heads with the lithium battery exchange, but we would sure like to figure it out. We have a motor catamaran and do not live aboard but like our time on the hook in comfort. It helped to watch them together - but still seems complicated.
Johan. Have you installed an electrical ground isolator module? These prevent the boat from being a ground path and saves you zincs from excessive decay at marinas. This happens because marinas or other boats nearby have current leaks and the path sneaks though your ground system. They are simple and fairly inexpensive.
I completely agree. If you can do it, anyone can. I know for a fact that I could (and would) install the units in the wrong spot because I was working too fast. No doubt at all.
I can relate to Malin's enjoyment of being in a house. We only live on our boat for a week at a time in Connecticut. I can't imagine full time with a toddler. Vera looked so much older in this video - we love seeing her - she is so adorable!
Johan, you and Malin speak English very well. You are easier to understand than the Australians. Is Vera learning to speak English? I have never visited Sweden, so thank you for the tour.
Great video! I think I would still install a shallow drip tray above the solar controllers for good measure. That way any incidental drips would just divert to the side. Cheers
Such a big hatch in the cockpit straight above the most vulnerable parts of the boat should be completely watertight. For example imagine a wave into the cockpit
That’s really heavy. Last winter I off loaded the 4 D house battery and reinstated two 4D batteries. We used the dingy motor lift to lower and raise the batteries to and from my truck. Then we used the boom to rig a line from a winch to raise and lower
15:35 Problem with doing all the DIY stuff is, buying the proper tools ($$$) and doing the job and messing up the first couple times ($$$ and time and extra spare parts needed, more $$$) and then storing the tools for next time (valuable boat space, weight of tools, and also avoiding rust on tools). Already have a small shop's-worth of tools on my boat and need to chuck the automotive-grade stuff to upgrade to marine-stuff like electrical crimpers. And then doing any project means completely ripping apart living areas so that motor oil greasy parts are sharing the counterspace with lunch cooking on the stove and floor space next to sleeping area is stacked with various chemicals like fiberglass resin jugs and carburetor cleaner. Other than that, boat projects are fun.
The cost of tools is trivial compared with the cost of having work done by a boatyard. Yes you may mess it up but with luck you will learn. The main point though is that "There aint no repair shops in the middle of the sea". You just have to fix the problem when it happens or live without until you reach harbour. To this extent, sailing vessels have the advantage of posessing two sources of power, engine and wind. A motorboat with a failed engine is just a raft.
@@rogersaunders7858 That is somewhat true that equipment needs to be fixed in remote locations however the new reality is that the new components on RAN-II and other modernized sailboats will not be able to be fixed, because they are computerized, surface mount electronics, or even completely potted in epoxy, the only way to fix anything will be to replace the entire component with a complete replacement. These are superior engineering products anyway compared to anything in the past, so they likely will not fail. Which is fine because even if they do, as of recent years and global shipping, it is much easier to get replacements from online to anywhere, if able to wait and pay the import bribe/tax. Once I remove the diesel engine from my own sailboat and go electric then the engine will not be serviceable either, it will just be "unbolt and replace" in various types of large components. RAN-II is now such a complex boat with new motorized reefing, motorized anchoring, motorized winching, new electronic nav devices ... those components should last 30 years minimum without problems if the internals are kept corrosion-free. These boats which have problems "in the middle of the sea" are using either improper products or not refit properly from the start. Which is the real problem of not doing the work DIY. Relying on the boat yard workers. In southern California many of the boat yard workers are simply bad, sloppy, lazy, don't care, unqualified, untrained, unapprenticed, unsupervised, unaccountable. So it is hard to get a reliable boat from the start, with sloppy contract work done in the yard or in the marinas.
