Melted Cables & Preparing for Sea Trials - Project Brupeg Ep.378

[@gillesgomez3091]

Ground loops are a real nightmare for electronics and every low voltage/current systems which are not designed to handle high currents. Fortunately, you figured out in which condition it happened and you were able to find solutions to prevent damages in the future. Great job 👍 I've been leaning a lot watching your videos. Even a relatively "small" boat like Brupeg (small compared to cruise ships for instance) is a very complex assembly. So many various systems involved, which are supposed to run together. Your knowledge must cover almost every technical domain. I'm impressed!

[@brenton728]

Duncan is an absolute legend.

[@Tony-k1i4l]

How good is it to have someone with Duncans expertise on the team. Good Work Duncan

[@Dan79istheman]

It’s been so awesome to see my old Griffith Uni lecturer help you guys out. What a wonderful transaction you lot have going on ! I love watching these videos. Great work all

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Dunc often talks about his fan club. He is an incredible teacher!

[@jerryrigsit5400]

I'm glad you caught that wiring issue. That could've been really bad

[@robertsternlieb5532]

Jess clowning around on the bridge was the best part of this video. 🥰

[@rogercurnow180]

I guess with you steaming north we'll get to finally see the stabilizer wings in action! Look forward to your passage!

[@mikeskelly2356]

You can protect the unused terminals on the new fuse blocks by installing blank insulated crimp connectors on all the open tabs. A bit of dielectric grease in each one will keep them clean and handy if you have to replace one of the existing ones...

[@brianbeasley7270]

Great idea cleaning up that wiring. One friendly suggestion--buy yourself a label maker and label those wires with tags indicating what signal is carried. It's amazing how much that will be helpful on a dark night when one of the gauge values goes blank! Cheers.

[@timschaller]

This! Exactly this. 3 years from now you will not remember what wire goes to what sensor, what wires are in each loom, etc.

[@fat_biker]

Suggestion on the drone - we now know that they fly just fine while carrying something as heavy as a hand grenade, so something like an empty pop bottle painted orange that will keep it afloat if it _does_ land in the water might be a life saver. Or at least, a drone saver...

[@EleanorPeterson]

Floating sounds like an excellent idea, but wouldn't being dunked in salt water destroy its important little internal bits anyway?🤔 Would there be anything worth salvaging?

[@fat_biker]

@@EleanorPeterson I think if you whip it out of the sea & immerse it in clean fresh water to rinse the salt off, it might survive...

[@jaygee5693]

@@EleanorPeterson The SD card might be salvageable.(?) Some consolation at least for the loss of a $2000 drone.

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

I believe in a previous chat, somebody mentioned that you need to recover the drone to be able to claim insurance. So a removable small fluorescent container might be perfect.

[@AM-ni3sz]

The Last 12 - 18 months have been amazing for you guys. The Go Fund Me programs were critical for your success. Keep up the good work.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Very much so. Easily put us three years ahead of schedule

[@graemebardsley-smith4394]

Hi guys - been casual follower for years. As an Electrical Engineer, can I recommend preparing a full schematic diagram for the electrical. Not a wiring diagram as such but a full schematic so that an unfamiliar tech can at least understand what you have! To make it a bit more diagnostic you can use wire number ferrules and put wire numbers on the schematic. Not urgent but probably important!

[@ProjectBrupeg]

It’s definitely on the list to do very soon as we are getting out of the R&D phase and into the permanent ohase

[@LadyDewBuild]

No worries on the drone. You all are great people! Also great drone shots! :D

[@EleanorPeterson]

Have a free hug! 🙂

[@LadyDewBuild]

@@EleanorPeterson And returned lass! :D

[@SteveGunnfl]

It's a really good principal to employ, to have isolated input buffers on every sensor this not only gives isolation from ground loops but also high voltage transients from lightening, power surges and radio interference. If the input buffers have adjustable gain you can calibrate them to a universal set of voltages for minimum or maximum readings.... As well as feeding the analogue to digital convertors, these can also feed a set of backup analog gauges for use in case of a network failure...

[@rolandtb3]

A meltdown, some investigating, upgraded changes/programming/testing/verification/new data sets. Thanks Duncan and Donald (new drone donation). It's the little details.

[@gordonagent7037]

I wish I could get my head around electrical systems so that I could appreciate Duncan’s enormous input into the Brupeg restoration. Not only is he a very clever person I think to donate his time, energy and know how and be a very decent human being at the same time is a real asset and credit to the man, I think he’s a real life hero. It’s great that you are removing old systems completely, it’s the best way once they become redundant I think and has to help trouble shooting down the track when some of this all becomes a little hazy. Jess, you are growing stronger week by week, you go girl.

