Congratulations on the tuna; I share your joy. A few years ago, I purchased an ebook form Dick McClary, "Sailboat Fishing", that transformed my fishing succcess rate;I thoroughly recommend. On insurance, I couldn't evenget insurance for my transàtlantic and so sailed with just 3rd party. Even then, Pantaneous would only insure to themid way point; 50°W. But in the same policy, they insured for Caribbean and Western Atlantic, up to 50°W ! Your boat is far more valuable than mine so 3rd party is probably unacceptable? Best wishes for the crossing; I thoroughly enjoyed mine.I look forward to the possibility of meeting inthe caribbean.
Great Tuna well done. A gaff is handy fir landing those big ones . In NZ we troll between 6 and 14Kph try and keep the lure in the boat wake Tuna love white water and speed. Great video loving the 360 footage👍
I really enjoy your videos which are probably the most professionally produced around, your media background shines through but I’m firmly in the Sam Holmes camp as regards the dreaded AG1 ! I know that promoting it must be a good source of revenue but even if you’re a vegetarian the diet that you live on doesn’t need supplementing. I’ve had the same rant at Delos so please don’t think I’m picking on you. Really looking forward to seeing your Atlantic crossing and I hope that you two limeys dodge the dreaded scurvy !
Thanks Guys. Glad to see you're back in Mahon/Menorca, as it's one of favourite places. Yes, the north and east coasts are nice, but also some of the south coast bays such a Trebaluger... If you're stuck for places to eat - as if - I can highly recommend Opera - on the Moll de Llevant - for really authentic Italian. And I'll be very interested to see how the new Solar panels perform.
The fishing rod is a big shock. Absorber the reel is just for storing the line. So lift the rod to pull the fish nearer and then reel the slack line onto the reel. Have the clutch on the real set so the fish if it's a big one can take line without snapping it. That's how you play a fish correctly. You've done one of the most difficult bits which is finding the right lure to catch the fish. Tight lines and fair winds
Following your channel from the start and you are a great inspiration for our future voyages. What a surprise to find out that we are anchored in the same bay on 2/8/23! Fair winds and following seas on your trip!
Nice to meet you this morning John hope you manage to get a good sail. We were hoping the Easterly would come through but we’re still bashing into a Westerly
Wow, you are reading about black holes and you get an information paradox (no fish / fish). Serves you right for getting a hard copy. Thanks for sharing your adventure ! As usual, great content, diverse and well produced.
Regarding the hydro-generator -- we've had a Watt&Sea 600 for 8 years now and it's not been terribly great. When it works it makes a whiney noise, that goes up and down with the boat speed -- so every wave in big swell. It does make some amps, around half what they say it should. One propeller per crossing, give or take. I am getting it repaired & two of the new propellers, the improved ones are apparently better in not getting broken and are better in Sargasso weed, but more expensive. If you can, just get more solar.
Congrats on your fish. Even that small a Tuna is best cut as loins, not stakes. This eliminates a lot of blood in your meat, as well. There are a number of decent videos of fishing folks cutting out Tuna loins. Try it, and see what you think? Fair Winds for Fair Isle! (Following Seas does not seem to be a big deal ... in that big pond you're in : )
Those solar panels looks interesting. I checked the dimensions but they seem quite large for the wattage they put out? 100w panels are almost as big as the 175w panels I have already.
Here are a couple suggestions: Our Yacht insurance for our crossing was Global Yacht coverage (broker John Strange). However I think he is a broker and reps for Great Lakes- They will not cover the USA. On the fishing side - it sounds like you left the drag of when reeling in the fish. Turn that off when you are reeling in and it will be easier. Also would say that rod and reel are to small. We fished on our crossing from the US to Lisbon and caught a 85 pound tuna and 55 pound Mahi Mahi- not to mention several smaller fish. Also suggest chatting with the fish lure people and they should tell you what is working now- that has helped us… Good luck
I see you using the e-propulsion electric motor and alternatively a gas outboard. Why two outboards and how do you decide to use one vs the other? I would love to get by with just the electric motor but worry about its power against wind and waves. I’m bringing my yacht down from Finland along the west coast of Scotland and the Uk on the way to the Med. Is an electric outboard sufficient or are there time it wouldn’t work well. Thanks for the advice,
We only have the eProp. It’s been all we’ve needed in the Med. Yes there are a few ( very rare) occasions when getting the dinghy on the plane and getting somewhere quickly might have been nice but compared with the massive advantages of having a light, reliable motor there’s no doubt electric is the way to go. I do wonder if that will still be the case in remote Caribbean / South Pacific anchorages though. Will let you know
@@svfairisle Sounds like it's working fine for you. One last question... Since the battery and in fact the motor unit and tiller can be removed wit hteh base still clamped to the transome, how do you secure it when left at a dingy dock? In the Caribbean it would be gone in minutes!
