INSTALLING WIND GENERATION: Our small steel sailboat - Episode 43

[@Thereminator101]

Clean, textbook install Josh,,,and Phoebe generates such lovely Amperage! Cheers...

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thanks mate! Couldn’t agree more 😂

[@TheAtma50]

It's the "Can do" attitude that wins out every time !! Stay Safe & Fair Winds!! ☘

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers mate!

[@donaldwatson554]

Wow Josh, I’m really impressed with your knowledge on electrical. Keep up the good work mate.Cheers and stoked for more adventures!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Donald, cheers for the kind words mate! After two apprenticeships and eight years working in the industry I’ve picked up enough to get me by. Looking forward to sharing more adventures soon. Thanks mate! Josh

[@bryanbadger6841]

Well done guys, with the attitude of " I think I can, I'm sure I can, I know I can ", you have done it....and plenty of smiles followed.. Big shout out to Sonyja. Thanks again for sharing folks. Atb from across the ditch.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers Bryan! Sonya sends her best and so do we

[@jorjimaco5331]

The new bird mincer. Nice. They will learn eventually. I must upgrade 👍

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

😅 any bycatch of the generator will be used for something else aboard the boat, whether it’s eaten by me or the fishes! Cheers, Josh

[@stevecrombie5357]

Well done Josh. Power is the genie that keeps on giving. The complaint I have seen most often, about wind generators, is noise. You've gone the extra mile to make sure that's not a problem. You didn't need to cover Pheobes bottom, I looked away so as not to offend. 😁😉 Stay safe and have a good week. ❤🙏

[@dennisdickinson8337]

If you wind generators too noisy just change the pitch a little bit

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

A gentleman of the highest order Steve! It’s almost a guilty pleasure hearing the sound of the generator running because you know it’s charging the batteries! Cheers mate, Josh

[@tonyf7997]

Josh - you are a talented bloke mate and I now see how you manage to do so much of your own boat work. You’re a sparky! Love this episode. A mate put a wind gen on his 40’ ketch and it is only used when sailing as it needs a higher wind speed to generate power.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Tony, cheers for the support mate they are kind words! It helps to have practical knowledge aboard because it isn’t easy to get help in some of the remote areas we find ourselves in. Glad you enjoyed the episode and thanks for letting us know! Cheers mate, Josh

[@vk2aafhamradio]

Nice work Josh. Using the VS50 with the starter battery is one way to skin the cat but there's a 10% round trip loss through the Pb battery. If charging the house battery while the turbine is spinning, you don't lose anything, though. Think about replacing the VS50 with a solar charge controller on the output of the rectifier with a Li-ion compatible charge output. Much smaller, about $200 for a 30A unit. Victron & other brand names.

[@jonathanlewis1352]

Wow Josh, if you ever decide to live on shore again, you should be a primary school teacher. Inspirational. Great job but don’t get carried away on power production and keep with the mantra of reducing consumption.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Jon thanks for the support mate! Appreciate your kind words. Yes I agree reducing consumption is definitely the primary measure. With all the technology we require just to create and publish the videos alone we need a reliable system that provides adequate power. Being someone that enjoys building and improving systems I guess it’s easy to get carried away, anyway more production is always a plus in my books. Cheers mate, Josh

[@Kktc4you]

Great work. A massive amount of knowledge there 😊

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers mate!