[@christopherknevett4963]

You can get a drone life saver now for drones they attach to drone and deploys if it hits water (like a epirb type setup) They use them on the Motor Yacht Loon KZbin channel after a few of their drones were lost like your last one. They use DJI drones too.

[@waynerudiger1756]

Great to see all the no longer needed Brunet components go away. It looks mighty spiffy now. Many thanks to Donald for the new drone!

[@dalevalentine1721]

Glad to see that you will be working more with the Cadets. I have spent the last 20 years working in the Canadian Cadet Organization, and it has been some of the most fulfilling time of my life. Watching youngsters transform into responsible adults is amazing. Enjoy your time with your Cadets!

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

Like a Phoenix BruNet shell rise from the ashes Professor Duncan, Brupeg's personal neuroscientist Truly a master of his (and this) craft! Now that all the analogue gauges have been removed from the electrical box, would it be worthwhile running a small BruNet repeater screen in the engine room? Rather than blocking the tubes from the engine room to the wheelhouse you could turn them into speaker tubes like they used to have on old warships, with pop open brass lids. And because there's two tubes , you'll be able to talk in stereo! 😂 Here we go, next stop Gladstone As always Massive Respect!

[@BillyBob38846]

I'm so happy for you guy's! Happy for all us fan's of this channel also! All the hard work that's been going on for the last 10 years has finally almost finished and Brupeg is ready to go. I agree with you, the best fan's ever. Have a great week and I'll see you on the next video. 👍

[@wesleyserow7866]

If you don’t want to get eaten by midges as you are heading into that territory,replace your mozzie screens with a finer mesh like screen printing mesh. Love the channel happy trails🇦🇺

[@o0Hotiron0o]

Two is one, one is none. Thanks Project Brupeg

[@jimcalver-oj4xf]

Nice work finding the cause of the melted wires! A suggestion is to support the wire looms coming out of the big junction box on the engine as these cables come out sideways and should be supported vertically.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Your wiring chart will be impressive. I wonder if you bung up the those metal conduits to the wheelhouse. Add some mineral oil to dampen the sound transmission. Yes the sound of the Cummins engine coming alive is music to the ears. The best lullaby music.

[@carlyoung6111]

Every time I see the picture of Jacques Cousteau next to the electricals panel on Brupeg I get blasted back to my youth.

[@brettstanden6382]

That is Steve Zissou !

[@ProjectBrupeg]

@brettstanden6382 it’s Jacque but Steve is bloody awesome too

[@brettstanden6382]

@@ProjectBrupeg 😉

[@willjackson6407]

The alternator draw on when the batteries are full might be the load on the system. It’ll usually supply power from source to load without touching the batteries when possible (when they are fully charged). Try looking at your distribution board, if the out matches ~50Amps that’s probably what’s happening x

[@Nicko12646]

Good on ya donald🎉🎉

[@peem1244]

Hi guys, hope you're all well. Great progress on the electrix, amazing to see the 'box' getting slimmer and slimmer. Love your picture of the late, great Jacques Cousteau, one of my heroes. As a wee boy I loved watching his fascinating tv programmes which prompted me to take up scuba diving. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the awesome work. Peace. 🧔👍✌

[@raybignell]

Cats just love clawing chairs too. Great video.

[@randys1889]

Great work guys! I can't wait for next adventures. Cheers from Southern California USA 🇺🇸

[@dc1544]

Those solar cut off breakers are not rated correct. You need disconnect switches with much larger gaps to safely cutoff DC power from PV panels. I have seen videos of those catching fire after a couple times using. DC has a gap depending on voltage and current. That gap needs to be larger than the highest arc it can create. Disconnect switches have oversize gaps and those breakers do not. Just giving you heads up so you do not burn down your boat.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks for the info

[@dc1544]

@@ProjectBrupeg For those type of breakers you need to tell charge controllers to stop taking power from PV panels then after they have you can flip them safely. I do not understand why they even sale them since most people do not understand how far DC can jump when power is being used from them.

[@robertpeters9438]

Remember to derate wires carrying high current in bundles.

