Starting Our LITHIUM Upgrade! - Onboard Lifestyle ep.267
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew takes advantage of a comfortable anchorage and decide to start on phase one of an electrical upgrade on basik. We are very excited to be working with Battle Born Batteries and BougeRV on this project. With Zihuatanejo as a backdrop, it is difficult to not take a taco break and enjoy this wonderful stop. Come back next week to see what we do and where will be...see you then!
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I really like how you included the map for reference and the menu. Gives the viewer perspective.
Awesome! We are glad you liked that! We want to include more of that so our viewers get a better idea of where we are going and exploring. Have a great weekend!
In the movie Shawshank Redemption, Andy escapes from the prison and goes to Zihuatanejo, Mexico. This is one of my favorite movies, so seeing you visiting there remined me of the movie. Thanks for another great video.
Like Andy Dufresne says "get busy living or get busy dying."
Would have been a good episode for Morgan Freeman to narrate.
Teal would make a great teacher. He just has a calm pleasant way of explaining everything.
He is the Best! So patient and thorough. I sometimes test his patience just to get a rise out of him.....for fun. 🤣🤣
Thankyou 😊
I love it when you show working on the boat, especially the glass work.
I love that Linh gets so excited about Italian basil and Teal is so excited about how he's going to approach cutting out a panel. Peoples different interests and honed skills are a joy to see and celebrate.
Zihuatanejo, say hi to Andy and Red😁
Reference to the Shawshank Redemption.
Many years ago I was in Ixtapa (next door to Zihuatanejo) and this real nice guy local was trying to set us up with various activities. I had a T-shirt that changed colors when hot. The shirt clearly belonged ti him, I was just the guy who brought it to its rightful owner.
I give it to him, he put it on and I put my hand on his belly. He thought that was odd until I took my hand away and he could see how the shirt showed my hand print.
I saw him later wearing that shirt. Best memory of that trip.
Thanks for this episode for helping me remember that.
I like the addition of the map tracks. Nice effect.
I'm glad you like it.
Can't wait to see the other half of the battery and solar panels install next week!!!
0:30 I wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel, it's awesome! I came across it maybe 2 months ago and while waiting anxiously for each new one I thought I have to go back to the beginning and work my way forward....I still look forward to each and every new video! I love the fact that your journey is a true lifestyle and you have made every accommodation for Emma and she has adapted so well. All 3 of you are really great ! I came into boating in the last few years and my dream is to get a large monohull and head south from Canada. You are truly an inspiration please keep your adventure going!!!!!
Pretty slick catching the satellite picture of Basik.
It was pretty cool to find that as well. We weren't there long so the shot had to have been taken right when we dropped anchor.
I love a project, Take your time and record everything. Whoowho
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Another SUPER video, nice mix of local shopping and boat up-grades
Many thanks!
Another great episode. I can see a big smile on Teal's face with a new project in the works!
Another great video. Such is my regular Saturday morning therapy as a retired Cat sailor in waters around the Top End of Australia, been watching for quite a while but never commenting. Your various activities in each video are so entertaining. Thank you.
Thanks Robert! What kind of catamarans did you sail?
@@OnboardLifestyle my Cat was a Grainger 44, Aussie design by Tony Grainger, with added Sugar Scoops.I topped it up with all latest Ray Marine electronics and Comms. Bought it in Queensland, sailed it to Darwin where we live, had it for ten years, sadly had to sell it due to Ill health. That’s was six years ago, wishing I still had it now, but, I am 80 next birthday, so get my kicks now watching your weekly videos. Love you guys.
Replied with photo of my boat, and two votes on Facebook page. Cheers
I usually speed up my videos, but I slow it down to enjoy your videos.
I have four of the BougeRV 200w panels. So far I’ve been very impressed. They are more flexible and durable than most and the rated output is conservative. I was seeing 700-750 watts in late July in Desolation Sound (50 N latitude).
You guys are so nice to watch and listen too. TY for sharing your adventures
Glad you enjoy it!
Teal, great video. I love how you get the logistical plan before doing anything else. It always saves time and energy.
