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Happy New Year! :D (Patreon)

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2021-01-02 21:26:34
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Hi Guys! 

Aboard Athena 2021 is shaping up to be a treat! I got the NMEA 2000 network up and running today. I'm very excited! And there's more good news! I talked to the stainless guy. We're busy designing the arch. He doesn't have a ton of time right now, but I should have the arch ready to get mounted within the next couple of months. Plenty of time before we need to leave Denmark (august 2021 at the latest). 

I got to virtually meet one of my heroes - Nigel Calder. The author of "boatowners mechanical and electrical manual". Best DIY book for most things boat-related :) Long story short. Nigel and a German guy are putting together a super cool website with courses in DIY boat stuff. So far, it's only electrical stuff. The website should launch sometime in February. Nigel offered to help design the electrical system aboard Athena if I'd help promote their website. I have no problem with that - the content is top-notch. I'd have mentioned it in a video no matter what but don't tell Nigel that ;) Once the design of the system is (more or less) finalized, I'll do a live Patreon steam for anyone interested in the process :) I'll show the design on YouTube, but I won't go into the process of figuring it out. 

I've got around 83 days left at my day job. After that, I've got 3-4 months to work on the boat before Ava shows up. I definitely need to come up with a prioritized list of projects! Some stuff can wait till we get to Scotland / Ireland and settle in for the winter, but I'd like to move aboard Athena in the next two months so that I can get Obelix ready to go up for sale. So many projects, so little time ;) 

I'm off to bed :) Thank you so much for your support! Happy New Year :) Stay safe :) 


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Sail Life - Solar arch model, toe rail, NMEA 2000 network - DIY sailboat project

Happy New Year! This week I build a 1:1 model of Athena's new solar arch, I checked the brackets for the new toe rail / mini bulwark, installed a Garmin GMI 20 display + VHF 215i, and got a basic NMEA 2000 network up and running. 00:00 Introduction 00:43 This week's goal 01:24 Shower separation 03:51 Winches installed in the cockpit 04:50 Painted the nav station 05:40 Solar arch 1:1 model 08:33 Toe rail / mini bulwark 12:00 Nav station layout 13:33 Garmin VHF 215i install 16:22 Garmin GMI 20 display 17:25 NMEA 2000 network 19:18 It's ALIVE! 21:55 Cya! *** Links *** Sail Life Shop: (Items are shipped from the US!) https://saillifeshop.com/ Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Instagram: http://instagram.com/madsdahlke Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife

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Tobias Naskrent

Hey Mads, Athena is looking better and better! I like the light and bright look of the saloon, we want to paint some surfaces of our saloon satin white, too. Can you give any details about the paint you used? I remember, some time ago you'd use Hempel Multicoat, are you using it for your latest jobs, too?

Stephanie May

Cool news about Nigel! I had the good luck to catch a couple of his workshops in person a year ago right before all the madness started. I'm excited to hear there will be more Nigel coolness coming down the pike.