[@makeitwork583]

Brupeg, meticulously overbuilt. You should do a collaboration with Project Binky! Y’all could nerd out over ‘bracketry’, or Duncan could bond over wiring looms…

[@lauriehenderson9915]

Your electrical systems seem awesome. Just from experience on boats and dc power. Start with the grounding. Every problem I've ever encountered started from a grounding shortcoming.

[@kaydog2008]

Will Brepug be getting any hot windows on the bridge for winter conditions? To keep freeze spray from freezing on the windows and how much will it cost❔$❔$❔$❔

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Short answer is yes and no idea.

[@glennjaggard7065]

Hi are you able to put a smoke alarm just above that Electrical Box I know you would get a bit of smoke in the room as we all know 9x out of 10 fires are cause by electrical so some sort of early warning like a main shut down switch so when it's push everything in the Engine room shuts down ?

[@micahmorton]

If that power regulator in the brunet box is one of the ones off of amazon, carry spares AND put some active cooling on it. They get pretty hot over time and the bottom potting gets soft/starts burning. I have a couple 24-->12v ones just like this that have burn marks on the label underneath. They both still work, but their output power is severely limited now. I wouldn't trust them out on the water. That said, I have one of these that I've had actively cooled (80mm PC fan with thermistor control) for years now, even in the summer heat and it's still rockin' Just my 2cents, but I'd rather have you spend another 30 bucks or whatever and be safe than have everything die in the middle of the ocean.

[@jameslamb4573]

Everybody forgets the scorpions!

[@pfox9094]

Think you need a 'H' between your solar panels for the new drone 😊

[@AppliancesofOrlandoInc]

or a "D"

[@simontracey6126]

Gday to u kiwis, congrats on winning the cup 👍

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Yeah that was pretty awesome. Some of my old sailing mates are in Team New Zealand. Amazing achievement, doesn’t surprise me, they are bloody incredible sailors

[@simontracey6126]

I concur, brilliant on the water, but what boggles my mind is a 8 tonne boat doind 40+ knots in 8 knts of wind. 👍

[@ProjectBrupeg]

@simontracey6126 i remember the last cup when those boats were a new thing. Me and my boss at the time would just zoom meeting each other and watch the racing in awe. Just the most incredible boats.

[@simontracey6126]

Mmmm, is it still a boat ? 😁

[@ProjectBrupeg]

@simontracey6126 yes. Will make the perfect fast cruiser in a few years

[@Sircraig7963]

Gday Crew, First spot . Busting to see how BRUPEG handles her first real shakedown. Best wishes guys . Respect ....!

[@Altoid777]

Suggest you buy a backup alternator...

[@AM-ni3sz]

Yes, I agree.

[@dc1544]

My 2 Growatt 5k all in one inverters do what you are trying to do. I can tell them to take 1 amp to 100 amps each from grid (that is your shore power) to charge batteries. I have mine setup so batteries power inverters and house 24/7 until my batteries get below 15% then they use grid to power all loads. Next day sun comes out and charges batteries to programmed amount (60%) then grid is not used and back on batteries. This only happens Nov-Jan. I also keep an eye on storms so if their is a chance of power outage from grid I have them fully charge my 60kw battery bank which gives me 3 days of power in winter and then set grid to charge at 2-5 amps per inverter to keep my batteries above 80% at night. Once they fully charge batteries inverters stop charging with PV and Grid. Now if I can do this with a Growatt than you should be able to with your fancy high priced Victron.

[@quarlow1215]

That is some very cool electronics. And if I ever redo my boat I'm going to make sure I don't have any of that. I'm a firm believer of the K.I.S.S method. Call me archaic if you want but a mechanical gauge doesn't fail because I turned the light on in the head. 😂😂

[@charliecruzen3394]

15AMP PROBLEM !!! BUY VICTRON BATTERY CHARGER FOR SYSTEM. WHEN YOUR ON LIMITED SHORE POWER USE THE CHARGER ONLY, NOT INVERTER CHARGER. RUN BOAT OFF OF INVERTERS at dock. THE CHARGER WILL ALSO ACCEPT 50 OR 60 Hz which inverter charger will not. Solve 15amp problem and make boat shore power 50 or 60 Hz capable!.

[@nathanlowe7925]

Should get onto Andy from Off-GridGarageAustralia. He’s a nut on victron and talks to the software writers directly.

