SOLAR Upgrade On Our Catamaran! - Onboard Lifestyle ep.170

[@bmorrison0070]

Great example of someone that really cares about their work.

[@PaleRider54]

A fella never had two more beautiful helpers and! they're capable. =)

[@tealgoben1781]

I am a lucky man for sure.

[@jumpyX2]

Teal you're about ready for a new boat. Let me know when I can take this one off your hands. I promise I'll look after it.

[@williamcantalamessa5231]

Good morning from Siesta Key Florida

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

Noticed the paddle boarders slowing down to check out solar panel shenanigans. That was pretty cool. Also noticed some shades on the helm raise. Looking good!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Good eye!

[@Kerry_CYWG]

Ah the weekly update from the world of black and white!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Lol, you might be seeing some color in the next few weeks! 😊

[@lindacantwell8266]

My husband and I just discovered your channel on KZbin, and we are watching every single episode from the very beginning. It is tempting to skip to the last video, but we are not doing that. We love your channel and we are so impressed with the entire family and how you all work together so beautifully. Your daughter is awesome; you've done a great job raising her. Blessings on your journey!!

[@trevhedges]

Cheers guys

[@ianthorburn8363]

Next project is Lynn's sewing machine .....new one, happy wife happy life .professional job as always.

[@belledetector]

It looks perfect Teal, but I expect nothing less from the man with the most tongue depressors in the world...

[@lets_go_see_]

Good work everyone.... don't forget the new sewing machine LOL

[@HopeOfJoe]

I am going to seek-you-out when I need to install solar. Just a neat, concise install project. ✨⛵⚓🌊🌴👙🌞✨

[@NickCal304]

Primero, first and fresh out out of the Shower !! Good Morning Everyone.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Morning!

[@zacharyschweter6466]

My Uncle from 50s through 90s was THE Singer rep in the north east that also did repairs... he told me that Singer made deals early on to not produce heavy duty upholstery machines which includes exterior grade fabrics... so... upholstery machines (that can do leathers, hide, pleather, naugahide, sunbrella, etc) are huge and that leaves only Sail-rite machines... which sucks due to the cost plus the specialty UV resistant thread... however... you can always find a used machine with low wear n tear n miles for less... but i know you'll pop for a new one...

[@marciaweilenman6618]

Meant to comment on an earlier video- we have a suction bath bar that helps hold you in place as you wipe the hull. Maybe Linh can try one of those to help hold her in place. Love the family!

[@rbnhood39]

Teal that is one sporty solar array. It should serve you guys well for years to come. Good job 👍.

[@johnsimonmcmonagle7244]

Hi Peter, There’s no mystery as to whether that engine will start or not. She’s on the button and them humming along. Magic not mystery. The glorious uncertainty lives a little bit further toward the bow . Lovely to see Geordie cutting through the water. So elegant. Hello from Ireland. John

[@markmessner4554]

@onboard lifestyle Welcome to my home town!! Hope you’re enjoying your stay

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Thanks! Beautiful area.

[@lacfilms8345]

Solar panel installation project time and Anxiety. Epic Teal project once again and I need a place to sit with my wine glass. Em- sitting among the clutter- normal like usual when dad is just.... busy around the boat. Compass- POV cam- at my level during all of this- humans are a busy bunch. Emma production? Someone... needs a new sewing machine before her B-day and Christmas time just say'n. Boats projects not requiring... thickened epoxy. Two tongue depressor gap- now a unit of measurement. Linh- The meals created in your galley are simply amazing! IS.. it warm enough yet? Safe passage south to the crew of Basik. Boxes are being checked off the master list. THE Border crossing is coming up next. New country and the many new adventures it will bring to your lives.

[@FighterFred]

Professional level.

[@michaeltietzyou]

I like That TEAM !

[@garygerard4290]

Excellent Teal

[@jsco319]

Ok, great video as always 👌 but I watch every week with my Mom who is 92 years old and she keeps asking where Compass is! You need more cameos from Compass. By the way I took Mom down to Moss Landing to see your boat at anchor!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

That is awesome! Compass sometimes is not feeling us filming him so when he makes a cameo, it makes it extra special. He is currently under the weather so little man is getting extra love and attention.

[@jsco319]

@@OnboardLifestyle We will keep him in our thoughts so he can get back on camera 📷 😉

[@MrNewdug]

I love how organized and detailed your installations are

[@imdo301]

We have the best watermaker here from seawaterpro in Fort Lauderdale!!