We have a 2 metre long bit of plastic covered wire, sold as bike locks. It has loops on both ends, so we loop it through a dock ring or around a tree, then put it through the handle of the battery before locking it to the engine clamps that stop the engine being taken off the transom.
Yeah a good whack with anything handy (winch handle, wooden club, crescent spanner, etc) is good enough, then cut the gills and drag them behind for a few minutes to bleed out. We have a 10’ ft piece of 6mm line with a loop in one end on the taffrail for the purpose. We also have an old towel handy on the deck to make it easier to control the fish whenever we have a lure out, along with gardening or fishing gloves hanging on the rail. Some people pour cheap alcohol (vodka, rum etc) into their gills to despatch them painlessly, but we’re not that squeamish and way too miserable to waste cheap alcohol in such a flagrant manner! 😢
Great video and nice fish!! Interesting on the solar, I will research this company. Keep the videos coming!! {Ps-this is a strange idea but a handline is easier to pull in the big fish then a reel!)
These too are so so sweet and never trying to endorse stuff for gain, I love the gear recommendations they produce and always objective. It’s also a free movie ?
For insurance try Hayes Parsons in Bristol. They covered us crossing to the Caribbean in 2021 when our existing insurer started to put crazy constraints in place.
I guess the port side doesn’t have the conduit so the wood block sits on the stronger edge of the big stringer? Can you not move the conduit and put the block across to the strong point? I would probably add way more glass to the top of the tank as well. I’m sure you will fix it. Andy UK
Yes don’t worry when you take 2 seconds to think about there’s a very easy way of doing this right, you will see in the next episode. What baffles me is what the hell went in at this stage of Fair Isles construction when everything else about the boat has been so overbuilt and super strong. My guess is it was done after shipping out from the yard in Thailand by some cowboy.
From experience, I would personally advise you against directly adhering flexible solar panels to gelcoat. Panels get very hot and will discolour and ripple gelcoat. You should have airflow. Efficiencies are impacted, too.
I think with the new strip the heat is very low ( I can’t be feel any) but in any case they are all fixed to wood we don’t really have gel coat inside, but good point
Hi Steve and Judy. I love your videos and it's a shame to see you lose a big fish like that, what you need is a fish hook to get the bigger fish into the boat. Fishing at sunset and late into the night, the fishing set being towed leaves a trail of luminescence as if it were a real fish. All the best, good fishing
@@PaulBKal Good night Paul. I don't know what it's called on pleasure boats, but on professional fishing boats we call it fish hook. It consists of an aluminum or stainless steel tube with a sharp hook at the end.
@@pauloramos8291 Yeah that's also commonly referred to as a fishing gaff, I guess to distinguish it from the fishing hook you tie onto the end of a fishing line with bait on it to catch a fish.
@@PaulBKal Agree on getting a long handled gaff. Also, let the rod do the work. Reel in line as the rod straightens and don't reel when the fish is pulling.
The Med is almost fished out in places. Try not to tighten the drag to early and tighten step by step, the idea is to tire the fish. Keep tension on the line at all times if possible. I know all this because I once caught a gold fish 🤔😂
@@judyaslett6209 I must say I got a little hungry looking at it 😁 It’ll be a sad day when you both leave the Med, but onwards and westwards. Thanks for all the wonderful videos you both post. Such a treat to watch…👏
Sorry if we didn’t answer it the first time. At the moment we tend to play ‘spite & malice’ which uses two decks, but is good to play with two and on a small table. For a long time we played Dominion, which is complicated game with its own cards, our kids play it as well when they come out but every time we try to teach it to someone outside the family they just don’t get it, I think you must have to have a slightly twisted mind to play it!
