Weaving through reefs, first overnight anchor & BruNet gets an upgrade - Project Brupeg Ep. 386

[@waynerudiger1756]

Brunet production board 1.0 s a beautiful thing!

[@clinty51]

So good to see you guys just enjoying Brupeg, work is never finished, but you both have surely conquered mountains. Nothing better than just shots of cutting through the water, and smiles.

[@Deb_Downes]

Systems are looking amazing, fantastic that Duncan and Julie share time with you. Cat is looking very chilled 😻

[@philorkill]

Duncan is a true force of nature.

[@ismzaxxon]

I have done a fair bit of marine systems integration over the years on super yachts(power vessels). What you have in BruNet is excellent. You will get negative comments on here, and from past experience, you will find they are from representatives of other off the shelf systems. I used to look at the profiles to see what sort of youtuber they are...usually fake accounts. The DIN mount and PCB looks great. The number of spares required on some off the shelf systems are massive. Happy New year.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks for that feedback

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks! we really appreciate this feedback

[@Alphamutts]

Brunet seems like its heaps better than anything you can find on the commercial market now. I hope you keep developing it and maybe get some systems into other boats to see if it would be viable as a commercial product

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@lostin.psychosis7080]

Definitely need to market brupeg. ​@@ProjectBrupeg

[@henkresink5073]

I love the algorithm fuel consumption/ prop growth, that is a brilliant idea👍

[@ProjectBrupeg]

100% Duncans brilliance coming through with that upgrade to BruNet

[@allaboutboats]

During the discussion of that algorithm, I realized that growth on the entire hull, and not just the propeller should be included in this calculation. But for short, just refer to it overall as "prop growth", even though in reality, the drag caused by growth on the entire hull will increase at the same rate as the drag from growth on the prop, or possibly a bit more. I was trying to figure how cleaning only the prop and leaving the rest of the hull fouled with barnacles would do any good. The name you called it was what led me astray. It will be an interesting addition to BRUNET either way.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

@allaboutboats it’s true the hull growth will also slow things down. But the two can be seperated. Prop growth disproportionately affects fuel burn and as it fouls the engine can’t achieve the RPM it normally would for a given fuel flow as the load from the prop increases due to barnacles, the fuel flow increases to compensate and the hull speed drops down proportionally. Boat speed is a factor but not a huge one as in Brupegs case we have enough horsepower to push through and achieve a fairly similar boat speed. Hull growth can be measured by that drop in boat speed alone.

[@-AV8R-]

How lucky to have a man like Duncan on this project! Also, Happy New Year!

[@_bodgie]

Brunet should either be a commercial product or an open source project or a combo of the two. This could evolve into something that can support the project.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@jaymarlin3565]

Jess, you're a beautiful and dignified woman, full of energy and love. You're amazing onboard. As a team member with Duncan, you're both splendid, exciting and very real people handling very real problems. I met you way-back-when, when you both were dragging the boat out of the muck and mire. As the months have passed, Jess, you still are fresh, young and beautiful. Blue skies..! Cheers

[@graemeeyre8933]

Another great episode. How lucky are you to have Duncan the electrical engineer to help you. The acronyms boat. Bring on another 1000. Great to see everything is working.

[@ki4tlf]

I would recommend that you put an attachment for a chain to the forklift backrest on the forklift trailer bar too. Forklift tines taper down to the ends, so if it ever slid out, it would come loose and possibly off the forks if you're not paying attention. Experience speaking. I just attached a single chain to the bar next to the ball, leaving enough room for any trailer hitch coupler to clear. In your case the end link of the chain could be attached to the angle pointing down.

[@duncancampbell62]

Good idea, thanks

[@Altoid777]

I understand and agree with your reasoning for having custom parts built for Brupeg..I do recommend that when a custom item is built that you build two. Then you will always have a backup. As you realize that if your one off custom part breaks you won't be able to call Amazon for a replacement. Secondly I remember that one of your goals is to motor South into the Antarticas where you might encounter an ice storm and have Brupeg's superstructure, masts and equipment get coated with ice. You then will need to sledge hammer the ice off. So I hope you have built everything topside strong eough to take care of any potential ice storm. Happy New Year...