I would like to see longer videos though. For me, I really started getting into watching your project when the video suddenly ended...But, you can't have everything. See ya all next week. Oh, please have a lot of tacos for me...
Linh is a monster at getting all the details on the projects laid out and then gets working on the logistics of getting it to use as we travel. I don't know how she does it. I guess I can have more tacos, but what about the rest of the crew?
@@OnboardLifestyle If they miss standing in line...Oh well, it's their loss.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice shops in town. Everyone looks so good and healthy. 🎉🎉🎉 See you next time.✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨
Thought it was pretty cool that you caught Basik on the Landsat image, that was a seamless zoom-in. Bravo!!
That was pretty cool to see. That shot must have been taken right after we got there. What are the chances right?
Great pre-planing the battery placement Captain Teal. Careful lifting those batteries, you are almost healed, don’t hurt yourself again. God Bless. 🐻🙏🇺🇸
Great point! Thanks Jerry! How's the new book?
Teal I remember the days that you were on a serious waite reduction binge, And now what a change ? I can see you making a 90 deg and adding more under the seat's. Hang in there !
Our original bank was 6 Trojan T105 batteries @ 62 lbs/each = 372 lbs. Our new and improved bank has 8 Battle Born LiFePO4 @ 31 lbs/ea = 248 lbs. We can still add 4 more batteries to our system before it becomes heavier. We are still an ultra conscience weight sensitive boat. We firmly believe that keeping any multihull light is the safe, efficient and responsible thing to do.
I don't know who thought about the shot where you see Basik at anchor while listening to the oscillating tool. That's such a good story telling shot.
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Teal in project mode. It doesn't get any better.
compass cool as ice
Compass is the coolest crew onboard.
Kudos to Linh. Logistics is an art form.
Very true. She makes it look easy, but we all know how hard it is to coordinate these things.
@@OnboardLifestyle Hey guys, you forgot to ask people to vote for you. The other channels are asking for votes, and leaving links. You need to do the same 👍👍
Teal, love those multi-tools ! 👍 Remember the first time using one, the brain poof😳 of OMG this thing can do so many things!!! Only negative is the cutting blade$! Have you seen the videos of how to sharpen them? They seem to wear out pretty quick. So many little projects made easier with one of those. When is RYOBI going to give you a little pat on the back for showing off their brand on your projects!?! At least send you some free tools? Y’all stay safe and healthy,⛵️🇺🇸🍀
Extra power is always appreciated. Looks like Teal is doing a pretty good job of the new battery installation. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Looking forward to hearing how the BougeRV works for you! We’re looking to add to our coach roof.
We will definitely be letting you know. How's life in the PNW?
Good Morning from Lodi, California! I enjoy your videos.
Morning!
Painstakingly perfect work by Teal as usual. I also like Ryobi tools.
If you are looking at all electric boat. A company call Torqeedo. Don't know much about them. The dinky can be powered by an electric motor. Your catamaran can be powered by an electric motor. Even under way. The props can generate electric power back to the batteries. You can have a gas generator on board for a backup. Have a good time
I enjoy all your videos and especially the location map inserts that show where you are going, hope for more map inserts in the future, keep up the good work and good luck on the battery install.
Thanks, will do!
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Your videos are very intersting. I enjoy how you take the time to explore new places without being rushed. After investigating mooring ratess, cost of ownership, and upkeep: your style of cruising seems very cost effective. As someone who wants to retire early, your lifestyle looks better everyday. Thanks for taking the time to show the ereality of life on catamaran.
Say hello to Andy Dufresne
It‘s just there for a second but what are you using as compressor for that hookah dive?
Bravo😊
Sail on
My only question, have you found Andy and Red yet?!!?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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To give up propane, try a diesel oven like the ones by Wallas.
safe travels
Lihn and Emma always dress so beautifully, safely escorted by Teal. SV Basik new paint really is outstanding! Love watching what your next project will be.
Thank you Margie! Our paint is holding up really well! More projects coming up!
@OnboardLifestyle Lihn, how is your bottom paint holding up? My friends painted our MV MARGEEZ II with a very good anti- fouling paint it it withstood 3 years before I had to sell her and buyers had another 2 yrs cruising the Bahamas and Keys. All of you give me such pleasure.
