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@marvelouswonderful 8 күн бұрын
Cool. What boat is that? Seems ideal for me.
@Tom-seahorse 8 күн бұрын
she is a solaris sunstar 32 made in 1996 I have a boat tour video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4WZdGqsiM90ntEsi=DkRCgUTYCzmQtx0N
@flu-tube 12 күн бұрын
what model is the rotary encoder?
@Tom-seahorse 12 күн бұрын
Its an m5 Dial from M5 Stack. I have been testing and am impressed. I have not. installed on my boat and it is not marine grade. Buy here (currently on back order) shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-dial-esp32-s3-smart-rotary-knob-w-1-28-round-touch-screen?variant=44064386875649
@gekker 12 күн бұрын
Great information. Music is too loud, it makes it hard to hear you.
@Tom-seahorse 12 күн бұрын
Sorry about that I will lower the level in the next video. Thanks for the feedback. Tom
@flasher702 12 күн бұрын
Links to the specific parts and just being realistic about how much they cost is much appreciated. Suggest avoiding inserting your opinion about if it's cheap or not, let us decide that ourselves. Instead, include relevant information (like how much a competing product from Raymarine costs). Should probably also mention when you use things that are not marine grade, and how much it matters for that specific item and how you are using it. M5 Stacks all inside? Will the ebook reader survive tropical climate? Internet is full of videos of things people built that don't actually work in the long run. Just be realistic if something is definitely marine grade and should last until the next refit, or if it isn't marine grade but you are using it in a way that it should still work. When you combine these two pieces of advice, you also sound really smart: "For 130€ mounting the ebook reader inside where it shouldn't get wet or have moisture buildup it will hopefully last a long time vs a 610€ Raymarine i70s display." Really specific information too early can be confusing. Keep things more general until you are ready to explain how the really specific detail fits into the larger picture. (ex: 6 M5 stacks? Why so many? For what? Where? How? They won't all fit on that panel along with 2 other screens. We have more questions than answers. Just say ~"some M5 stacks"). In a conversation, you would get feedback allowing you to adjust the level of detail and/or explain things as you go, but in a monologue you need to be a little more deliberate. Label the links (worst offender is the "shorturl" link, but you wouldn't even need a short URL if was a list of names followed by a link) openplotter link is broken (typo) add link for the fuse box remove link and mentions of Navionics (they aren't in this video. And it's confusing why you specifically tell us you have a backup nav software and then say you don't recommend it.) remove mentions and links for Samsung products (again, not in this video, and kind of confusing. Is "android phone for screen casting" what you are trying to tell us? ) The M5 stacks and the 16" screen are actually not in this video, but they should have been. If you edit the picture of the cabinet door so that it shows the planned layout with the 16" screen, M5s, e-ink etc. you can really really tie it all together. Should be a quick edit and repost. Good luck! Do you have any requests for information from US? I have experience with Moitessier2 HAT, MacArthur HAT, Maiana AIS, OpenPlotter, OpenCPN, O-charts, Victron stuff (Their accessories are all overpriced. Their solar charge controllers are worth the extra cost due to high quality of hardware and software.). People might be interested to track down any other random bit of info you might need too. Post your shopping list and get free advice. Other things I noticed: - Are you sure you want to mount the fuse box to the door? Cable routing will be easier if you mount it to the inside of the box. - Are you sure you want to leave all that carpet in the cabinet? Might not be so good for moisture or heat. Suggest closed cell foam for the exterior walls and none for the interior. - Supposedly the cool kids are using AvNav instead of OpenCPN now: open-boat-projects.org/en/avnav/ As I understand it: It's plotter software that runs as a webserver, so you can connect to it from any device on your boat (typically a tablet in the cockpit and the same RaspPi it is running on at the nav desk) and it "just works" instead of all the various things people have tried to do to get OpenCPN working in the cockpit that end up being hard to set up and/or more expensive than commercial chart plotter and/or fail prematurely.
@Tom-seahorse 12 күн бұрын
Thanks this is all realy good advice. I will delete sone of the links as they will be explained in future videos. I am new to this and will be doing weekly update videos of my progress and I expect to get some things wrong and will be updating as I progress and showing what works and what fails. I will never be fully dependent on any of this as I have charts and a lot of working old marine grade equipment already installed that you can see in see my boat tour video. I am looking for a marine grade rugged android tablet for use at the helm if any one can recommend one they have used.
@johnny427 12 күн бұрын
Heyhey it is a cool project. Can you please share some detailed information about the modified ebook reader? (which is a great stuff!)
@Tom-seahorse 12 күн бұрын
Yes, sure, I will do this in an upcoming video.
@tomcampbell5498 14 күн бұрын
Hi if you have any requests for more information and what to include in my next video. Please ask here. Tom from sailing seahorse
@NicoW-r7p 17 күн бұрын
can you share your Github link?