[@duncancampbell62]

Agreed 👍. As it happens, I built five as this first prototype run, with another two being drop in replacable. You might have noticed the board in a lot of the video had "dc2" written on it. That's a board I keep for sw development and further testing. I will do another run of manufactured boards soon as I already have a list of changes/improvements to make. Happy New Year!

[@peterhenning7330]

Regarding the coating on your prop, back in the day we used to paint our props with texta ink. We had found the Sea water pump impellers were clean where there was texta markings. It used to last about a year. With your antifoul falling off, can't recall the proper terms, but it could be a symptom of an electrolysis problem. There are tests you can perform to ensure you have the correct anode size and location, sorry I can't remember the name of the process. Cheers.

[@michaeldefries3583]

great episode. I love the electronic side of things.

[@DGFitton]

I hope Brunet ultimately gets offered to the public. It would be a great way to help fund your expeditions. Cheers.

[@brianrydzeski6108]

@@DGFitton Genius

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@nevilleberghofer6791]

Duncan is a brilliant man and does an amazing job.and thanks for another great video

[@bobuncle8704]

So interesting seeing the development of BruNet

[@gregorythomas333]

Pretty sure that bird is an adrenalin junky and thinking "Danger is my middle name" :)

[@oliver9089]

Brunet is awesome! I built a less comprehensive but similar system for a racecar i made years ago, but it was much easier because i just pulled all of the sensor data from the CAN bus. Happy New Year!

[@raybuttigieg1343]

Guys, BRUNET is a gem, and Duncan is truly a genius. But please be sure that the workings of the system are properly documented so that in the event that Duncan is not around, another tech can assist.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

That’s something we are working on. We were waiting until we moved to the current hardware we are using (as it’s fairly different in software and hardware from the prototype board) to start the full documentation process

[@Orxenhorf]

I'm rather surprised that you don't have a conformal coating on that circuit board. They're not all that expensive and should be considered a must-have feature on all electronics in marine environments.

[@duncancampbell62]

That’s the plan for future boards. These early boards kept open for testing. Cheers

[@ctown6971]

Need Duncan to make up somekind of chain counter for anchor on brunet.

[@davidbrooker4613]

Something wrong with the ole field engineer in me that goes all googoo when Duncan speaks our foreign language. So sorry that not all can speak our tongue. Remembered some of the 1st discussions about Brunet, and so pumped to see her V8 or maybe V12 older cousin role out of Santa Duncan's shop. The elves were truly busy. Happy New Year Jess, Dame, Dunc, and all the folks who contribute to drive & support the dream forward.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks Dave

[@WikkedDonkE]

I think anyone who has a basic knowledge of electronics understands just how great BruNet is. Too bad you can't market it out to the masses, but with it being so proprietary Duncan would probably have to go out with it and program everyone's boat one by one. Aaaah! Did you make a backup board incase one burns out whilst steaming somewhere? When the silicon tube broke on the engine how did you find out? I'm curious if it was that you were there, you walked into it, your gauges, or..? Just cause I think having a wide angle engine bay camera might be a good idea? I can't remember if you had one or not.

[@tas32engineering]

Custom circuit board brunet hope the vibration isnt an issue & away from nosy New Year revellers. Nice with the ocean you can choose your anchorage. Winds tides raise the anchor for adventure. Nice agender.

[@duncancampbell62]

Yep, keeping a close eye on vibration and temperature. All good so far. A lot of care has goen into securing connectors and wires to minimise resonating with the engine. We are looking at bracing the control box for added stability. Vibration was also one consideration in opting for a DIN rail mounting solution, nice and robust.

[@tas32engineering]

@duncancampbell62 The cavitation has effected my hearing. Like the overall effort gone into the project.

