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,…
Electric power Charger and sine wave inverter A Victron Multi 3000/12 V replaces the previous charger to ensure that the entire system is coherent. The MultiPlus is…
Electric power Batteries 6 Exide VRLA batteries with 748 Ah (C10) or 845 Ah (C120) guarantee sufficient power supply. These batteries are specially…
Athene Refit Refit at Peter Wrede in Neustadt, July – August 2016 Athene, a Dutch-built steel yacht, launched 1990, with about 35,000 nm in the wake, half of it on the Atlantic…