If your in port the next day no matter how big you would have made so meny friends, by giving it away. Need a gaff net not so good. Congrats on the wee one. HAHAHA.
They claim better efficiency and from what I’ve seen so far that is true. As I showed in the video they are good with partial shade and for the past week I’ve had the 200w CIGS panel on deck along with my big 400w fold out panel and it’s been giving almost as much power as that one which is very impressive. The other thing they claim is that it’s performance will not die off in a few years as other flexible panel tend to (my old one did) so I will keep an eye on that.
@@svfairisle The BougeRV panel comes in at 133 watts per square meter; a random SunPower panel I checked is 159 W/m^2. The diodes to help with shading do that but they lower the voltage of the panel and hence reduce its overall efficiency in ideal circumstances. Trade offs again :-(
Isn’t that the point. If you have panels that are in full sun then something like SunPower is ideal. However, in areas on deck the yield is higher because the panels are partially shaded most of the time? I will certainly consider changing our panels if Steve has a favourable report. Steve if you read this please make a diary note to update us in 12 months. Panels always look good when new, what is more important is a long term test.
@@seacrusader Yes agreed it’s the long term test that’s important and don’t worry I’m keeping notes! I’ve actually found out something interesting in the last few days. I’ve been scratching my head as we haven’t been getting the power I expected out of the ridged panels this year, it had dropped substantially and I though it could be down to general degradation (solid panel shouldn’t degrade quickly) But I’ve been having trouble with fuses, I replaced the glass in line ones that originally came with our first panels a couple of years ago as they were melting! I guessed the grub screw connectors weren’t up to scratch. I replaced with good quality 50A breakers but I noticed that if I clicked them off and back on now there wasn’t a decisive locking click. These seemed to be getting hot too and sometimes I could measure a voltage drop. So I’ve now replaced with a Megafuse box and magically my power from the panels has jumped right up! I think whatever was happening was messing with the MPPTs and putting them into float when the battery was not fully charged. Long term test on the bifacial panel is a thumbs up by the way. I thinking of changing by other two panels on the arch to bifacial in Gib if I can get hold of some.
Interesting, where did you get those figure can I ask? I’ve never seen them expressed as w per sq metre. Usually manufacturers quote percentage efficiency, Bourge quote 23% and Sunpowers top performing x22 panel is 22.8%, so that doesn’t match up with your figures.
Just wondering just how many make those ocean crossings without insurance (if it's that expensive). Is it a stipulation or voluntary? Congrats on the Tuna. Bigger rod and tackle next, move up to bigger fish.... 👏😂
They’ve moved to a farm now! I think they even changed the name of the channel to “Free Range Living” or something like that, I really enjoyed them sailing too. They caught a lot of fish and she has a talent for cooking virtually everything! They’re just as amazing farming and living basically off-grid though….
A net!? A gaff hook is what you need for that boat, now theres a poor fish swimming around with line and hook stuck in its throat. Fish properly or dont put lines out, its cruel.
I don't believe in fairy stories , you believe what you want , no need to bring your beliefs into a sailing post . I don't know what the swearing was .
I don't think the videos are made for Christians, just people. Using the word hate is much worse than any swearing, opinions on swearing will differ but we need less hate in the world.
We now use a paravane (or diving board) with very simple spoon lures and seem to catch enough fish under way to get sick of them. The paravane gets the lure down 4-5 metres into the column which seems to be the secret. Off the tropical coasts of Australia, this mainly gets us mackerel, which are delicious. This is our fishing guru: dreamtimesail.blogspot.com/2022/08/how-we-catch-all-those-fish-on-our.html
We’ve also found we needed a much stronger rod and reel, with good quality mono line, around 40 or 50 lb breaking strain. The quality of the line matters more than the breaking strain. And the quality of your knots in the line really matters too, otherwise you will lose a lot of fish and a lot of gear if you aren’t tying strong knots that don’t unduly weaken the line. We find we can be a bit more selective about what fish we keep and almost never keep tuna, in favour of much nicer eating fish.
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Congratulations on the tuna; I share your joy.