[@brunomortensen5841]

Would be nice to have a system for automatic check for any wrong grounding of both DC and AC, so that your alarmsystem will register and log time of any faults. Makes it easier to locate the fault, long before any melted cables. No system should use the ships ground as reference. If anything makes a pass to ships hull, nothing happens, as long as only one thing has an earth fault, and it's located and fixed or removed from the systems pretty soon. It would be simple for Duncan to incorporate. You could also have old school sets of Earth-lamps and a momontary push button, for simple and fast manual check on both the DC and the AC in the engineroom and at the switchboard.

[@vburke1]

Don't forget the drop bears!

[@Finn-McCool]

As much wiring as you've shown and as much as I've watched, which is 100% beside the patreon vids, I've never seen you tin the ends. A lack of Oxygen helps to prevent the burning heat as well. Be mindful I'm writing this before finishing the video. But I want the credit for myself personally 😅. Solder all of the raw wire ends!

[@freedomtothink9574]

Hello all. The possible leaking pipe connection you tightened in the video, my not be the leak ! if you look at 34:11 in the video you can see water coming from the header tank, toward where the water is on the deck and pipe flanges, I just thought it mite need looking into. Good luck with your adventure.

[@trentgay3437]

A little rockwool insulation would stop the sound and it wont burn.

[@brentisaacson]

I have victron gear on my boat. The SoC jumps from 95% to 100% impossibly fast when charging and the amps into the battery stay high for a while after that point in time

[@sam1812seal]

Curious why the AIS doesn’t identify the vessel’s call sign along with the other info? Always useful when you want to talk to/shout at a vessel whose watch keeping is sub optimal

[@tonylock7657]

Every time I looked at the dashboard in the wheelhouse, I thought it looked a bit Node-Red-ish. It is!

[@brianongstad5484]

When are you going to hook up the back up power for main engine, you bought the electric motor way back when you got the money to rebuild main Cummins

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thats true but its also a low priority. We will add it in but thats a massive job thats not critical right away.

[@sparkyprojects]

Surely on shore power you would be powering the boat directly, or do the inverters also charge the batteries ? One solution might be to install double pole switches on the inverters so you can rune one, the other or both when on shore power Might be an idea to put some floats on the drone ;)

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Shore power is just a battery charge that goes via the inverters. Load on the boat is frequently above 3600w which is the max shore power can deliver

[@AppliancesofOrlandoInc]

That was a really interesting hurricane map. Do you have a link to it?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Global_tropical_cyclone_tracks-edit2.jpg

[@mySeaPrince_]

21:12 Cat raft .. does the crate stay correct way up when kitty🐈 is on it? You could do with more and with something day glow on it. I use the rubber backed carpet that has ribs, it's used at entrances to office's.. it is mainly black with white bits and a gap between, as it's designed to remove and hold dirt. Purrfet for claws and weather proof. Your Dinghy's bottom.. have you tried any household aka cheap eco friendly or least damaging anti fouls.. as you can get the hull nice and hot and dry have you tried wax.. candle or beeswax, let it melt into metal and then put in the shade or cool in evening so it sets and then put in the water. Sound along tubes.. put a layer of cling film on wire and a little way ID into pipe.. I don't like using grease as it goes everywhere eventually and causes slip hazard.. then fill gap with cheap silicon sealant, as a grommet. ... and maybe a heat sender on the alternator and genset. Because of you I have bought 3 x Victron 100/20.. because of the electronic switched load output. 🐾🐾🐾 🐈

[@timschaller]

When are you going to put in the mini heli-pad for the drone to land on? };->

[@ProjectBrupeg]

It's scheduled for qhen we do the hull extension...

[@jackarnold7887]

You explained your fuel filter system but I understand that many diesel powered boats have "Fuel Polisher Systems". Do you have a fuel polisher and if not have you considered installing one?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Fuel polishing is just a pumping system that cycles fuel through a set of filters like we have. We do t have the pump so technically do t have a polishing system. However as part of our vege oil fuel system we will be fitting a centrifuge which is able to filter fuel and oil and is miles more effective than filtration. When that’s installed we will have an ability to polish onboard

[@nevkirkham7657]

Curious, has anyone ever approached you guys (Duncan included) to purchase a version of Brunet? Seems like something other trawlers could do with 🙂

[@ProjectBrupeg]

It’s something we are using Brupeg as a test bed and then we do plan to sell it as it will help fund Brupeg to give back more

[@kendric5578]

What is the software used to generate the dashboard for all the sensor data? Very cool and flexible.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We use signal K and Node Red

[@magnussundberg8980]

Hi, thanks for bringing us along on your amazing journey! I’m in the midst of a project building a signalk/node-red app for my own boat. It will mostly be about remote control of the autopilot and presenting boat essentials and weather forecasts on my iPad. Couldn’t help noticing your really cool dashboard which happens to be where I struggle the most with node-red. Would you consider sharing some of your dashboard design? Cheers from Sweden!