What a great demonstration and explanation of a lithium installation .I'll have to watch this a couple of times to let some of this knowledge sink in through my thick skull ! Thanks for sharing ! Cheers
You are an amazing tradesman Johan, especially as you're self trained. It's always great to see you working on your projects. Good to see you all looking relaxed and ready for the journey ahead. As always, a great vlog, thanks. :-)
Leaving old obsolete cables in place occurs in many places. During my working life our main film coating track had been upgraded many times but -- there was rarely any money allocated to removing old wiring. the result was that the ducts were crammed full of old cable which nobody could identify and did not dare to remove. One official attempt to remove unwanted cable was a disaster with the whole track out of operation for hours - very expensively. In retail terms, it was producing product at about £6000/ minute. No further attempts were made.
I was introduced to you guys way back through the Old Sea dog, Barry Perrins. I have watched all of your episodes and admire Johan's abilities. He is a problem solver like myself, except I generally work on people. Thanks for the videos. I appreciate the sights I will probably never see. Awesome job guys.
I'm 84 and a retired airline pilot, EE and cruised on a 41 ft sailboat for 29 years in Florida and The Bahamas. I think you should move the converters out of the engine room.
I like that you are using all victron components. I just built a small semi portable solar system for camping using all victron. So far it seems to be of great quality, and I like that I can monitor everything via Bluetooth.
If u ever replace normal batteries with lithium batteries, it is very important to have the same length on all the cables that goes to batteries. Or you will end up burning out 1 batterie all the time as that takes all the load. The sailing channel "O'Kelly's" just did vlog about this. Has something to do with when you use lithium batteries the electricity goes the shortest route ( cable ) so its one batterie that gets hammered all the time.
@@Android-ng1wn There is a video ( th-cam.com/video/ltnFHKyYqqE/w-d-xo.html ) that explains this from the lithium batterie dealer. just thought id mention it as it can get expensive to replace lith batt. It apparently is something they just found out about.
Johan, I’m so jealous seeing you doing all that work. I’m close to 80 years old now, but I would have loved to be there to help you with all that. About all I could do is hand you tools and be a gopher, but seeing you do such neat work is a joy. Safe travels, smooth seas and following winds!
Top Johan, thank you for the teaching, I did not know that you were in our boat on pier D, in Limhamn (ha ha)! You do not leave Sweden, you look around the world, Have a wonderful trip, good luck!
Good job Johan, great explanation on what, why and how your doing the electrical modifications, l always learn some thing from what you are doing. Ran II appears now to be in great condition to set sail once again, Malin and Vera look like they're ready to go as well. Thanks for sharing, fair winds and safe travels.
9:43 It's a small thing but if you place converters in parallel, I believe it's advised to make all (positive) cables the same length to avoid voltage differences. I'm not a specialist but that was something I did noticed in your setup. In this case the cables are very short, so maybe it will not be a problem. Also double check the settings of the converters. Good luck for upcoming adventures.
Great learning opportunity! I've never thanked you for doing your channel in English. I know it dramatically increases your audience but most importantly, it means I get to enjoy it and I do!
I thought it was excellent that Johan took the opportunity to reflect on what appeals to him in cruising life and share that with us. He articulated his situation extremely well...it was inspiring to listen to. A nice moment in the episodic adventures of of RAN sailing⛵😀👍
Hi Johan!
Case to say:
Thats a lot of work... just to get an empty space for the tools :)
Nice work.
The big advantage of doing things all by ourself is that we make them exactly as we want!
Sure some things takes more time, can go wrong... but even on those moments we learn something :)
Once again..
Great work on that battery system convertion.
And is almost time to sail far in the ocean once again :)
Cesar
Johan - you are so accustomed at tackling new disciplines from the strength of already being a craftsman - I think you overestimate both the confidence and ability of 95% of the worlds population to mirror your accomplishments.😉👍⛵️
Some people say that "there is nothing more permanent than a temporary electrical installation.". Well done. From Gabriola Island British Columbia.
"If I can do it then anyone can" - Er No! You have a clear and logical mind, plus the determination to learn and succeed.
Vera vacuuming, priceless!