A few years ago, I purchased an ebook form Dick McClary, "Sailboat Fishing", that transformed my fishing succcess rate;I thoroughly recommend.
On insurance, I couldn't evenget insurance for my transàtlantic and so sailed with just 3rd party. Even then, Pantaneous would only insure to themid way point; 50°W. But in the same policy, they insured for Caribbean and Western Atlantic, up to 50°W !
Your boat is far more valuable than mine so 3rd party is probably unacceptable?
Best wishes for the crossing; I thoroughly enjoyed mine.I look forward to the possibility of meeting inthe caribbean.
Our friend James gave me a copy of Dicks book last night, looks great.
Great video as usual, maybe try pumping the Rod, ie lift the rod to say 12 o’clock and wind like hell as you lower it.
Great Tuna well done. A gaff is handy fir landing those big ones . In NZ we troll between 6 and 14Kph try and keep the lure in the boat wake Tuna love white water and speed. Great video loving the 360 footage👍
I really enjoy your videos which are probably the most professionally produced around, your media background shines through but I’m firmly in the Sam Holmes camp as regards the dreaded AG1 ! I know that promoting it must be a good source of revenue but even if you’re a vegetarian the diet that you live on doesn’t need supplementing. I’ve had the same rant at Delos so please don’t think I’m picking on you.
Really looking forward to seeing your Atlantic crossing and I hope that you two limeys dodge the dreaded scurvy !
Hope that’s the start of many fish suppers as you make you embark on your Atlantic crossing! 🙌🏻
Congratulations on the fish! It's always nice to have a good fish story to tell.
What fun passage and fab video as usual! Thank you.
I fished a lot of tuna of a sailing boat in the Mediterranean. You need a big sharp hook to bring the fish in.
Thanks Guys. Glad to see you're back in Mahon/Menorca, as it's one of favourite places. Yes, the north and east coasts are nice, but also some of the south coast bays such a Trebaluger... If you're stuck for places to eat - as if - I can highly recommend Opera - on the Moll de Llevant - for really authentic Italian. And I'll be very interested to see how the new Solar panels perform.
The fishing rod is a big shock. Absorber the reel is just for storing the line. So lift the rod to pull the fish nearer and then reel the slack line onto the reel. Have the clutch on the real set so the fish if it's a big one can take line without snapping it. That's how you play a fish correctly. You've done one of the most difficult bits which is finding the right lure to catch the fish. Tight lines and fair winds
Following your channel from the start and you are a great inspiration for our future voyages.
What a surprise to find out that we are anchored in the same bay on 2/8/23! Fair winds and following seas on your trip!
Nice to meet you this morning John hope you manage to get a good sail. We were hoping the Easterly would come through but we’re still bashing into a Westerly
Congratulations! A hook is nesesary for big fish! And it is just to carry on! Hope it was tasty!🧜♂️🧜♀️🕊🇸🇪
Wow, you are reading about black holes and you get an information paradox (no fish / fish). Serves you right for getting a hard copy. Thanks for sharing your adventure ! As usual, great content, diverse and well produced.
Regarding the hydro-generator -- we've had a Watt&Sea 600 for 8 years now and it's not been terribly great. When it works it makes a whiney noise, that goes up and down with the boat speed -- so every wave in big swell. It does make some amps, around half what they say it should. One propeller per crossing, give or take. I am getting it repaired & two of the new propellers, the improved ones are apparently better in not getting broken and are better in Sargasso weed, but more expensive.
If you can, just get more solar.
Good real world advice, thanks
Bigger net, and a gaff needed. Reeling from the shock - no pun intended.
Ah yes, the tale of the big fish that got away. 🙄 Thanks for the good laugh. Pro tip: Fish feed on the earnest.
Ha, had to smile! AG1 also sponsored Expedition Evans recently. World takeover? Thanks for the great video, Mahon now on our list.
From limey to AG1 😂
Great fishing success! That was exciting! And you're just getting started!!
Congrats on your fish. Even that small a Tuna is best cut as loins, not stakes. This eliminates a lot of blood in your meat, as well. There are a number of decent videos of fishing folks cutting out Tuna loins. Try it, and see what you think? Fair Winds for Fair Isle! (Following Seas does not seem to be a big deal ... in that big pond you're in : )
Thank You for this great video. Keep them coming
Wicked TUNA!!! CHEERS from HERE!!!