[@stuartbromley5328]

Happy new year to all ❤❤❤

[@MoondyneJoe]

Happy new year guys (and cat) I am blown away at the work Duncan and you have put into Brunet, with such an effort PLEASE say you all are going to market it? If it is as diverse as you say, surely you would have a big market amongst the boating community? I do hope you do, it would be a shame to loose such an opitunity, maybe a gofundme account for production costs could assist. Looking forward to all the great video's yet to come Tony from Rural Western Australia 🇦🇺🦘

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@MoondyneJoe]

@ProjectBrupeg excellent, it is too good an opportunity to waste

[@rolandtb3]

No longer a sunken trawler. Now a navigating vessel with modern systems and capabilities. Undergoing sea trials.

[@foff-666]

great episode! so good seeing you out on the water and still doing projects. awesome! Also BRUNET looks fantastic!

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks for the kind words, we’re loving life out on the water and we’re always working on improvements to BruNet.

[@guygfm4243]

Well done all

[@markweikle5645]

Cat with head upside down is a fair barometer reading for dropping pressure. Upside down keeps their sinuses drained.

[@nigelwalton4769]

I love the BRUPEG series. The "Build" was what drew me in. All the amazing engineering that i didn't quite (and never will) understand, but found (and still do) fascinating. That remains to this day. Damo Welding stuff and cutting steel and bending pipes and greasing gears....Oh how my nose bleeds. I personally can't do math and have no spatial awareness or mechanical aptitude and my wife has forbidden me to use anything dangerous, electrical or mechanical. Specifically things that spin or grip or cut. Nope. Not today buddy....sigh I watch you do it instead...... The Vlog gets better n better, with the sweet sultry tones of Jess comin thru like a cuppa hot Moccachino....ahh so satisfying... The thrill of what is to come for the BRUPEG and her SOULS is the thing that keeps me coming back. Cheers again from Papaioea NZ.....

[@brianrydzeski6108]

@BruPeg: I recognze that you may not be able to do this; I recommend leaving the anchor awash (under water) and move either ahead or astern dead-slow for a bit. It can really help wash off some kinds of mud. I use this method. And sometimes cannot do this, and have to pull it up and wash it off later. Happy New Year. Cheers.

[@peterbrain-y1s]

Well done guys good job 👍

[@-AV8R-]

Have you considered a tankless floating dive compressor or other dive equipment? This seems like this would be useful for inspecting and cleaning the prop while in the water.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Yeah it’s something we are seriously thinking about

[@ItsABoatThing]

Thanks!

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks for watching!

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

It's fantastic to see you all so relaxed and enjoying Brupeg as an operational boat rather than a work project! I was wondering, is it possible to Chromecast the live drone footage to the lounge TV or wheelhouse monitors? I'm sure it would give you a better resolution, and more people could view it at the same time. BruNet is an amazing addition to Brupeg. Duncan, if you aren't already, you deserve a promotion to Chief Electrical Engineer! Again, Jess, Dame you both look so relaxed, I'm so happy for you both, long may it last. As always Massive Respect Brent Leave, Same Or Better, Everything Be Kind ☮️🙋🏻‍♂️

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Thanks Brent. It’s not something we had considered but we will look into it

[@quarlow1215]