He also is one half of a good team with Malin.
Vera made me laugh too, she obviously sees the hardworking parents and wants to learn.
Best part of Ran Sailing is watching Johan solve the numerous problems on the best kept sailboat on youtube!
Don't forget to label those cables. Nicely done Captain.
@The Rick My name is actually Johan Sölve so I had to read you comment twice to not just see my name 😂
Malin and Vera are so fortunate to have Johan to keep the sailboat in such good repair😊
Johan and Mats are my sailing heroes.
Your English is SO MUCH BETTER than my Swedish!
Thanks for this. So much to learn all the time.
Vary goot!
Johan - I think I've said this before but your English is as good or better than many of my "educated" friends. Also, thanks for your "cruising" thoughts - I share them 100%. As always, love seeing Vera grow up!!
Cruising is fixing your boat in different wonderful places
“U think there will be no obstacles. Its crazy that u never learn” i laughed so hard, its so recognizable and true!
I call them hurdles.
totally. i laughed very hard...a little too hard...at this.
The crew of RAN english is very, very good. A great family and crew. GOD bless. JC
Johan; it is rumored that there is a place in heaven for those that label their cables when making electrical modifications!
Oh Yes, but there is also a special place in hell for those who label them but incorrectly, or don't change the labels when they reuse the wires.
🤔 I never came a cross 'labled' wiring. Found many cut-off wiring, way to many.
Johan, I appreciate how you well you 1) Light up at each chance to learn by doing, and, 2) demonstrate "one learns by mindful, intentional doing", right down to labeling wires -- from an electrical engineer who's also a DIY tinkerer! Skilled hands like yours teach the bookish, vicarious academicians who have never held a tool, demonstrating who's understanding is truly real. Useful electrical safety tip: Put some shrink tube around your metal tool handles. It will help insulate you from +24VDC (and higher voltages) buzzing your body to ground -- even accidentally.
There are always obstacles with any project. The self-inflicted problem is accurately assessing their extents, solutions and trade-offs.
Blessings to you, Malin and Vera!
S/V "Windwalker"
You started by selling yourself short. I have been fixing all manner of things for 50 years and you are a very competent man and very capable. Just because you can do it does not mean most other will be able. you were being kind.
Another outstanding insightful video. I greatly appreciate your straight forward method of attacking projects. Your approach doesn’t make the task seem overwhelming.
After all these latest improvements (from top to bottom, mast to keel) your floating home is like new!
She's ready for the journey and we are ready to accompany you all along (by videos).
Fair winds and safe salty adventures to you three.
I have said it before but what a sleek and sexy boat. Nothing wrong by doing things hands on and learning by your mistakes as long as you don't let the smoke out of anything costly
Johan, great explanation of the rewards of boat ownership and systems troubleshooting!
Your right about learning as you go, its a bit like fishing with a small commercial trawler, you can not afford to get in professionals to sort out your problems all the time so you learn it yourself, I completely rewired my own 9 meter trawler but I wish I had labelled everything now as I can not remember what every wire is for.
Haven't seen one of those label makers in ages. That is awesome! Such a great video. Thank you.
Thank you RAN for 263
For a guy with no electrical background, you have a very strong logic circuit! Of course, a great attitude towards life also goes a long way.
Cruising = repairing your boat in exotic places!
Once again, Vera stealing the show. Now She Vacuum's too!! So Adorable!!😍😍
Huge smiles from our Family to yours from CA USA 😃😃
I’ve been watching you for a while. This was a really good episode - extremely informative (speaking as an electrical engineer - albeit one who has taken a different course since graduating).
Nice to see Blaze Cut in your engine room.