[@roncoleman8129]

For your outboard. Try Startron marine enzyme fuel stabilizer. I don’t believe in fuel additives but have been using this for two years and it keeps the outboard on my sailboat running smoothly. I was taking the carb apart multiple times ever summer before. You should get a thermacell to keep insects away. We use them in Alaska when panning for gold. They work for most flying insects.

[@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment]

Teal, you do an excellent job of designing, and planning, and executing every project aboard SV Basik. Very educational, and very entertaining. And your Crew does a great job helping. I love your videos, thank you for all the time that goes into producing and sharing quality videos week after week. I look forward to every Friday's addition and edition of Onboard Lifestyle. Well done Teal, and Linh, and Emma, and Compass.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Wow, thank you!

[@warrendemars]

@@OnboardLifestyle I totally agree, masterful workmanship! Can you publish next week's video today too? I'm ready for the next one. :)

[@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment]

@@warrendemars You're welcome, Onboard Lifestyle (Teal?). And I agree with Warren, I am patient and I can wait for next week, but it would also be great to get another video sooner from Onboard Lifestyle. :) And I realize it takes a lot of effort and talent and skill to produce these weekly videos, but it would be more than cool to have a longer video from time to time to sate my appetite to virtually experience all the hard work and talent and love Teal and Crew put into their videos for our enlightenment and entertainment. But that's selfish of me.

[@jamesrhodes6462]

Looks great

[@davidantill6949]

I am so pleased to see that your daughter clearly enjoys her life aboard with you two. That is so good to see.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Us too!

[@KingWhiskers1]

As usual, everything perfect. I just love the way it all comes together. Poor Linh and her sewing machine, still she did a good job on the first one. Emma's labelling, spot on and really finishes the job. Great idea covering the cables to protect from the sun. Maybe some one could sponsor you one, Singer, Sailrite, worth asking.

[@paladine6]

What a cliffhanger at the end! Now I want to know what next project is =)

[@kaskl5403]

Nice job, A Sail Rite is in someone's future.The hints were real subtle.

[@linhgobenyt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@scott3708]

Or meals are gonna get real bla!

[@linhgobenyt]

@@scott3708 lol, not to worry about the meals. If I was to do something like that, I would be suffering too! 🤣🤣

[@karenprice5439]

We are watching from Ontario Canada. Watched all episode.. Love it... Enjoy your sailing..keep safe..

[@SailingKitabu]

You need a diode on the output of each of the panels in order for them not to backfeed each other, simply wiring them to a fuse means they are all still connected. There are MC4 connector inline diodes. I also recommend a DC amp clamp multilmeter so you can get info from each panel individually.

[@markst-onge1109]

Teal your work ethic and craftsmanship is amazing. I love it, keep up the amazing work guys.

[@haizhens-hut]

喜欢你们的水上生活。

[@jasoncolahan6399]

Excellent as always 🤙🏼

[@HandyMan657]

Gotta admit, as much as I love watching Mama cook, I love watching Papa do his thing. Nicely done sir, as usual. See ya next week.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Glad you enjoyed it Patrick!

[@2Moza]

MM Thinking Thinking and Yes Its a New Sail Rite to be stored on onboard Lifestyle with sowing tips from Linh :) ( Teal take the Hint lol ) great Vlog Guys.

[@yonatanbenavraham6598]

I think I may have found someone who is at least as organized and particular as I am, Teal you do us proud. I have to mention this though, you have a perfect wife who needs a new sewing machine so either buy her a Sailrite or industrial Bernina now. I have one Sailrite, two Bernina 950's and a Japanese machine that was made in 1953. The Japanese machine is all machined metal with no stamped steel. It is not as pretty but I only have to time it about every four years. The Bernina's are more expensive and they don't make the 950's but some suppliers still have new 950 machines. It is good Swiss quality and parts are easy to get. You will pay more for the Bernina but they are worth their weight in gold. Sailrite machines are assembled in the USA but the parts are made around the world. If I had a wife as talented as your wife I would get a Bernina 950 for her in a heartbeat.

[@donmcneal233]

Ahoy kids... between you guys & the O'Kellys, I'm learning as "you" go. Teal, you're a master of equipment placement efficiency. Reliably accessible, clean & crisp! Oh! Lynn tasking all the sewing / fabrications, should get an upgrade on the "new" sewing machine... Fair winds

[@mvdospeces4370]

First off wonderful video! Santa Barbara is my kinda home town, although I have never seen it from the harbor. Right at the end of the harbor there is the original Sambos Restaurant. Something you need to visit. Also if you want a really nice meal there is the best little Italian restaurant I have ever eaten at, literally across the street. You are a season ahead of me. I am following your journey and am starting my own along the same path as soon as the weather in Alaska breaks for spring. If you are planning on a year in the Sea Of Cortez I am certain we will meet up in an anchorage or a port. Best to you!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Thanks Lisa. I love to cook, but always appreciate any recommendations for good eateries. Alaska has beautiful cruising grounds and is our PNW secret. Enjoy your journey South!