Come on you two, I climbed the steps in Mahon….I nicknamed them the steps of a thousand sighs 🥵🥵
Another great vlog 🎉 try the South African yacht insurers, I got it single handed some years ago😂
Those solar panels looks interesting. I checked the dimensions but they seem quite large for the wattage they put out? 100w panels are almost as big as the 175w panels I have already.
Oh yes, don’t worry about the orca skipper just keep snapping their tuna. I hope big one with brothers and sisters find you
First writing ... good video... I am Panama and go to Polinesia 🇧🇷
Here are a couple suggestions:
Our Yacht insurance for our crossing was Global Yacht coverage (broker John Strange). However I think he is a broker and reps for Great Lakes- They will not cover the USA.
On the fishing side - it sounds like you left the drag of when reeling in the fish. Turn that off when you are reeling in and it will be easier. Also would say that rod and reel are to small. We fished on our crossing from the US to Lisbon and caught a 85 pound tuna and 55 pound Mahi Mahi- not to mention several smaller fish. Also suggest chatting with the fish lure people and they should tell you what is working now- that has helped us…
Good luck
Yeah not sure about the fishing lure people. As an old fisherman once told me, “most lures are better designed to catch fishermen, than fish.”
Can't wait to see that beautiful boat out crossing the Atlantic.
I see you using the e-propulsion electric motor and alternatively a gas outboard. Why two outboards and how do you decide to use one vs the other? I would love to get by with just the electric motor but worry about its power against wind and waves. I’m bringing my yacht down from Finland along the west coast of Scotland and the Uk on the way to the Med. Is an electric outboard sufficient or are there time it wouldn’t work well. Thanks for the advice,
We only have the eProp. It’s been all we’ve needed in the Med. Yes there are a few ( very rare) occasions when getting the dinghy on the plane and getting somewhere quickly might have been nice but compared with the massive advantages of having a light, reliable motor there’s no doubt electric is the way to go. I do wonder if that will still be the case in remote Caribbean / South Pacific anchorages though. Will let you know
@@svfairisle Sounds like it's working fine for you. One last question... Since the battery and in fact the motor unit and tiller can be removed wit hteh base still clamped to the transome, how do you secure it when left at a dingy dock? In the Caribbean it would be gone in minutes!
We have a 2 metre long bit of plastic covered wire, sold as bike locks. It has loops on both ends, so we loop it through a dock ring or around a tree, then put it through the handle of the battery before locking it to the engine clamps that stop the engine being taken off the transom.
Nice fish and Great sailing! I agree with the previous comment. You should look for a long gaff. Also brain and bleed as soon as possible.
Yeah a good whack with anything handy (winch handle, wooden club, crescent spanner, etc) is good enough, then cut the gills and drag them behind for a few minutes to bleed out. We have a 10’ ft piece of 6mm line with a loop in one end on the taffrail for the purpose.
We also have an old towel handy on the deck to make it easier to control the fish whenever we have a lure out, along with gardening or fishing gloves hanging on the rail.
Some people pour cheap alcohol (vodka, rum etc) into their gills to despatch them painlessly, but we’re not that squeamish and way too miserable to waste cheap alcohol in such a flagrant manner! 😢
Great video and nice fish!! Interesting on the solar, I will research this company. Keep the videos coming!! {Ps-this is a strange idea but a handline is easier to pull in the big fish then a reel!)
Yes everything is pointing to handlines as the way to go
White or red clover, put in the blender , you have to remove the stems!!! , let sit for 5 minutes, skim the light part off the top
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Are you sure you didn’t buy that fish ? 😂👍
Love it when a TH-camr tries ag1 and says stuff that. I’m not endorsing it. No matter how much they pay.
I endorse stuff I use and like. If I don’t like it I don’t endorse it. Agreed
@@judyaslett6209 thx Judy. I appreciate honesty above all else.
These too are so so sweet and never trying to endorse stuff for gain, I love the gear recommendations they produce and always objective. It’s also a free movie ?