You are just being humble and modest when you say "If I can do it then anyone can" Even though that is not true, few have your "total package" of self taught abilities, but it's also a virtue for you to say it. Just another reason you have the best channel on TH-cam. Just an observation. At full tilt (40A) the DC to DC convertors dissipation may be much higher than the conversion efficiency stated on the spec sheet ( the spec sheet is at their "Sweet Spot in the efficiency curve") and they will actually not share the load as well as you would think, one will hog a bit more in most cases due to component variations in the power and control stage. (In practice using one large one would always work better than two smaller ones when doing load sharing like this.) This will make them hotter that you expect if you are running them at full load. I bet the spec sheet says ~ 89 to 91% efficient but they could be more like 84% at 20A each. So at a 240W load each you may see ~38 watts of dissipation each not ~21 Watts. That's about 76W of heat vs 42W. Heat will kill convertors faster than anything else. Watch for over temp alarms or shut downs when running the engine for a long period of time since they are in the engine room. I would put an air exit fan in there if it were me. Just blowing a fan across them would not do much. But I bet you "over-sized" them for the 12V load you will have because that's what you do when you design your systems, and my point is moot. Good job as always.
I like to use ferrules when installing a pinch wire connections. This protects the bare wire from fraying when pinched down, especially when you neeed to remove the wire and reinstall it again. If you don’t use ferrules you can tin then end of the wire with soldier to help preserve the wire strands.
I can relate to your comment about learning new things being one of the things you like most about cruising. I'm liking the learning aspect of building our bus conversion in a very similar way. I guess I'm basically building a land yacht. I'm sure this learning experience will be helpful when I eventually buy or build a blue water sailboat.
Not bad for a Viking , greetings from Amsterdam
Your talk about learning was great, that is one of the reasons I watch this channel. I feel the same way, I am 62 years old and I can't seem to get enough of learning new skills. If only we could get the younger generations to be curious about learning. A lot of skills are being lost today.
I have learned to not go into projects with preconceived notions. Almost all projects I undertake have at least one thing that doesn't go as planed.
And label makers are underrated.
My husband has been sick in bed with COVID so we have been avoiding each other for a few days since your videos are “our” thing and we are not cheaters we just watched last weeks along with this one. Still over our heads with the lithium battery exchange, but we would sure like to figure it out. We have a motor catamaran and do not live aboard but like our time on the hook in comfort. It helped to watch them together - but still seems complicated.
Johan. Have you installed an electrical ground isolator module? These prevent the boat from being a ground path and saves you zincs from excessive decay at marinas. This happens because marinas or other boats nearby have current leaks and the path sneaks though your ground system. They are simple and fairly inexpensive.
I completely agree. If you can do it, anyone can. I know for a fact that I could (and would) install the units in the wrong spot because I was working too fast. No doubt at all.
Always love your positivity and sense of humour, explaining complex tasks in language that even I can understand. Happy sailing and fair winds ⛵️
I can relate to Malin's enjoyment of being in a house. We only live on our boat for a week at a time in Connecticut. I can't imagine full time with a toddler. Vera looked so much older in this video - we love seeing her - she is so adorable!
Thanx for all the viking wisdom of exploration.
“Never mind the little things in life and life is nothing but little things “ - Vera adorable beautiful family .
Johan, you and Malin speak English very well. You are easier to understand than the Australians. Is Vera learning to speak English? I have never visited Sweden, so thank you for the tour.
Beautifully done, professional job. Very good attitude. I could not do any better and I have a degree in this subject. Great video, good talk.
That is a cool boat! ⛵
Great video! I think I would still install a shallow drip tray above the solar controllers for good measure. That way any incidental drips would just divert to the side. Cheers
The previous owner is a wonderful person for marking all of the wiring. Tracing out wiring on a boat/ship is a lot of work.
Such a big hatch in the cockpit straight above the most vulnerable parts of the boat should be completely watertight. For example imagine a wave into the cockpit
WELL DONE, all you need now is a Ham Radio license and a rig on the boat for H.F.. W4GSM but they run off of 12 volt.
I wholeheartedly agree with learning being a plus side. To me, the day I stop learning is the day I stop living.