@TomCampbell-t5y 2 ай бұрын
I want to watch this video but youtube says its not available to view from New York?
@Tom-seahorse 2 ай бұрын
I will look into this
@DuncanMortimer-yc9ui 3 ай бұрын
Really interesting boat and set up Tom. Thanks for sharing. I'm veery much looking forward to following your digitalisation progress. Some very interesting ideas afoot 😊 Also looking forward to seeing videos featuring her under sail, No pressure mate! 🙏
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the interest. I am planning my next two videos one on installing the new electronics and one on me buying seahorse. remember to subscribe - Tom
@ervinslens 3 ай бұрын
Lovely work man, love your content! Is always diverse and never monotonous!
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy it! I enjoyed making it.
@SAILBOATJACARANDA 3 ай бұрын
Cool stuff
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@janozard1177 3 ай бұрын
What a fabulous trek.
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Thanks. I am half way on the walk today One week left.
@Comis-k8p 3 ай бұрын
Wow it’s beautiful 🤩 thank you for showing such beautiful places for us to see 🙏❤️
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
My pleasure 😊
@mikehammer5476 3 ай бұрын
nice human sized boat, i can compare her with my fountaine pajot maldives 32. Didn't circumnavigate but took me from Greece to the caribbean and back. Cheers.
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Today's large catamarans are more like floating apartments than sailboats. When I do a video of how and why I bought seahorse I will show some other very interesting boats I seriously considered.
@dare28 3 ай бұрын
Nice video, enjoy your travel...
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
I used new video editor app today as my old favourite lumafuaion keeps crashing and was driving me crazy. Please excuse sound issues and repeat clips I need to get used to using CapCut. Tom
@jameseley-g1r 3 ай бұрын
hi tom so what r ur plans i would love to travel with u if u crosss to the philippines i can cover all the cost for the trip food or if the boat needs any think please get back to e thanks
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Hi I do plan to visit the Philippines for a few months but I won't be there for 2 years or more. I want to see the world as I travel so I'm not rushing. I would be happy to talk to you about joining me
@Nomadic-canadian 4 ай бұрын
Beauty of a video man. All the best to you
@Tom-seahorse 3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@hollieboptv2996 4 ай бұрын
what sea class is your cat rated for A B or C ?
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
The registration plate has no class. Did they have them defined in 1996?
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
She is very strongly built and has safety systems. eg an escape hatch under the bridge see deck floor.
@hollieboptv2996 4 ай бұрын
looking forward to watching raspberry pi integration with the cat , i have always dreamed of putting a pi into an old radar display to play retro games on , in the past i installed pi's into old apple macs , cant beat a bit of tinkering
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
I am designing the pi box. It needs to be water proof so I was thinking of a high quality locking gaskets tupperware box. Inside a plywood box.
@Jim-jh9bd 4 ай бұрын
to much detail could cut the video by 30% and get the same results. Like to see it sailing
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
I agree I should have made 2 videos one on deck boat tour and one below deck tour. I am new to video making. My next video is going to be about buying her and how much she cost!
@jameseley-g1r 4 ай бұрын
hi tom do u have any plans on takeing ur boat across to the philippines
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Yea I plan a full circumnavigation and will be returning to the Philippines and Indonesia and Malaysia but it will take a few years. 👍
@jameseley-g1r 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse well tom im british and philippineo ccitizen and i would like to go with u i have money to buy any think we need for the boat i will pay for all the food i plan to retire in the philippines my wife is from there and my children to so if u would like to take me with u i will be happy
@jameseley-g1r 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse can i ask why is it going to be a few years is it because the boat is not ready or u just dont have the money yet what is ur reason
@jameseley-g1r 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse i did the trip befor when i was 9years old with my friend he was 23 years and he was the 1 who teach me how to sail a boat we did it on a 28foot boat
@dukeallen6562 4 ай бұрын
You didn’t think to clean it up before filming?
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Next time 👍
@garethevans9789 4 ай бұрын
Looking forward to hearing more. (The plumber looked at my funny when I said you have to talk to the lightbulbs.🤷♂)
@garethevans9789 4 ай бұрын
Another CS/ electronics geek here (have 4 Pi's within arm's reach, some arduinos etc and a couple of robotic arms). That ESP32 dial/ display looks like another project to start... That car radio will be using two 12v power inputs: One when it is powered, the other is constand/ stand by, it's easy to sort. Also, if your're running anything heavy on those buck converterters, I'd add heatsinks so they last longer.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Thanks that's good advice about the radio and heatsink.
@mikaeelshabazz5376 4 ай бұрын
Very interested in seeing how your catamaran sails. Thanks for sharing
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Coming soon!