Dame, when setting the anchor if you rest your foot on the chain you will feel what it is doing. IE: if it is not digging in you will feel it bouncing along and once it bites in you can feel it drag or not. As for the Brunet, being a huge technoboob I am a huge proponent of the "K.I.S.S" method. 😂 Yeah its cool but is it needed. The trollers I was on had a compass, a radar, a loran-c and a hand full of charts. Engine monitoring was a tach, oil pressure and alternator output. Very little to fail, seat of the pants stuff. If it ain't there it can't fail. But whole being a boob I am a technogeek in so much as it is cool beans the things you can do.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Cheers for that. Yes we need it and we need to keep developing it for the kind of work we want to do. Nothing on BruNet is in a critical path. If we have a 100% loss of BruNet nothing stops, electrics can all still function and be read on the victron equipment, the engine doesn’t stop and details can be read on the analogue gauges in the engine room, if all electronic nav fails (we have 4 layers of redundancy on that alone) we can operate from charts and magnetic compass. What BruNet does is makes every part of those seperate things simplier and easier. And as a result more reliable. Ie from the bridge we can see if the fuel filters are starting to clog before we hear any change in the engine or the engine stops if it’s really bad. Yes we can see this in the engine room gauges too but we will see it on the dash much sooner. Same with things like engine room thermal cameras. If we can see something is getting hotter than it should be from the bridge, we will spot it much sooner and stop something breaking or becoming a fire etc. Nothing BruNet does stops the KISS principle from working on the boat with regular old manual checks and analogue gauges, but having it gives you so much more situational awareness. It’s almost like having a dash to look at in your car as you drive versus a few gauges in the engine bay and having to manually check them. Both work, ones much easier. I’ll try the anchor idea, thanks. Jess

[@quarlow1215]

@@ProjectBrupeg Engine room thermal monitoring is a definite plus for sure. I'm not knocking your system, more just showing my age than anything. 😂 I still think there should be cranks for starters and oxen on a treadmill. 😂

[@ProjectBrupeg]

lol. Very good!

[@quarlow1215]

@@ProjectBrupeg 😂😂

[@brucefay5126]

While the prop growth is probably the major contributor to increased fuel flow, wouldn’t the drag from hull growth also result in increased fuel consumption? Or is all of this just part and parcel of the tuning of the algorithm? Thanks.

[@200932me]

31:45 From my perspective in TX it loo0ks like the cat is right side up. ;)

[@thomasolsen7108]

Happy new year to you all!

[@president2]

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We appreciate the support!

[@peterr931]

OK guys so you have been steaming around in a big swimming pools so far !! So when are you going out into the open ocean. Way offshore for your big test .? After your first big shake down in a heavy sea 🌊 you will have some sorting out to do as you should expect ..

[@sparkyprojects]

Just a thought for the dinghy, fix a couple of guide loops on the back of Brupeg, run a couple of ropes through them with hooks to attach to the side rail of the dinghy, attach another rope on the opposite side rail and winch up, the dinghy will be lifted out of the water sideways across the back ;)

[@MrToyorick]

please develop BruNet for twin engines to :-) and fuel flow need to use flow meter on the return line to , then you know exactly the amount of fuel used

[@mcallahan9060]

Happy New Year!

[@AM-ni3sz]

Nice 😊

[@Tourn4x4]

Garmin you can integrate all of that stuff that Brunet does, $$$ very pricey though.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Yip Garmin make some great gear if you are happy to shell out a lot of cash to make it all work. Your still left with limitations if you want/need any custom sensors though

[@alwaystinkering7710]

When you get Brunet humming, there's a possibility you could sell the design and use the money to support the boat. If it really is that cost effective and does that much, people will buy it.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@MrTallpoppy58]

Dame, why not dive on the prop and manually clean it. Tip: snorkel with a hose extension (2m and attached to the boat) and diving weights.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Dame here. I can’t speak for Jess but I’ve managed to be on the water for a bit over thirty years. I’ve very successfully managed to never been eaten by sharks, snakes or any other aquatic monsters. I put this down to the fact that for the most part I have done everything I can to not be in the water. I see it as being respectful to the sharks and monsters. They don’t just stroll onto the supermarket while I’m there and I don’t just flop into their feeding zone.

[@duncancampbell62]

@@ProjectBrupeg Gladstone is recognised as being in croc country (southern end). Sightings are rare but not zero. We were careful even walking along the waterline on the beach on Facing Island.

