Next up in our refit is to redo the electrical system to a 48V Lithium system in our sailboat. In this episode we go to pick up our new LifePo battery cells and Victron inverters which is really exciting! We talk a bit about how the electrical system on the looks like today and what our plan is with the new system. We also go back to visit the sailboat after not being there for a while due to really cold weather. We make sure the sailboat is in good condition and also double-check some measurements for the batteries and inverters. In the second part of our battery build we…

Our sailboat has a swing/lifting keel that is quite unique and it was time for us to do a test-run to see if it worked. In this episode we double-check some thing on the generator, before we order parts for our electrical system renewal. We also brought some thing so we could do a test run of our swing keel. With the keel in its upright position we have a draft of 1.75 meters (5.7 ft) compared to 3 meters (9.8 ft) when in its downward position. If this function works as it should it will broaden our options of where we could anchor in the future. We are Thomas…

Winter has arrived to Sweden, but we braved the cold and visited the boat anyway. Making sure everything is alright with the boat. We also continue open up more thoroughly in the bow of the boat, which we haven’t have time for earlier.

In this video we are starting the engine that has been sitting for 10+ years. The time has come for us to make a first attempt to start the engine, after it has been standing for quite some time. As far as we know more than 10 years. We also make sure to cover some of the leakages in the deck a bit better and also try to start the hydraulic unit which controls some systems on the boat. We are Thomas and Petra and late August 2020 we left Sweden to start our first sailing adventure. We sailed for a year to the Caribbean and back again. October 2023…

In this video we go back to our new sailboat and focus on making sure it is secure for the upcoming winter months. We also continue going over the boat. We also mention a few things about what kind of sailboats we’ve been looking at prior to buying this one, and also a few words about how we ended up with this boat. Hope you’ll enjoy it! 🙂