NMEA connections and the low power interior lights

Just some futher pictures from the last few weeks

all the NMEA connections are contained in a water resistant box, I have made access to all the wiring as super accessible as possible to enable troubleshooting and any needed repairs to be carried out quickly and simply, the fuse box has a flip open door that allows easy access to all fuses and connections  and the AIS GPS Chartplotter and VHF-GPS interface Electronics connections are all in the grey plastic box.

I have opted to go with stand alone AIS as it offers better redundancy than an all in one unit -IMHO

and here is my DIY low power 60mA  -  0.06A  lighting system inside the boat
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 I am very happy with it -  there is a red version and a white version, that can be switched between each other using a ON OFF ON toggle switch - on the power/fuse box.

I also have a really bright LED dome light  on its own toggle switch for the main cabin as an option,though this uses significantly more power, and there is also another option of medium power draw lights in the bow cargo compartment and under the cockpit seats - and of course also a backup headtorch

and here is Toblerone in all his wide angle beauty

  

 The Zenbivy bed, 

a genius sleeping system, that is like sleeping in a bed

I like to select products that are very smart and are challenging the norms, are good value, use quality materials and are great to colab with.

This is a sleeping system designed for camping and the outdoors but there is another application where I think it excels.

Zenbivy manufacture a genius sleep system that is perfect IMHO for boats

it is warm, draft free, eliminates constriction, the synthetic fill is good in case it gets wet,(also available in Down filling) it is comfortable and most like sleeping in a bed and not a bag, and it has features that enable you to get out of it in an instant, when you need to check something, reset a sail, check an ais alarm or anchor drag alarm etc.

The quality is phenomenal, the idea is brilliant, the company is innovative and I hope that more sailors get to experience this superb piece of kit.

Here is a link to my youtube video on the zenbivy bed and please take the time to look on youtube  - there are more videos that showcase this ingenious product,

please click to view below

and please visit them at www.zenbivy.eu

the sheet with a quilted hood fitted onto an inflatable mattress

super soft super quality

It has its own stuff sack to store it away when needed

 Final pieces of rope and electronics have arrived

The NEW version AIS transponder from ONWA has arrived , 

as well as the running rigging from Lanex, that joins the Dyneema D-F20  extremely low elongation and Zero long term creep for the rigging that arrived a while back

and had a great sail on Saturday , with a second place