[@MrTallpoppy58]

@@ProjectBrupeg

[@davidsayers6609]

Brilliant episode, juxtaposition of so many things, scenery, drone footage, welding electronics. You guys are looking good now that you are on your way. Gawd, Kiwis are generally paranoid about nasties in the water, hope you are ok. I like your attitude about staying out of the water. Once again Brilliant episode, BruNet especially. Jess and Damian to you love to have a beer with Duncan because Duncan's our mate

[@ProjectBrupeg]

lol. Can’t read that without hearing the song

[@thomasharkless4605]

Is it growth on the prop or growth on the hull? I would think hull growth would have a bigger overall effect.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Dame here. I can’t speak for Jess but I’ve managed to be on the water for a bit over thirty years. I’ve very successfully managed to never been eaten by sharks, snakes or any other aquatic monsters. I put this down to the fact that for the most part I have done everything I can to not be in the water. I see it as being respectful to the sharks and monsters. They don’t just stroll onto the supermarket while I’m there and I don’t just flop into their feeding zone.

[@MagicalAscension]

Is there a plan to address what would happen if that board burned out, or if some other critical component of Brunet let the magic smoke out?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Every cable is fused. Both positive and negative, if it does flame out it’s in a steel box so fairly enclosed. None of the BruNet data is critical, so a full loss of BruNet does stop the engine or any other mission critical gear. We also have 4 spare circuit boards should one fail

[@jaygee5693]

While you were motoring, Baby Cat looked very relaxed and comfortable in her carry-cage up on the dashboard. Does she still need a little sedation and comforting when under way, or is she starting to develop her sea legs?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We have been training her by sticking her in the carry cage whenever we start the main engine. This time we tried steaming without any sedation and as it was a short trip. She seemed to handle it well so we will be trying to ween her off any drugs from this point into

[@jaygee5693]

@@ProjectBrupeg 👍 Good to hear, I was sure it would just take a little time. There's good reason ship's cats have been an institution for centuries.

[@MsJon52]

the drone is a handy bit of safety kit , what max wind speed is it able to cope with? I was meant to mention this secondenly, first was to congratulate Mr Duncan and BRUPEGs tribe on the software/hardware improvements, my ignorance in electronics is showing thru lol

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We’ve had the drone up in 25 knots. Struggles a bit but is still manageable

[@mikeskelly2356]

Brush some rust killer on all those exposed metal surfaces on the rear deck. 'A clean tool is a happy tool!' 🐱

[@rushd45]

It looks like Brunet has come a long way since you first started it. All the info on one screen is certainly a real estate saver, plus you don't have to run your eyeballs from port to starbord to get the info you want. Are there any plans to make this open source? or sell for a fee to cover the development? I'm sure lots of people would find it a viable solution for their needs.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Yeah it’s a hugely improved system over the last four years of development. We will be running a live feed with our Patreons this weekend to discuss options around BruNet being available for the public as a means to fund more community projects with Brupeg

[@gordonagent7037]

All the best for 2025 guys.

Wonderful system Brunet is becoming ! In which episode could I see what you use as EGT sensor and fuel flow sensor ? I'd like to fit these on the NT855 of my belgian canal barge I'm living on !

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We haven’t shown those on camera in detail but we will hopefully be releasing a BruNet specific episode soon with that detail

[@dennisash7221]

Brunet looks very interesting, will you be making it available for others as well?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@terrysmall1421]

do you not need a strechy nylon line type anchor snubber on a boat of Brupegs size?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Based on our previous boats I would have thought yes, however she rode just perfect at anchor. The chain on Brupeg is 16mm (roughly 5/8”) so it’s bloody heavy and with it comes a massive shock absorber effect. It might be something we need in a rolly anchorage but we’ll need to do a lot more anchoring to know that

[@redeye321]

those tabs on his laptop ..... :P

[@ProjectBrupeg]

I’m not sure you can call yourself a programmer unless you can manage 27,000 active tabs…

[@mungbean84]

Just had a thought. Is your fuel system where you measure flow a return less system? Not really a massive issue, but if you aren't burning all the fuel you measure you may be selling yourself short on your range.