[@Paul.Chaffey]

Teal, just a clarification question... the solar panels look to be in parallel for each string (I looked carefully at each fuse box). I guess with 2 MPPT's you only get max power out of a string when the complete string is not in shadow. If one panel within a string is under shadow the MPPT controller cannot pull the max power out of the other panels ? To overcome this you would need a MTTP box per panel - I guess this would be prohibatively expensive.

[@dougmarder]

Good question. I was wondering about that too. Maybe saving that for a future upgrade? I am also wondering if there is the possibility of corrosion due to dissimilar metals between the panels and the frame. Did Teal install nylon washers in-between? Also wondering why the hardtop support pipes could not be used as cable conduits?

[@mikefrahm1804]

You guys should ask the the O'Kelly's (Another sailing channel) what gear to get. they are very much in to Sewing everything onboard their Catamaran. I'm in Dubai setting up the World Expo in 46 degree celcius, so thank you for taking me away from the desert... Mike

[@robertrapp1595]

I love it when teal says he hopes they will fit, He knows they will fit. Everything he does fits. Bernina sewing machine. They never fail or give you problems

[@RiverWoods111]

Linh, good job on the sewing! I took my degree in Fashion Design, and learned there to never use pins to sew because they can be dangerous! Your machine may need the tensioning adjusted because of the velcro thickness and the outdoor fabric thickness. You do a great job of designing the stuff you need to be sewn on your boat! Yes, and you definitely need a sailrite for the boat!

[@rl3898]

Yes Linh, come on look carefully at your machine, I bet its a simple tension adjustment or loose screw or maybe lubrication that's giving you the jams. Sewing machines used by good sewers last for 40 years or more. Have a glass and look at the possibles, I bet you will solve it !!

[@secretsquirrel6308]

@@rl3898 My mother has a Singer she received as a wedding gift in 1955. That was the last year of machines being all metal. Only the foot pedal is not metal, it is bakelite. She still uses it regularly. The only maintenance has been to keep it oiled. Mom will be making some new shirts for me. Her own label is Made With Love by Beverly.

[@secretsquirrel6308]

Yes, it will sew denim or Sunbrella material.

[@venomguysydney]

Great install , those panels look awesome

[@jornantrillsark1437]

I notice your smiles are growing by the minute. I wonder if those palm-trees in the background and that bright sunshine's got something to do with it? 😜 Teal, I see you working and I can only feel admiration, everything clean and organised, not a millimetre off of the planed result... When I do my repairs and installations, things end up looking good but the process is always messy.

[@dennybarlau8065]

I have to say Teal you a and Mads Are the best your Spiffy good As always Great Show Denny from Minnesota

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Wow, thanks Denny!

[@imdo301]

Get the big one with two membranes You can never make enough water

[@georgejordaan1951]

I love watching your channel, enjoying the shenanigans but also the attention to detail. OCD is life!🤣👍👍

[@dennisfromoz6436]

OK, now who is the "bestess smarty pants"...LOL & you didn't let the "Smoke Out". Curious as to how you learnt all the skills you have used to make Basik "Tech Smart" Love your work.

[@afrock1000]

Next project? Wonder what it will be? May I suggest sewing machine.

[@waynep343]

Sewing machine.. check for needle strikes on the top plate that tear the string going in.. you can get polishing cord to polish the hole thru the top plate to make it smooth again. see if one of your cell phones has Macro setting for the camera.. my old Note 4 had a macro that allowed me to focus down to about 3/4" i could take a photo of my finger print at crazy high resolution..

[@danmerillat]

sounds like your next project better be a sewing machine refurb. :) Beautiful wiring, i love seeing neat and organized lines, especially when something goes wrong and you need to troubleshoot. Much better a nice laid out setup than a rats-nest of tangled cables.

[@robinhoward9113]

nice work

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

Enjoyed seeing how you installed the added Solar to the SVBasik. So good to see everyone.

[@ianhodgetts8266]

teal, your work is so clean and tidy you should be given an honorly qualification for what you do so perfectly. take my hat off to ya mate. "you too Lyn"

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Thanks Ian!

[@ianhodgetts8266]

your welcome, if ever in sydney Australia, i would love to meet you all, can't wait till your next episode. awesome

[@Bill23799]

Great job everyone. I know it will be awesome to be able to have so much surplus Solar Power that you can drop a hook in any bay and lease out the outer sides of each hull as a Mobile Marina.