I love 8am on Fridays. I've been wondering where you were going to put the new batteries. Let's just cut a big hole and put them in the storage locker. 🙂
It appears now you don't need clearance for the hydrometer testing of lead acid, a second level of LiFePO batteries may fit above the existing batteries in the future?
Hey now! Don't give the Captain anymore ideas! Lol
Let's go!!!
I noticed the check in and check out said “Tip If Available”…😂
Did you tip, and if so do you mind sharing how much?
The "TIP" is referring to your Temporary Import Permit. All boats traveling through Mexico are required to have it.
Great cutting, done like a master... ❤❤❤
Thank you! Cheers!
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Nice that you were able to make a deal with battery co and flex solar panel co. Not everyone can do this. A RV Ytuber recently switched out his 3 same co bats (300 ah total) for 16 280ah cells - 4 cells in series to make 4 12v bats (1120ah total) in just 33% more space. He was fine with the old bats, just wanted more power and had limited space. Flex panels a good idea when you run out of aft space. I do think bifacials would work on davits and give more power from reflected light, but they do weigh more.
Your location was the final destination in Shawshank Redemption movie, however the final beach shot was actually done on Sandy Point on St Croix.
Teal: Remember, your body is a Template.
All those years of being a construction contractor sure pay off.
Completely unrelated, but around 8:00 ish it occurred to me that you have a giant adjustment coming when Daughter leaves home because you're all together all the time.
A terrific job with the batteries mate. As I've always thought, you're not just a pretty face. Anyhow, your boat doesn't need THREE pretty faces does it? ❤❤❤
Great video, can’t wait to see the rest of it. The wiring I. Your boat is amazing and neat. Most boats I’ve been on the wiring is like a spaghetti mess.
Awesome, thank you! Hope Monterey is as beautiful as ever! Cheers!
Check out the Brava oven. Its electric to replace the propane oven, but it's a new technology so its fast like a microwave, but still can broil, back and air fry-- so you get nice carmelization on meats etc, unlike a microwave. Also a convection microwave can work too.
Teal you are such a perfectionist. Do you ever make mistakes?
It’s like you practiced on similar projects until you got it perfect.
I am very envious
I’d love to know hiw much you would sell basik lock stock and barrel. Including you and Lynn for staff. Hahahahahaha
Also Emma and puppy doo. We would just need extra rooms so that would be another project. To expand the boat.
Did you guys run into Andy and Red?
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what blade are you useing in your oso multi tool Teal
First 4:15 Linh, Like the hat. Quite becoming You make that hat look good. Emma, Love the hat!
Sailing Good, Bad, and Ugly became Homesteading Good, Bad, and Ugly. Sailing Uma became Gutting Uma. The O'Kellys became Searching for the Good Ship Bobby Fisher. Gone with the Wynns became Ashore with the Wynns. Sailing KIST became Kiss It Goodbye. Sailing La Vida Gypsea became COVID at Sea. But Onboard Lifestyle sails.
Work a little, sail a little.
Work a little, sail a little.
Work, work, work. Sail a lot, work a little more.
(With apologies to The Music Man.)
Zihuatanejo ??? Sounds like the same name from Shawshank Redemption. Run into Tim Robins or Morgan Freeman ?
Aside from the two new batteries you should consider the addition of 2 to 4 extra's just in case. Knowing you have the space is planning ahead............. Ya can't use what you don't have ............ it's a guy thang 😁🤣😂😆............. enjoy
You passed up the Volkswagon without taking a second look! I'm a car lover. The Vintage cars will always catch my eye and I can tell you what make and model they are. Not like these days when they all seem to look the same IMO. You ladies always look so stylish! Ema must love being able to share clothes with Mom now! I remember those days, and then I grew right past her. She wears a size 6 shoe and I wear a size 9 1/2! My foot seems to grow every year because when summer gets here my foot has gotten too wide to fit into half of my sandals! No fair! I'm glad you had fun at the market! I know I would have! Sorry you haven't heard from Tim and I for a while. We've both had some health issues and just haven't had time for TH-cam, trying to keep up with things that don't get taken care of when you're both not feeling up to snuff. We are on the mend and have missed you guys! Looking forward to next week!