[@ProjectBrupeg]

So this is an issue we have pondered a LOT! The fuel flow sensors we have been able to find really struggle with low flow. The sensor we have is the smallest we can find and it measures 30L to 180L per hour. Our engine burns 30L/hr at 1450RPM so while we can measure flow below this level, the accuracy drops (how much we can’t say yet). Because of these limitations we just can’t measure return flow (which our engine has) using a sensor. So our solution is a completely manual calibration. Next time we go out, we want to have a diver clean the prop spotless and then measure engine fuel consumption with physical containers and timing fuel burn at a number of different RPM’ settings. We will also do exactly the same measurement for the return line. When we ran on the dyno the return volume was fairly small (maybe a litre every few minutes). Our plan is with accurate usage numbers we can deduct the return volume in software and we won’t need to have a sensor in the return line.

[@WikkedDonkE]

@@ProjectBrupeg I've been thinking about this very same thing. It's some work but maybe if you used a day tank it would be easier to just calculate the loss of fuel from the tank per hour rather than the actual flow?

[@blimpcommander1337]

I don’t know the position of your fuel flow sensor, but a lot of those are not accurate unless they are on an uphill run where the fuel is being pulled through it and not falling through it if on a down hill or level orientation.

[@intefixLoco]

is there a chance you will release technical info on Brunnet so that someone can use them as a guide to build something similar

[@robertvalentine9366]

Did you come across Maretron instruments in your research. Maybe they are the $50,000 product you were talking about. Damon is truly a magician with circuits!!!

[@duncancampbell62]

Yes, there are a few good devices out there in the market, however, to build up the capability of what we require, and will require in the future, it would have ended up being a many device solution and therefore many dollars. FYI, we are using a Yacht Devices Ethernet/NMEA2000 gateway. Cheers, Duncan

[@matthewsellers82]

Don't get me wrong, Brunet is great and was/is cutting edge, however; the components OpenCPN, Node Red, SignalK, Kip, MacArthur Hat, Pico, Etc. Are open source and not unique to Brupeg. Having said that most of the components are not easily plug'n'play and still need a Duncan to get them to play nice together

[@mojo6524]

I call them "nope rope's"

[@greglions9690]

Loving your videos guys! - With regards to BruNet - do you run a separate computer ( RaspberryPi ) for SignalK and the touchscreen? I'm assuming the Brunet PCB you have just upgraded is handling the many sensor connections and converting them to a protocol? If so what protocol are you using?? Secondly, are you doing any long term storage of the data so you can reference it back 6/12/24months etc?

[@tedspeed3338]

19:44 Maneki-neko, lol

[@daver681]

Did you fix it where you can start and stop the engine from the bridge, I just never did understand why you did not hook it up like that, Thanks

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We don’t want to start stop from the bridge. Engine room start forces you to do a visual safety check prior to start up. You need to go in to room to do fluid checks prior to start up so it’s not great practice being able to start without knowing with certainty your engine is ready to go.

[@carlpresnell8562]

Dose the weather ever get cold ?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

We are lucky enough to be in a very mild climate here, so long answer is it varies between 'oh thats quite comfortable' to 'I cant breathe outside the air hurts my eyeballs'.

[@philrogers1758]

Is it too much to get in & scrape your prop, of coarse with someone ready to chuck the cat in if they see a croc or Bull shark approaching ?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Dame here. I can’t speak for Jess but I’ve managed to be on the water for a bit over thirty years. I’ve very successfully managed to never been eaten by sharks, snakes or any other aquatic monsters. I put this down to the fact that for the most part I have done everything I can to not be in the water. I see it as being respectful to the sharks and monsters. They don’t just stroll onto the supermarket while I’m there and I don’t just flop into their feeding zone.

[@nonplayercharacter6478]

The main reason to build Brunet, because it's *awesome* .