That’s really heavy. Last winter I off loaded the 4 D house battery and reinstated two 4D batteries. We used the dingy motor lift to lower and raise the batteries to and from my truck. Then we used the boom to rig a line from a winch to raise and lower
15:35 Problem with doing all the DIY stuff is, buying the proper tools ($$$) and doing the job and messing up the first couple times ($$$ and time and extra spare parts needed, more $$$) and then storing the tools for next time (valuable boat space, weight of tools, and also avoiding rust on tools). Already have a small shop's-worth of tools on my boat and need to chuck the automotive-grade stuff to upgrade to marine-stuff like electrical crimpers. And then doing any project means completely ripping apart living areas so that motor oil greasy parts are sharing the counterspace with lunch cooking on the stove and floor space next to sleeping area is stacked with various chemicals like fiberglass resin jugs and carburetor cleaner. Other than that, boat projects are fun.
Hahaha! 😂 Spot on!
The cost of tools is trivial compared with the cost of having work done by a boatyard. Yes you may mess it up but with luck you will learn. The main point though is that "There aint no repair shops in the middle of the sea". You just have to fix the problem when it happens or live without until you reach harbour. To this extent, sailing vessels have the advantage of posessing two sources of power, engine and wind. A motorboat with a failed engine is just a raft.
I thought the whole idea of having a boat is the excuse to buy new tools.
@@rogersaunders7858 That is somewhat true that equipment needs to be fixed in remote locations however the new reality is that the new components on RAN-II and other modernized sailboats will not be able to be fixed, because they are computerized, surface mount electronics, or even completely potted in epoxy, the only way to fix anything will be to replace the entire component with a complete replacement. These are superior engineering products anyway compared to anything in the past, so they likely will not fail. Which is fine because even if they do, as of recent years and global shipping, it is much easier to get replacements from online to anywhere, if able to wait and pay the import bribe/tax. Once I remove the diesel engine from my own sailboat and go electric then the engine will not be serviceable either, it will just be "unbolt and replace" in various types of large components. RAN-II is now such a complex boat with new motorized reefing, motorized anchoring, motorized winching, new electronic nav devices ... those components should last 30 years minimum without problems if the internals are kept corrosion-free. These boats which have problems "in the middle of the sea" are using either improper products or not refit properly from the start. Which is the real problem of not doing the work DIY. Relying on the boat yard workers. In southern California many of the boat yard workers are simply bad, sloppy, lazy, don't care, unqualified, untrained, unapprenticed, unsupervised, unaccountable. So it is hard to get a reliable boat from the start, with sloppy contract work done in the yard or in the marinas.
"I feel it tingeling in my arm, but it's okay!" - this was just hilarious :D
What a great demonstration and explanation of a lithium installation .I'll have to watch this a couple of times to let some of this knowledge sink in through my thick skull ! Thanks for sharing ! Cheers
You are an amazing tradesman Johan, especially as you're self trained. It's always great to see you working on your projects. Good to see you all looking relaxed and ready for the journey ahead. As always, a great vlog, thanks. :-)
Thanks! 😊👍
Great video. Always learning.
I love the moral value I feel from you’re videos
Leaving old obsolete cables in place occurs in many places. During my working life our main film coating track had been upgraded many times but -- there was rarely any money allocated to removing old wiring. the result was that the ducts were crammed full of old cable which nobody could identify and did not dare to remove.
One official attempt to remove unwanted cable was a disaster with the whole track out of operation for hours - very expensively. In retail terms, it was producing product at about £6000/ minute. No further attempts were made.
Labelling the cables is such a good idea! 💡
Great to sea your skilles are grown.I follow you of the beginning.Great work.
The small bit of personal reflection really set this episode above average, thankyou
Great ‘can do’ attitude Johan. Really enjoy your boat maintenance videos. Please keep them coming.
Johan you are blessed with an incredible ability to problem solve. Great video as always thanks for sharing your beautiful family ⛵️⛵️😘
Thank you for sharing also technical videos! Always a lot to learn!