Hey Tammie! Sorry to hear you and Tim have not been well, but we are so happy to know you are both on the mend. Mexico is so cool with all their Volkswagens. There are so many here! Emma and I still play the slug bug game. She is much faster at spotting them which means, I get slugged a lot. Lol Stay well and happy! XO
Did you run into Andy Dufresne or Red while you were there? See how long it take for you to figure it out.
What freight forwarding service did you use to get the lithium batteries to Mexico? And were they delivered to you in Barra? I have a boat in Barra right now and I'm looking to upgrade my batteries.
I have 2 contacts. They are both in San Diego. You ship items to them and they will do the necessary paperwork to cross the border and from there they will use DHL, or Baja Pack to get to you. You pay the taxes and fees to them ahead of time and they are good at calculating that. You can email us for the contact information. Good luck!
Never delt with Lithium batts, I'm an AGM guy, but, was always under the impression you never mix different aged batteries.. so I've always just made a different system then blended in at the inverter.. guessing your batt vendor is ok with this!! Something new to me..
My only issues with the flex panels were they dint bring in a very good amps per panel..
Maybe they've improved too
Battle Born Batteries are pretty high tech. They have all of our specs/info, calculated to see if it was possible to incorporate new batteries with our current system and preset them to our voltage. It is literally plug and play. These new flex panels are also new technology and much more efficient than their older ones and we will get into that soon.
@@OnboardLifestyle thanks.. the technology is changing faster than I can understand it...
That cabinet wall must have been original (pre-Teal)? I guess this because that's the first piece of plywood I've seen on your boat, I bet Teal was happy to remove it too 🤣
Do you lift your dinghy out of the water at night to avoid someone stealing it. What precautions did you use when you beached your dinghy like in this video so that when you got back from shopping, your dinghy was still there?
We lift our dinghy 2-3 times everyday and never leave it in the water overnight. More for growth then theft. It is very rare to have your dinghy stolen in Mexico, not to say that it doesn't happen, but we don't worry about it too much. Yes, we do keep an eye on it, and usually give a few pesos to an entrepreneurial local who will watch it and always help launch it afterwards.
The cat was ready to be adopted. Standing by dingy.
This town has so many cats running around. We did noticed there were a lot of local vendors who had a water bowl and food for them. Even the restaurants offered something for them.
why don't you stack the batteries on top of each other?
You really do very nice work. Question I learned over the years that when installing additional solar panels that they need to be matched or you would need to install another controller. I have never used the new panels your installing so I am curious as to how well they match up to your current setup.
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Was that a load baring wall? lol
Teal: I mocked up the Batteries.
" You know you guys are not very attractive , you look very drab in grey "
" I'll bet when you were kids the big Lead Acid batteries made fun of you because you were so skinny"
" Battleborn........Battleworn maybe "
Did you have a drink with the boys from Shaw Shank Redemption while you were there?
Linh might have. Lol
G'day Teal, how many fish did you BUY mate? It would save you wasting your time and effort TRYING to CATCH ONE. 😅😅❤❤❤ 😂😂
Why not stack batteries in same space?
Because there would be no access to the back wall where all of the connections are fused and switched.
I always wonder, is Emma obsessed with eye makeup, or are her eyes really just that pretty? ...I'm beginning to think it's the later, 'cause I've noticed over the last many episodes, her eyes always look so impossibly perfect. ...that, or she refuses to be filmed without her makeup on.
That is her natural eyes. No makeup needed. She obviously takes after me (Teal). Lol
I'm not saying who but, one of the three of you is growing up to be a very sweet and pretty young lady. I'll give you a hint: It's not Teal ;-)
Is the Capn really that small?
I noticed that every battery has a different length of wiring, but the sum of the length of the positive and negative wires seems constant. Is that common practice?
All of the batteries have the same length of cable. We paid great attention to make sure that each cable is within a 1/4" tolerance within the bank itself. The cables that enter and exit the bank do have different lengths.