[@jwb8335]

Have you got somewhere to tie up when you get there… there is no free pontoon at TS Gladstone. Do you need someone to drive your ute up there or have you got that covered?

[@chrisparola3949]

You guys need to get a grip on keeping the boat organized how on earth do you find anything

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We know where almost everything is. It must looks difficult to understand but not for us

[@gordonagent7037]

Damo, if you start the engine remotely from the bridge and then shut it down locally at the engine does nothing have to be reset before the next start or is everything good and when it’s done visa versa

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We are set up that both engines can only be started from the engine room. This means we are forced to check them before starting and know that no hands are inside an engine etc.

[@flick22601]

I was under the impression that Lithium batteries should normally only be charged to about 80% of their capacity. You mentioned that your batteries were not fully charged and that is why the alternator was still charging them. Could you discuss in more depth what is going on. Also, do you have any fear of a battery fire and how you would attempt to extinguish it.

[@robinbennett5994]

You're not supposed to *store* them above 80%, but it's fine to charge to 100% during normal use. Brupeg's batteries are built into a metal box, with an air duct to outside, so if there's a fire, the can just let the burn themselves out.

[@flick22601]

@@robinbennett5994 - Interesting but, from what I have read from several sources, those batteries can burn at about 2,000 degrees Celsius. That is hot enough to burn steel, especially when it is as thin as your box. I know it is not a major risk but, I also read that such fires may be caused by too rapid a charge. With the problem you noticed when simultaneously charging using multiple sources (alternator, generator, solar) I'd still be nervous. Perhaps a battery vault using refractory bricks or even sand could minimize such risk.

[@robinbennett5994]

@@flick22601 I'm pretty sure the main reason they built that box was because that's the specification required by regulations and their insurance, so it should be good enough.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

These batteries can safely handle charging at 1200amps, we can only put a max of around 450amps in the real world testing we have done, so we are miles away from any overcharge danger. These are lithium iron phosphate not straight lithium ion. The difference is huge, fire is an extremely small risk with this chemistry, off gassing is what the regulations care about as that’s the possible risk. Hence the box can be made from plywood and still comply. Heat isn’t the concern here

[@flick22601]

@@ProjectBrupeg - Thank you so much for answering my concerns. My reason is that I helped fight a major fire at sea and it is a terrifying thing. I want you to stay safe so you can keep posting these fantastic videos.

[@57chevy350]

So question the alternator is fully grounded to the engine as there is not drop of paint or anything between the two parts of metai as that can cause high resistancet.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

The alternator is an above ground marine alternator.

[@57chevy350]

@@ProjectBrupeg I AM Canadian I come from Sidney BC you call it earth we call it ground LOL love the videos

[@57chevy350]

@@ProjectBrupeg LOL you are funny love you guys

[@Fleetz-7]

Is the system to reliant on Duncan? What if something were to happen to him?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Currently it is 100% dependent on Duncan, however we will soon be moving from the prototype board and coding to a printed circuit board and more robust code. At this point it will be fairly solid and the rest of our IT team (we have a few people skilled in this area that support the project) will be able to become system administrators and solve any issues going forward.

[@jaycrank8163]

Please get ssd for your systems so there will not go down and have had for back up when your not bouncing in sea state.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We now have SSD in almost every device. Only thing that isn’t is a raspberry pi

[@MrTallpoppy58]

Can you not turn off or disable 1 inverter when you are on shorepower ?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

You would think so and it’s certainly something we tried but the system completely shuts down if it sees one inverter offline in anyway. Mega safe system settings. In theory we have a plan D of turn one inverter off and reprogram the system to be a single inverter system but that also means we need to re program as soon as we drop shore power and want to use both inverters to charge from the genset. And the software is just awful. Floppy disc error user interface and as painful to use as it looks. Don’t get me wrong, I still stand by Victron make the best hardware money can buy, but not their software

[@angelineroberts8339]

You have mail in Marina office for you guys

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks

[@angelineroberts8339]

You’re welcome, safe travels

[@charliecruzen3394]

CAT OVERBOARD!! When at anchor tie box to boat with rope ladder so she can climb all the way up the side of the boat!

