It took converting my campsite into a workshop for the weekend, but finally, this Chester Yawl got a solar panel and electrical system. The primary motivation for installing electrical is to support a small bilge pump for keeping water out of the boat.
Posts Tagged ‘12V’
Solar Kit Installed
Posted in Aquatics, tagged 12V, Sailboat, Solar, Tinef on August 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This is cool to me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 12V, D3100, D3100 Car Charger on August 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Car charger for Nikon D3100 EN-EL14 Battery. http://www.boxwave.com/news/nikon-d3100-digital-camera-battery-charger-now-available/bwnd/pmfg/ This thing is great. If you want to charge a Nikon D3100 battery with 12 volts (or even plug into 120 volt outlets too) this charger is great. I like it even better than Nikon’s stock charger – which of course has no 12V option. For me, [...]
Solar kit coming together
Posted in Aquatics, Nomadics, tagged 12V, Sailboat, Solar, Solar Kit on August 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To make sure Tinef has electrical power on long trips, I’ve been building a small 12V solar system for the boat. It consists of a small battery, a charge controller, breaker, and 12V outlet (solar panel too, of course). The goal is to power a bilge pump to keep water out of the boat (no [...]