[@rme0108]

the singer issue happend to me to. it is the glue on the Velcro that gets inside the machines mechanism below the needle. all u need to do is clean all out well with solvent.

[@rickdaniel8478]

Hey Capt.Teal, if you need a quick job for cruising chips, you could go run NASA in Florida for a while ! Lol Great job, your a wiring master ! Cheers Sail on 😀

[@OnboardLifestyle]

That would be cool!

[@danieloliver20]

Teal, your next task is a Sailrite for the Admiral... Beautiful install for solar, beautiful location to do it!! 😄

[@rboston33]

Just love your episodes. Well filmed, well edited, and really nice family.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Glad you like them!

[@JoeTheLion60]

Love the projects and looking forward to the deck enclosure in the future - another room!

[@kevincarey1076]

Nice job on the solar panel install guys. Fair winds and following seas Basik.

[@geminus1688]

Everything looks awesome! I see lot's more sewing left. LOL Looks like Basik is ready for the boat show!

[@johnraisbeck2800]

Well thought out and implemented installation. Linh should probably keep you for the time being!

[@extremezandy]

Great job guys, love your vlogs always interesting and educational.Teal your ability to do any project with such precision knowledge and craftsmanship is amazing , thank you!

[@Sheila-vl9xk]

I am loving your channel more every week. Hope you don't mind that I'm living vicariously through you:) Thank you, Team basik, for making Fridays awesome!!!

[@OnboardLifestyle]

You are so welcome!

[@johnpaul8885]

Nice job everything looks good looking forward to your next project guys have a great week stay safe

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Thanks! You too!

[@DAH-ss1nu]

In your heavily shadowed environment, you'd make a lot more power by using Tigo optimizers, you could mount them down near the panel fuse blocks. Reason being is since they're all parallel if you have one panel shadowed you're going to backfeed the shadowed panel and waste power. You could get most of the same benefit by using diode fuses in your fuse block.

[@mikelincoln3804]

I agree. Just more thing to optimize your power grid.

[@johndress3063]

When he energized the original system, it back-fed into the new system controller. Could use a diode there.

[@MrMichaelcurran]

Out standing! I have missed many episodes sense you guys left San Fran but I misted most of your detail work until this episode. Teal if you ever stop sailing try teaching the art of eltronic development for new boaters. Good to see all of you.

[@whitneylake2107]

I agree with Ken, Sail Rite sewing machines are sturdy and several other catamaran owners swear by them. I love the expanded solar array. I hope you can collect rainwater from your roof area too. May the sunshine find you

[@HandymanMark]

That looks to me to be plenty of solar. I must say I'm pretty jealous that is a pretty awesome setup. And a fantastic job on the installation

[@jimanderson2518]

Teal....I just gota say.... so impressed with your workmanship. Been a industrial eletrical tech for 37 yrs and you my friend are top shelf..... Be proud ..you deserve it . I think Sail Rite would do well to sponsor S.V. basic after all SV Basic's DEMO skills and presentation are very good . Anyone wanting to feature there product on this channel would do well ... Give them a call worst they can say is no..... Fairwinds from the @captains.chair

[@26snoopy82]

Great job! Can’t wait to see your next projects.

[@MtryCapt]

Nice work! It great to see everyone working together. Looking forward to see what you do next.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

More to come!

[@8056443232]

Want to borrow a sewing machine? I could have it there in an hour. Wait - I just checked with my wife. She loves you guys, watches your videos with me - she grew up in SB, has family in Goleta, but apparently a women forms some sort of bond with her sewing machine, and the answer was no. But, that tells us that Linh truly needs a new machine. One she can love, as my wife loves hers. Great vid!! Weather sure is cooperating!!

[@captainjackkay3132]

Emma Emma please play your violin!! I loved hearing you play

[@jamesbillington5058]

Love the banter between you two. I might have said this before in an earlier video, but I am so impressed with all you both do (OK, all three of you). I can barely change a lightbulb. I would be so lost trying to do these types of things.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Thanks so much!

[@hibbiteejibbitee]

Well done. I like the idea of being able to isolate each of the arrays from the other when the need arises.

[@PochoNews]

Wow, that was awesome!! Thank you

[@travlnchaz239]

Another meticulous and great looking install Teal. Just remember Linh from chaos comes great organization. Do I see a sailwright in the future for you 🤔

[@clarisd]

I truly like this family and I always find myself rooting for them, cheering the on and celebrating their many project finishes, I rewatch loads of their content for the fact that they strive to give as much info and I have leant massive amounts of almost every concern on so many issues! Yet another excellent production! Epic Thank you!!!! Also for shading problems the more controllers the better as well the cooler you keep the pannels the better! As always you guys have this and thank you again for the epic work.