@NeilMac-s6f 4 ай бұрын
What did you pay for it? Too much by the sounds of this video
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
I would like to do a video on buying a 1990's sailboat. First I would ask people to watch my boat tour. Then get them to post how much they would pay for this yacht in the comments then at the end go through the details of how much I paid. I think this would be an interesting video. What do you think would people like to watch this?
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
As a test how much would you pay for this catamaran?
@jamesallen7750 4 ай бұрын
Hi Tom. Just had this video suggested by the algorithm. I’ve no idea what these sort of boats are worth but would be interested to find out! Subscribed!
@minibigs5259 4 ай бұрын
Came for the boat - stayed for the HA, Mesh etc!!! Excellent 👌
@georgewhitehouse8630 4 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH3HapRnm7eLbM0si=L6Rq-xDQb3PF8uCf❤this is how I introduce myself
@georgewhitehouse8630 4 ай бұрын
I am a little bit of a sailor ❤❤
@georgewhitehouse8630 4 ай бұрын
19 foot monohull
@sassy-pants 4 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your boat! Look forward to seeing more videos
@LoveLife-SailingSYTossan 4 ай бұрын
Cool boat mate she’s the one I was approaching to buy before we purchased our boat last November
@alanbutterworth4219 4 ай бұрын
WOW! You've just appeared at the right moment for me. I'm currently completing a 40ft catamaran that will be solar powered. In 6 weeks I will have been working on her for a year now, and hope to be at the end of the sanding, fairing and painting. Your electronics projects sound right up my street as I want to install an Open CPN system on my cat. I have an 'off-grid' solar system on my house in Manchester that uses an Orange Pi with Solar Assistant software to monitor and control it, so I have some basic understanding of control systems, but need help with identifying what hardware (tranducers, NMEA link boxes? etc) I need to make a working system, especially since it is a new build with no existing hardware. Anyway, good luck with the channel.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Keep me updated with your build. I will do some detailed videos on my electronics and systems. Did you build from off the shelf plans. I looked at this build kit schionningdesign.com/arrow-1201/ it is a very fast lightweight catamaran. I would need help and a build shed so I looked at second hand boats and bought Seahorse.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
and schionningdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SDI-Schionning-Designs-International-Arrow-1201-Catamaran-Study-Plan-A4-.pdf
@alanbutterworth4219 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse Hi, I took over this project last Nov (2023) after the original builder sadly died in late 2018. Nothing had been done since then, although the shell of the cat was finished (apart from the back of the saloon). I have been documenting the build and will release the videos once the cat is on the water. I read somewhere that building a 40ft cat from scratch for one person is a five to seven year project and I agree with that. This cat has already had the input of 'one man' for four and a half years. I should add this is a power catamaran, originally designed with two 60HP (or bigger) outboard engines. I have had two 15kW @ 48V electric outboards made by an Austrian company called Aquamot. They are supposedly the equivalent of a 38HP petrol outboard. The cat has a 6kW solar array (2 x 3kW) and 90kWh of LiPO4 batteries (2 x 45kWh). I also will carry two 2.5kWh petrol inverters and have two x 250L petrol tanks. I don't know if you follow 'Sailing Elektra' channel? It will be similar to what he has, minus any sails. Happy renovating.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Sounds really interesting!
@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 4 ай бұрын
Smart little cat facinated by the rotating rig ... I think when you were talking of downwind sailing you ment to say the rig can be set at right angles to the wind... And or the hull axis.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
That is correct. She sails well down wind. All I need to do is ease the single sheet until the booms are at right angles to the boat. no poles or preventers, or sail adjustments needed,
@frommyashesrisenrebornredemed 4 ай бұрын
33:23 You have a message (mobile notification) xD Great looking boat. i've seen your boat here and there on internet (on the search for catamaran plans and ideas) ..... :) I like its shape.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
She has an interesting construction. The port and starboard hull moulds were a single unit so she is made of two big parts the hulls, lower bridge deck that is joined to the other section the decks and bridge cabin roof.
@olafk2297 4 ай бұрын
Like to see the Sail setup in aktion 😊
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
When I find someone to film me I will show her sailing at all points of sail, reefing, raising and lowering sails. It's difficult to film when I am single handed. Hopefully soon. Subscribe so you see my next sailing video.
@richardkelliott 4 ай бұрын
i am very interested in this. I have set up a pi on my boat and have it tied into the instruments and AIS etc. I have a couple of meshtastic nodes and was very keen to see if there was a way to send hourly data from signal K but it was beyond my coding abilities to figure out. a LORA anchor alarm is a great idea! I will keep an eye on your github! What is your boat by the way? I have a catalac 8, looks to be somewhat similar in size.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
She is a Solaris sunstar 32. Made in 1996.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
I have also posted a full boat tour if you are interested. Click on my Chanel or click subscribe.
@AlfaRomeo128 4 ай бұрын
man could have split this video into more parts, and good luck n have fun circumnavigation!