CAD: Cardboard Aided Design... Heh...
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Nevermind "Thickened Epoxy" If a person took a shot every time you guys said "Im Exited" everyone would be drunk by the end of each video. 🤣
Question for you: I see you only sail coastal so do you have any plans to go to somewhere like Australia or Fiji or is Basik not a blue water boat?
By the way Great videos
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Lol, we do get excited over the littlest things. As for more Bluewater sailing. That is still in our plans. We decided to go a different route right now because Australia, Fiji and New Zealand are some of the reasons behind our change of course. The pet restrictions/costs are just not something we can afford as well as the trauma a quarantine would inflict on Compass. We had a family meeting on maybe having my sister take care of Compass so we can do the Pacific crossing and it was unanimous that we couldn't bear to send Compass away just because it wasn't convenient for our travels. We are a family unit.
Great stuff with looking out for Compass 👍 the only reason I asked is because Im a New Zealander and it would be good to see you sail over into the southern hemisphere.
I always suggest that people do not Daisy chain there batteries. All the loads go through each battery when doing it Daisy chain way. Right now you have 6 batteries and will have 8. I would have 4 battery packs ( 2 batteries pos to pos and neg to neg) then connect the 4 to a busbar for positive and negative. What this does is lower the amount of current that goes through each battery. That causes less heat loss and doesn't stress your batteries cells as much so they last longer. See daisy chaining makes your 6 batteries act like 1 battery pack which raises the C rating of charge and discharge. Even with the 6 I would have had 3 packs of 2 and with the new 4 packs of 2. You are already paying way to much for Battleborn Batteries so make them last as long as they can. I have 4 battery banks at my house and when my inverters ask for 10kw of power from them each bank provides 2500 watts so 1/4 the load. That means my 280ah cells are discharging at .21C. Your Cells are 100ah in your batteries. so 1280 watts is 1C. so if you need 2500 watts your battery on the end is giving 2C in Daisy chain method. With bus bars and 3 packs it would be .66C and with new setup .5C with 4 packs. Or if you kept each battery separate and to a busbar than .25C which is better yet. Lithium breaks down when stressed as does anything. So only using 90% of capacity and not going over .5C charge/discharge will prolong the life. My cells can last 3000 cycles at 100% discharge/charge at 1C. 6000 cycles at 90% discharge, at .8000 cycles at 80% discharge/charge even with .5C but mine never go over .21C. So at 8000cycles I still have at least 80% of my capacity to use for another well I think these batteries will out last me and I am 55. They are rated for 21 years. But that is 6000 cycles.
Wear a respirator!
Basik may be on the water, but really she just moves from one Teal project to another. OCD rules onboard SV/Basik.
Teal why didn’t you just stack them on top of the other 2 with a cheesy custom rack. I never thought I’d see you erode the structural integrity of Basik. Seats, benches and bulkheads are a very big deal in structural integrity.
Not enough room to stack the batteries in the compartment. The 1/4" thick panel that we cut away had zero structural value to basik. The superstructure of basik is constructed with Nidacore, a polypropylene honeycomb composite. By design, the exoskeleton is strong enough to support minor cosmetic adjustments with no problems at all. She is now 30 years old and showing zero signs of structural degradation.
@@OnboardLifestyle sounds good. I have started to see some ocean traveling cats start to have structural issues from very simple modifications. They are much larger than Basik. She is pretty compact.
Emma Suggestion. Translate to English the name of each location.
Enjoyed content but 6 separate adds is of putting
My solution to ads is to spend a few dollars a month for TH-cam Premium. I see no ads and the content creator still gets paid for my views. There are other benefits as well.
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Lol, we wish we were millionaires! Let us know how we can become that. Compass is too busy terrorizing the cruising community to have a girlfriend. He is currently a bully to one heeler, 2 chocolate labs and mix mid size dog. I don't think he realizes how small he really is!
That choppy Google Earth Zoom-In at the beginning always makes me feel puke-y for some reason.
Are you guys having trouble with your Editing Hardware?
Maybe you should fast forward through it.