For insurance try Hayes Parsons in Bristol. They covered us crossing to the Caribbean in 2021 when our existing insurer started to put crazy constraints in place.
thank you!
I guess the port side doesn’t have the conduit so the wood block sits on the stronger edge of the big stringer? Can you not move the conduit and put the block across to the strong point? I would probably add way more glass to the top of the tank as well. I’m sure you will fix it. Andy UK
Yes don’t worry when you take 2 seconds to think about there’s a very easy way of doing this right, you will see in the next episode. What baffles me is what the hell went in at this stage of Fair Isles construction when everything else about the boat has been so overbuilt and super strong. My guess is it was done after shipping out from the yard in Thailand by some cowboy.
@@svfairisle yes I expect you are right the wooden block looked out of place when you see how the rest of the boat is built.
You need a fish gaff to help get the fish aboard. Nets only help with small fish.
From experience, I would personally advise you against directly adhering flexible solar panels to gelcoat. Panels get very hot and will discolour and ripple gelcoat. You should have airflow. Efficiencies are impacted, too.
I think with the new strip the heat is very low ( I can’t be feel any) but in any case they are all fixed to wood we don’t really have gel coat inside, but good point
Hi Steve and Judy. I love your videos and it's a shame to see you lose a big fish like that, what you need is a fish hook to get the bigger fish into the boat.
Fishing at sunset and late into the night, the fishing set being towed leaves a trail of luminescence as if it were a real fish.
All the best, good fishing
Arh! That’s interesting, didn’t think about luminescence
by fish hook, I presume you mean gaff hook
@@PaulBKal Good night Paul.
I don't know what it's called on pleasure boats, but on professional fishing boats we call it fish hook.
It consists of an aluminum or stainless steel tube with a sharp hook at the end.
@@pauloramos8291 Yeah that's also commonly referred to as a fishing gaff, I guess to distinguish it from the fishing hook you tie onto the end of a fishing line with bait on it to catch a fish.
@@PaulBKal Agree on getting a long handled gaff. Also, let the rod do the work. Reel in line as the rod straightens and don't reel when the fish is pulling.
The Med is almost fished out in places. Try not to tighten the drag to early and tighten step by step, the idea is to tire the fish. Keep tension on the line at all times if possible. I know all this because I once caught a gold fish 🤔😂
I would prefer small fish too😊 The Bonito was lovely
@@judyaslett6209 I must say I got a little hungry looking at it 😁 It’ll be a sad day when you both leave the Med, but onwards and westwards. Thanks for all the wonderful videos you both post. Such a treat to watch…👏
At your next port 1st moor/anchor/or tie up then get a gaff & large net....gaff first!...LOL
Yes I’ve been on the look out for one, more difficult to find than you might think here
Yes I’ve been on the look out for one, more difficult to find than you might think here
Try Edward William Marine Insurance
I have asked this before but that answer is long lost! What card game do you play to while the time away? Apologies for asking again ;)
Sorry if we didn’t answer it the first time. At the moment we tend to play ‘spite & malice’ which uses two decks, but is good to play with two and on a small table. For a long time we played Dominion, which is complicated game with its own cards, our kids play it as well when they come out but every time we try to teach it to someone outside the family they just don’t get it, I think you must have to have a slightly twisted mind to play it!
@@svfairisle you did answer. I mislayed your reply so the apology is all mine. Thanks keep up with the mixture of technical travel and sailing videos
If your in port the next day no matter how big you would have made so meny friends, by giving it away. Need a gaff net not so good. Congrats on the wee one. HAHAHA.
Interesting about those BougeRV panels: you gain in convenience and flexibility but you lose in efficiency.
They claim better efficiency and from what I’ve seen so far that is true. As I showed in the video they are good with partial shade and for the past week I’ve had the 200w CIGS panel on deck along with my big 400w fold out panel and it’s been giving almost as much power as that one which is very impressive. The other thing they claim is that it’s performance will not die off in a few years as other flexible panel tend to (my old one did) so I will keep an eye on that.