[@rtaylor616]

How is brunet different from Open boat sense ESP?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Dame here, this answer is based off me absolutely not being a software guy. Boat sense looks similar to what BruNet was about 2 maybe 3 years ago. The board looks quite simple, very much like our prototype board. From what I’ve been able to read up on it, the functions it has is fairly basic (and based off our experience I would assume if you start to push that board/processor you are going to hit a wall fairly fast). It looks like a decent system if your software savvy and need a simple system to play with. BruNet is quite a few generations beyond where this system is, with processing capability, protection levels, robustness, plus BruNet has a LOT more ability to expand in the future if we want to add additional features. Currently we monitor RPM Main engine oil pressure and temp Gearbox oil pressure and temp Main engine water temp Keel cooling return temp Exhaust gas temp Inlet air pressure Fuel pressure before filter Fuel pressure after filters Fuel fuel in real time Fuel filter blockage algorithm Battery SOC generator power Shore power Main engine alternator Solar power AC load Load being pulled from the batteries Plus it displays a bunch of nav data from our other systems like Depth, course, position Soon to be added Propeller fouling algorithm One touch Screen record function Vege oil conversion controls Automatic greasing controls Engine room camera feeds

[@TheCritterWindow]

So is BruNet something that is marketable?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

This is something we will be discussing with our patreons very soon as another way to fund community projects with Brupeg

[@svventure844]

BruNet t-shirts?

[@ProjectBrupeg]

BruNets have more fun I prefer BruNets That one time in Mexico I fell for a BruNet what are we going for here?

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

BruNet, where data comes together BruNet, one stop data shop See it all with BruNet BruNet, all your systems in one system BruNet, "Big Brother" for boats Boats just preform better with BruNet BruNet, one system to rule them all

[@EleanorPeterson]

🙂

[@ctown6971]

18:34 i know you love to build things but why doesn't he just drill hole in one of his forks and just install the ball. Would work just as easy.

[@duncancampbell62]

It is probably overkill but it was a heap of fun brainstorming a design with Dame. It is a new pallet lifter and (a) I don't want to void the warrantee, (b) I wanted to ensure symmetrical load on the tynes (admittedly the load isn't huge being just towball downforce), and (c) I don't want to be bolting/unbolting a tow ball on a tyne all the time. Cheers

[@noodles9552]

Regarding Brunet, ou can get pretty much everything you've mentioned off the shelf for significantly less money than you said. We have twin outboard data, fuel, power etc for about £2k via NMEA.

[@ismzaxxon]

Outboard motor data, which is N2K from manufacturer data. Data pickup is in one location etc. Chalk and cheese comparison, As you are in the UK,, exchange rate also applly

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Outboards have a lot of that data as standard. inboards like Brupeg (and most inboard boats generally, dont). If we could get a system that did half of what BruNet does we would have started with that. Its staggering how hard it is to get this type of thing off the shelf for boats like ours.

[@davidsayers6609]

Damien and Jess, your bare polystyrene insulation irritates me. Can you do a quick fix when you get time. Maybe some conflate covered wit foam backed fabric, velcroed to hold it up. Maybe you've thought about it. Only joking, not really irritated, just saying cheers

[@christianfritz6333]

It could be my perspective but I don't think you are putting out enough scope on the anchor chain, it appears to be 3:1 possibly 4:1, it should be closer to 7:1

[@ProjectBrupeg]

Depends on conditions. We’ve lived on anchor for years. In light conditions 3:1 is fine. 7:1 works as well but in a tight spot like we were in it would be dangerous during tide changes as the wind would have blown us into the reef ledge. It’s been our experience that 7:1 is generally not needed in anything but really heavy conditions (tide, wind, swell etc).

[@davidsayers6609]

I bet Duncan gets this all the time kzbin.info/www/bejne/noCwfWywrNSNpJIsi=RjqBpSWyUtJDPSMZ

[@ProjectBrupeg]

It has come up a few times yes

[@ianmitchell3725]

That danger noodle is a very dangerous danger noodle. Very toxic and quickly acting 😒

[@ProjectBrupeg]

See this is why I don’t go in the water. Dame

[@ianmitchell3725]

@ProjectBrupeg wait until you get to the north west and see the ones up there. Used to live at Port Headland 1966 to 68 . Snakes stonefish sharks blue ringed octopus all good stuff