[@loripeaceandlove6391]

Wow! How exciting. What an absolute beautiful BLESSING. GreatJob! 🎵🎶 PeaceAndLove Lori

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Lori! We are stoked! Thank you so much for you help the other day, it means so much to us and makes a big difference. Best wishes and lots of love! Josh and Phoebe 💙

[@loripeaceandlove6391]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock PeaceAndLove 💕

[@FTS-FamilytoSea]

Best thing we ever installed, hubby can't believe we didn't get one sooner. We went cheap to try them out and bought 2 and they've been freaking awesome 😊❤ I saw a recent not so recent vid of yours so I'm guessing you guys installed months ago 😅😊 we are still at Bribie, I'm working now to get a bit more money saved and next month we will be full time living with the kids and pups 😅 longest we've done is 13weeks during COVID lockdown, but it's where we want to be so we are up for the beautiful challenge xo love seeing what you guys are up too, still my top pick to watch on KZbin ❤❤ ya legends x Jacinta Shanley 🐬🤙🌞💕💯⭐🇦🇺

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thanks for the love Jacinta! Glad you’re enjoying the videos and are working towards your dream 😁 cheers, Josh

[@qmp666]

Heads up. Your enerdrive dcdc. Will take up to 12.24.36 or 45 v solar. Approx 800 watts @ 12 v. For your lithium. Good vid guys

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey mate! Yes how good is the enerdrive gear! We have our two small solar panels running through the DC2DCs MPPT. Cheers, Josh

[@RokyPalmor]

Good job

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thanks Roky

[@senatornoam7313]

luv the new intro 😎

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers mate!

[@timjackson2799]

another great video cheers for sharing

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Tim thanks for the love mate! Josh

[@dan2304]

Good luck with that. The math, max efficiency is 40% = A/2 × density x velocity cubed. Low wind speed means no power. Basically if the wind speed is not near max the power in low.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers for that math Dan it’s always good to hear other peoples views. We will see how it goes for us. We do see plenty of wind! Cheers, Josh

[@patrickmcgowen6455]

Wondering about using large flat washers on the underside of the topside to spread the load out where the pipe comes through the overhead?

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Always a great idea Patrick! Luckily there isn’t any massive load on that section of the mount, more vertical pressure. Cheers mate, Josh

[@volkansanbayk5158]

hi gorgeous couple where are yous been nice 2 see new video from this channel :)

[@garyseven777]

“John…John…there’s some bleeding Kidz on our TV again …” What’s happening, Kidz? Is this a bloody TED Talk? Why aren’t you naked on deck with a bloody lizard? Love the stories- keep it up!!! X’s and O’s… Gary.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Gary! Life is about balance we are finding. Also Airlie beach isn’t the best place to get your gear off unless you’re an exhibitionist 😜 cheers, Josh

[@Sweetbabyrayrayo]

Always wonder why not everyone has a wind Gen.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

There isn’t any shortage of people who dispose them out there that’s for sure. Cheers, Josh

[@shaunswierczewski4973]

Haha should have seen where I found his dad’s hand me down hammer. Sorry Dave never meant to lose it it on the bottom of the ocean

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

If there is one bloke primed for its recovery it’s you, you hammer!

[@maxgreenwood134]

LOOK MUM I MADE IT!!!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Forever our first 😜❤️ you’re such a legend mate, thanks again for the car loan for our Bowen road trip!

[@utube392]

I'm all for powering up! I do love your focus on food power up! Have you tried Aussie Burgoo! Let me know ᕦ⁠(⁠ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ⁠)⁠ᕤ

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Sounds very interesting we have never eaten it!

[@hamishesslemont3705]

So, let me get this right ……. Volts x Watts = Ass ?! 🤣🤣

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Correct!

[@deanerasmus2868]

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[@Roskellan]

Don't worry about the planet it does it's own thing despite us, no matter what you hear.

[@dennisdickinson8337]

I'm sure you found out by now you can only get in use less than 20% of the kilowatt rated hours what's hooked up to battery or create whatever It's called ohm's law As the battery gets Full you get less At the battery Measure voltage and amps multiply the results and we'll give you true Watts What's the batteries are full might want to think about a dump or diversion load to make hot air or water Or make hydrogen & oxygen Run the pump to make water anyway great job

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Dennis thanks for pointing that out, if we had the space I would definitely install a small hot water storage unit that is heated via heat exchanger/ excessive power produced. Maybe for our next vessel with a bit more space! Cheers mate, Josh