@@svfairisle The BougeRV panel comes in at 133 watts per square meter; a random SunPower panel I checked is 159 W/m^2. The diodes to help with shading do that but they lower the voltage of the panel and hence reduce its overall efficiency in ideal circumstances. Trade offs again :-(
Isn’t that the point. If you have panels that are in full sun then something like SunPower is ideal. However, in areas on deck the yield is higher because the panels are partially shaded most of the time? I will certainly consider changing our panels if Steve has a favourable report. Steve if you read this please make a diary note to update us in 12 months. Panels always look good when new, what is more important is a long term test.
@@seacrusader Yes agreed it’s the long term test that’s important and don’t worry I’m keeping notes! I’ve actually found out something interesting in the last few days. I’ve been scratching my head as we haven’t been getting the power I expected out of the ridged panels this year, it had dropped substantially and I though it could be down to general degradation (solid panel shouldn’t degrade quickly) But I’ve been having trouble with fuses, I replaced the glass in line ones that originally came with our first panels a couple of years ago as they were melting! I guessed the grub screw connectors weren’t up to scratch. I replaced with good quality 50A breakers but I noticed that if I clicked them off and back on now there wasn’t a decisive locking click. These seemed to be getting hot too and sometimes I could measure a voltage drop. So I’ve now replaced with a Megafuse box and magically my power from the panels has jumped right up! I think whatever was happening was messing with the MPPTs and putting them into float when the battery was not fully charged. Long term test on the bifacial panel is a thumbs up by the way. I thinking of changing by other two panels on the arch to bifacial in Gib if I can get hold of some.
Interesting, where did you get those figure can I ask? I’ve never seen them expressed as w per sq metre. Usually manufacturers quote percentage efficiency, Bourge quote 23% and Sunpowers top performing x22 panel is 22.8%, so that doesn’t match up with your figures.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 great video
Just wondering just how many make those ocean crossings without insurance (if it's that expensive). Is it a stipulation or voluntary? Congrats on the Tuna. Bigger rod and tackle next, move up to bigger fish.... 👏😂
From my investigations the vast majority go with no insurance or third party.
From what I am reading a good hand line is the way forward. And it seems most people cross without full insurance
@@svfairisleget a proper one from Fairwater Fishing.
What store is the solar panel discount on
Just added it to the description
I could not see the AG1 link....Richard
Just fixed that. Thanks for the prompt!
Need a gaff with a 6 foot handle
Fish feed at night😂😂😂
Watch Free Range Sailing.
They’ve moved to a farm now! I think they even changed the name of the channel to “Free Range Living” or something like that, I really enjoyed them sailing too. They caught a lot of fish and she has a talent for cooking virtually everything! They’re just as amazing farming and living basically off-grid though….
A net!? A gaff hook is what you need for that boat, now theres a poor fish swimming around with line and hook stuck in its throat. Fish properly or dont put lines out, its cruel.
Yes that’s why you’ll see I’ve bought a gaff in the next episode, watch properly or don’t make comments ;)
Some people shouldnt fish Lol
No one likes a tease.
We like your channel but we hate it when you swear. Pls think of the Christians who like sailing but don’t like the name of their Saviour misused.
I dont want to start any blasphemous rumours but I think that God's got a sick sense of humor
@@grandsoleil56
Gotta be deranged if responsible for some of the stuff that happens.
I don't believe in fairy stories , you believe what you want , no need to bring your beliefs into a sailing post . I don't know what the swearing was .
@@melvynparkerson9984 I even re watched it to try and find the swearword
I don't think the videos are made for Christians, just people. Using the word hate is much worse than any swearing, opinions on swearing will differ but we need less hate in the world.
We now use a paravane (or diving board) with very simple spoon lures and seem to catch enough fish under way to get sick of them. The paravane gets the lure down 4-5 metres into the column which seems to be the secret. Off the tropical coasts of Australia, this mainly gets us mackerel, which are delicious. This is our fishing guru: dreamtimesail.blogspot.com/2022/08/how-we-catch-all-those-fish-on-our.html
We’ve also found we needed a much stronger rod and reel, with good quality mono line, around 40 or 50 lb breaking strain. The quality of the line matters more than the breaking strain. And the quality of your knots in the line really matters too, otherwise you will lose a lot of fish and a lot of gear if you aren’t tying strong knots that don’t unduly weaken the line. We find we can be a bit more selective about what fish we keep and almost never keep tuna, in favour of much nicer eating fish.