[@msmth]

Hi guys I think you got most all your systems redundant or duplicates. But what about your cell phones .. Because obviously you have a ton of systems and information loaded up on your phones. But if you were to lose one or both. Well I'm sure you know the results of that.. Panic I, sure.. So maybe it would be a great or good idea to purchase spare cell phones .. Duplicates your present phones by transferring all the systems data etc etc and store those phones in a secure protected area in the event of a catastrophe you will not have to completely panic and try to run out by new phones and start loading all those systems in a pressure situation. Just an idea from a long time watcher and fan. Ok tcre be safe and good luck ...

[@cliffludo6860]

Can you please tell us what drone you opted for?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Mavic 3 classic

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

@@ProjectBrupeg Bloody hell That's a nice drone! A huge two thumbs up to Donald!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@pmacgowan]

Jess, you need to clean your keyboard keys !!!

[@SirJaxxSirJaxx]

Hey Gang, another great video. I have been watching so long now that I started to learn the Metric system but I am having a problem I can't seem to figure out and that is Temperature conversions. I know that 32f = 0c so if I add 0c + Oc = 64f right? Or should I multiple 2 x 0c = 64f ? Or do I have this wrong?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Honestly we have zero idea how Fahrenheit works. Just google convert it

[@brucefay5126]

Each degree C corresponds to 1.8 degrees F. As you stated, 0 deg C = 32 deg F., and 100 C = 212 F, so there are 100 deg C and 180 deg F between the freezing and boiling points of water (at sea level under standard conditions). So, 20 deg C (20 degs C above freezing) = 32 + (20 * 1.8) = 32 + 36 = 68 deg F. I find that this is handy to remember. The only time the temperature is the same on both scales is at -40.

[@AppliancesofOrlandoInc]

An easy one to remember that helps give you a gut feeling is 28c = 82f

[@mwhelan53]

Now of you had grown up in Palmerston North you would probably be an expert on hot wiring. Just saying.

[@harrymerritt7745]

Fiat?

[@johnharrison9317]

Are you going to run another gofundme for your journey? No point in getting this far and not hav the umps to take us on adventures

[@ProjectBrupeg]

John that’s incredible, we feel hugely supported by words like these. Our plan is to pay for running costs from our Patreon and KZbin income and then any projects we take on, to do them at a cost to the project that is wildly cheaper than they would normally pay but enough to sustain us to keep moving on to other areas. It’s possible on one off costs like say a dive tender we would look to run a GFM but we also try to do that only when we have exhausted all other options.

[@cameronpollard9212]

What they have created there is a reliability nitemare. Such a simple engine now full of sensors and gauges etc etc. Totaly over the top and unnecessary

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Not one part of this system can stop the engine running g and we have analogue gauges on everything critical. What this system does give us is advanced warning of any problems happening before they become an issue. It’s a shame you missed that, we will try and explain it better in the future.

[@cameronpollard9212]

@ProjectBrupeg kiss principle is only way. Thank christ you haven't gone foe electronic engine controls. That will be the last straw. Cheers.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

@cameronpollard9212 not many carburettor cars for sale these days. Each to their own but electronics have move on a lot from the old stories. Most trawlers these days have common rail electronic controlled engines. It’s only the legacy stuff that’s still hanging onto mechanical engines. Don’t get me wrong mechanic engines are fantastic engines and last forever, but the newer engines are pretty amazing. We try not to throw the baby out with the bath water

[@cameronpollard9212]

@ProjectBrupeg Hah. Salt water will win in the end with electronics mate. That or earth leaks will eat your keel pipes off. It takes just 1 issue with a sender or connection going to ground. But hey you know that so don't need to be taught eh.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

@cameronpollard9212 I’m not saying having electronics is good or bad. But it’s becoming normal for a reason. Reliability goes up overall. Maybe we just agree to disagree. Let’s just enjoy boating however it shows

[@tas32engineering]

When other new crew are in engine room. Is fuel filter system safe from people & should there be a fold out cover. To protect from being nocked by people or cargo. Is there a minimum engine operating system to rely on. Noticed the quick shut down of solar. Procedures may help with a complicated electrical system. Could be a project for cadets & you supervise. If you are using equipment, outboard, dive tanks, power system always try to operate not at maximum. No parts in remote areas. Use to drink lemon squash had quinine in it for mosquitoes. Videos are agreat but do take time. Bow is the happy place. Looking forward to seeing the journey. Life will change. What about a big kite to help tow breupeg. More ear protection for engine room . Great electrical fix.