[@kwahhn]

Papyrus!

[@brianlowe753]

Is there a new Sailright on the way ?

[@linhgobenyt]

Here's hoping! I need to find a spot to store it. Hopefully the Captain will get it for me. 🙏🙏😊

[@Verb130]

Love the install. Well done. One structural concern. At the base and at the weld of a vertical structural support, you made a huge hole. It would have been so much better if you had made the hole at the bottom of the horizontal support, vice the side, or just moved the location of the hole port or starboard an inch or two. Good news is you have two outboard vertical supports that should carry most of the load. Please keep an eye on that horizontal tube for cracks. If you start to crack, you will need to have a yard weld in some doublers to prevent failure.

[@genewaddlerandomstuff2122]

I see your point about the hole and it could be a problem if it was holding more weight but the hardtop hardly weighs anything and the frame for the panels is spread over a wide area. 🙂

[@genewaddlerandomstuff2122]

I'm so glad to get my SV basik project fix. I like the traveling part but I like the projects too. I must admit that that empty frame up there has been bothering me. 😃

[@OnboardLifestyle]

You and me both!

[@neliosamch3195]

The fuse panel is not a combiner box. Each wire need a blocking diode so when there is a chadow in a panel the the amps won't start traveling to that panel. Each panel has a bypass diodes for connecting in series but it won't prevent the back feed. With a C clamp meter can be checked if a panel is back feeding.

[@bradgustafson448]

Very nice install!!

[@wallywombat164]

Well done again wonderful family. Oh, do you feel good about that mate?.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

Love it

[@wallywombat164]

@@OnboardLifestyle So do i Teal. I love all ( that you show ) your DIY.

[@edanoestreich8976]

Great job on the solar install. So clean and impressive. We are also working through our punch list for MX. Great Video Linh and Tiel. Thx

[@OnboardLifestyle]

See you guys soon!

[@paulliuzzo1320]

Many compliments Teal, you are a true craftsman. Your finished work looks better than most factory installations. And of course the rest of the crew do a phenomenal job, there's a lot to be said for quality help these days. One question sir, do you have any worries about water following the wiring that you were wrapping with the sleeve at the end of the video and into that crossbar? I see you have a grommet at the opening but it appears that water could infiltrate at that point. I'm sure you have thought about it but I was just wondering about it. Thanks for all the great episodes, my family and I really enjoy each weeks installment.

[@OnboardLifestyle]

I built a riser on the harness pass through in the hardtop. It is centered under a panel so water intrusion will be rare.

[@paulliuzzo1320]

@@OnboardLifestyle Cool, thanks for answering me, I figured there was more than was obvious in the video to control water. Fair winds and following seas.

[@jerrysmith3515]

Teal, If I were to ever purchase a sailboat, I would want one just like you have yours set up. I noticed your perfection when you were installing the heating system. Does your solar charging system provide enough power to operate all of your needs at the same time if needed. Manly your HVAC system. You have had it in one of your past videos. But you please give me the specifications of your boat? I am sure the way you have yours set up it must be a dream to sail. Thank you for all the learning and entertaining videos. Best of luck to you all.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Cool new episode and nerdy stuff too :) Nice neat install captain!! Second mate Emma did a great job of labeling too! First mate cleans up after the captain uh oh my first mate is the same way hehe :) tongue depressor is used for what?? hehe way to improvise captain! stay safe Basik crew!

[@jimk9417]

Teal, your attention to detail and clean installations set the bar by which to judge all other boat work. Linh, what sewing machine do you want? Are you looking at a Sailright or something else?

[@linhgobenyt]

Lol, I've been lobbying for a sailrite forever! The Captain is mean. 😉

[@steve345]

I would guess the next project would have something to do with shopping for…lets say a sewing machine! Those settle hints should be an incentive to move it up on the priority list!

[@WaterFaucet24]

My guess is radar installation.

[@steve345]

I was being sarcastic , if she can't sew she's just gonna drink more wine..then maybe a bigger wine cooler?

[@wilhallman2890]

18:10 tucking it into the grommet, don't you worry about water running down inside?

[@tealgoben1781]

I built a riser on the harness pass through in the hardtop. It is centered under a panel so water intrusion will be rare.

[@56Spookdog]

Nice installation. I totally get having everything out while doing a job it’s organized in a disorderly order. You saying you’d start putting it away probably gave every person that works this anxiety.

[@angelramoncordootero4800]

Fantástico 🤩 👏🏻👏🏻