I was introduced to you guys way back through the Old Sea dog, Barry Perrins. I have watched all of your episodes and admire Johan's abilities. He is a problem solver like myself, except I generally work on people. Thanks for the videos. I appreciate the sights I will probably never see. Awesome job guys.
I'm still amazed at how spotless that engine and engine room are! Nice Work Johan!
I'm 84 and a retired airline pilot, EE and cruised on a 41 ft sailboat for 29 years in Florida and The Bahamas. I think you should move the converters out of the engine room.
Life long learning, when you stop learning your in the ground……good for you to learn that young.
Great video. I did not know if I should laugh or cringe when you crimped the cable ends using a cutting board as a working platform.
Happy weekend
Thankyou👍
awesome video as usual, really nice. thanks.
Short Cuts!!! Johan, You Done? You don't short cut anything,...not in your DNA. :) Safe Travels!!!
Thank you
That must be the cleanest and most organized engine room i have seen on a yacht.
Thanks, Jahon, for sharing your experiences with us; it is a great break from the crazy stuff of the world. Stay safe, enjoy your family. John 5:24
I like that you are using all victron components. I just built a small semi portable solar system for camping using all victron. So far it seems to be of great quality, and I like that I can monitor everything via Bluetooth.
If u ever replace normal batteries with lithium batteries, it is very important to have the same length on all the cables that goes to batteries. Or you will end up burning out 1 batterie all the time as that takes all the load. The sailing channel "O'Kelly's" just did vlog about this. Has something to do with when you use lithium batteries the electricity goes the shortest route ( cable ) so its one batterie that gets hammered all the time.
@@Android-ng1wn There is a video ( th-cam.com/video/ltnFHKyYqqE/w-d-xo.html ) that explains this from the lithium batterie dealer. just thought id mention it as it can get expensive to replace lith batt. It apparently is something they just found out about.
Thanks for your kind reply.
I respect that you left you’re mistake in the video it would easily been edited out on day we will meet Johan I respect you’re world
Happiness = learning + achievement + relationships.
Good clean wiring job. Thanks for sharing.
Johan, I’m so jealous seeing you doing all that work. I’m close to 80 years old now, but I would have loved to be there to help you with all that. About all I could do is hand you tools and be a gopher, but seeing you do such neat work is a joy. Safe travels, smooth seas and following winds!
Well done Johan, you look after your boat so well happy sailing
And...it feels soooooo good to accomplish the task!
Time for a beer after hawing all them old batteries.
Great that you will be sailing again soon
“Seems to be working perfectly”- I’m not surprised.
Your boat seems so much cleaner, neater and much more spacious than others. It must take a lot of work to keep it so nice!
Good episode. Informative.
Thanks for sharing.
Life is good~
I loved Vera helping with the chores. So cute.
Top Johan, thank you for the teaching, I did not know that you were in our boat on pier D, in Limhamn (ha ha)! You do not leave Sweden, you look around the world, Have a wonderful trip, good luck!
Good job Johan, great explanation on what, why and how your doing the electrical modifications, l always learn some thing from what you are doing. Ran II appears now to be in great condition to set sail once again, Malin and Vera look like they're ready to go as well. Thanks for sharing, fair winds and safe travels.
Yeah dude, it's so much safer going to remote places when you know your boat inside out. Nice job.
I adore your family! I learn from your family so many things. Thanks for sharing your lives with us ✌🏻💗☺️❣️
I learn so much from you two. Thank you. Excited to see what happens next!
Ahoy Ran,
Thanks for another great video!
9:43 It's a small thing but if you place converters in parallel, I believe it's advised to make all (positive) cables the same length to avoid voltage differences. I'm not a specialist but that was something I did noticed in your setup. In this case the cables are very short, so maybe it will not be a problem. Also double check the settings of the converters. Good luck for upcoming adventures.
Good stuff
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