Athene Refit Technical One less troublemaker Hopefully, this post will be of interest to one or two. After removing the teak deck and welding the rim…
Athene Technical Aquatec Watermaker A watermaker on board of a yacht sailed in Europe only? The investment and installation don’t make much sense, we…
Athene Technical Windpilot All long-distance sailors know the strain of a long voyage when someone always needs to be at the helm. Especially…
Athene Technical Solar power You may have heard stories from wizened sailors of rusted or cracked first-gen solar panels that couldn’t even keep a…
Technical Zinc Anodes At this point, I would like to pass on a tip. Since our previous supplier for zinc anodes has a…
Electric power Washing machine Hardly any topic is as controversial discussed in Internet forums and on the jetty as a washing machine on board.…
Electric power Alternator The alternator installed on the Yanmar 4JHE is from Hitachi. Already at idle, it charges the batteries with approx. 20…
Electric power Galvanic Isolator – Zinc Saver For years, we have sailed without it and didn’t even know the problem. The European Committee for Standardization has presented…
Electric power Circuit Breakers A separate chapter on circuit breakers (CB)? Actually, one should think these are standard products and not worth mentioning. Unfortunately,…