@shnboardman1 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic boat and great tour
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@DonaldHammond-w8d 4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@mikeholt7881 4 ай бұрын
Boooo-eeeees? C'mon, let's use English as intended! I have a Mk3 Hirondelle 23 so this is an absolute palace in comparison.....Nice.
@RandomGreymane 4 ай бұрын
Nice boat! I’m curious - where did you find the display with the rotating bezel? I can find plenty of touch screens but nothing with that bezel. Does it have a model number?
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Hi it's called an M5 dial and can be bought from M5stack.com it runs micro python and can also be programmed via the Adriano IDE. They also have a full featured visual programming language. I am going to make a video on programming it soon.
@david78212 4 ай бұрын
Actually the main is supposed to be raised first on every sailing boat, but people do it in whatever order they want.
@matthewf4402 4 ай бұрын
Took me a while to hear what the boat is - Solaris Sunstar 32. It looks very seaworthy, I look forward to hearing about you adventure
@flu-tube 4 ай бұрын
very interesting cant wait to hear more, do you have links for the relays and rotary controller display?
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Yes they can be bought from M5stack.com click on the store link at the top. I have been very impressed so far.
@troubleMakesThree 4 ай бұрын
Ok... nice. detail your installation and usage, and I'll watch along.
@gramos9115 4 ай бұрын
Hi Tom , how good to see Sea Horse is alive and well . I sailed on her at the Southampton boat show in 97 and afterwards proceeded to place an order for a Solaris 32. There were 13 people on board and it sailed as if there were 2 .I still have mine after sailing around the south coast and France then in 2006 sailed her to Greece , where we live . It is a much loved boat and I have made several modifications . A strong and capable boat , she took care of us across Biscay in an F 8/9 .
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Good to hear you still have her. Which rig do you have the conventional or carbo spar.
@gramos9115 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse I had the 36 Sunstar rig fitted from new , this is the taller double spreader rig , with all Dyform rigging . I was really interested in the Aerorig as I had sailed on another cat with it , a Hirondelle 26 and David ,the builder , amused us by sailing it backwards along the quay at the boatshow ! as the larger rig was fitted it was natural to lengthen the boat so I added 750mm to the sterns which gave a swim platform and lifted the bottom step clear of the water, which as yours does , gets slimy green and slippery . I have a lot of things I can tell you about the 23 years of ownership .
@saylaveenadmearedead 4 ай бұрын
You are a floating radio shack
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
What do you know of the bilges the ones in front of the engines have no access and the next ones have a small water proof opening and are filled with foam. One has some water the other is dry.. is yours the same?
@markthomasson5077 4 ай бұрын
Nice boat. Nice rig. My only concern is that you have to reef at the mast, the coach roof is not the best place to be in a blow.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Yes, you are right. I clip myself in close to the mast in bad weather
@markthomasson5077 4 ай бұрын
With your interest in electrics, could you sort electric winches for the reefing, at least to roll in the jib.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
I would need to find a way to connect high current cables to the rotating mast to power the winch motor as it would need to be on the side of the boom. I will look into it. Thanks for the idea.
@winstoncat6785 4 ай бұрын
It's like a time capsule inside! Amazing! Looks a solid boat. And as others have said, that rig is something quite unique. Fascinated to see how it performs.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
It really is unique. I am still learning how to trim the sails
@markthomasson5077 4 ай бұрын
Only to reef points (I would have four). What is your storm canvas
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I have no storm canvas as the is no easy way to rig it. My minimum rig is no gib and reef 2 on the main. she will also "sail" with no sails up as the two booms are flat sided and quite large
@markthomasson5077 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse definitely worth getting a sailmaker to add another reef point.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Good idea. I am and planning to get the old attachments on the main replaced. They can add 2 reef points at the same time. Thanks
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
I will do that!
@markthomasson5077 4 ай бұрын
It looked like your transoms are below water, if so she will drag her tails and slow you down. Perhaps she is overloaded -
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
She only has a light tender not much load and empty lockers and nothing in the black water tank. I have seen photos of other sunstar 32s and they all seem to have the last step on the sugar scoops at or below water level. Any other owners please comment if this is the case with your sunstar?
@markthomasson5077 4 ай бұрын
@@Tom-seahorse i have a Woods Gypsy, 8.5m. My transoms are at water level, though still drag slightly as the stern wave rises up, ideally they should be just above WL
@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 4 ай бұрын
When loaded to cruise you would probably have more wt forward especially in those largely empty lockers.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
True, and my water tank is in front of the mast. If I fill it completely with fresh water the stern rises a few cm. I am looking at puting a DIY water maker under the single bed to make me less reliant on marinas.
@joewilliams5396 4 ай бұрын
Very interesting tour.
@Tom-seahorse 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it