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CONVERTING to an Oceanvolt Electric Sail Drive — Sailing Uma [Step 213]
After 5 years with our Homemade Electric Motor, we are finally upgrading our system and converting it to an Oceanvolt Saildrive.
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We built our own ELECTRIC MOTOR (Electro-Beke, part 1) — Sailing Uma [Step 17]
Yep, we are finally talking about that electric motor. We have so much to share and we are excited to share it all, from testing it, to putting it together to even removing and changing certain parts!
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REBUILDING Our Electric Motor - Going Direct drive — Sailing Uma [Step 99]
After 2 years of using our electric motor. We finally decided to remove the old transmission and go DIRECT DRIVE.
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INITIAL TEST of our Oceanvolt Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 215]
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We Had to RIP IT ALL Back Out — Sailing Uma [Step 211]
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Our New Electric Motor is TOO LOUD!— Sailing Uma [Step 222]
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Ditch the Diesel: Electric Sailboat Conversion Tips & Tricks | Step 367
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No More Halyard Banging...FINALLY!— Sailing Uma [Step 209]
This week's Project: Running our Halyards internally and installing our new downwind track.
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HALFWAY Across an Ocean = SHOWER TIME! — DAY9 /North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.09]
With about 1,000 miles to go, today marks our halfway point. To celebrate, we take a much needed and well deserved SHOWER and a celebration beer!
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Uma's new Battle Born LITHIUM heart ❤ — Sailing Uma [Step 135]
Let's press PAUSE on the Galley renovation, as earlier this week, we received a VERY special delivery!
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Upgrading to a 40ft Sailboat— Sailing Uma [Step 216]
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Living on ONE GALLON OF WATER a Day — DAY 13 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.13]
How do we shower and save water on a passage? (one gallon per day)
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Finally a Catamaran Built for SAILING! — Sailing Uma [Step 202]
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Replacing our Autopilot with a CapeHorn WINDVANE — Sailing Uma [Step 101]
In this episode, we install our new motor conteoller, say goodbye to Dan's mom, and also say goodbye to squeaky (our autopilot) as we finally receive and put together our new Cape Horn Wind Vane.
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Kika Goes Crazy Mid-Atlantic — DAY8 /North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.08]
HERE COMES THE SUN ☀️
Day 8 was sweet and short, the sun comes out and Kika reveals one of her many crazy sides that we all love so much.
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I'm Excited to See Something Different— Sailing Uma [Step 198]
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B&G Brain Transplant [Sailing Uma — Step 148]
In preparation for our Greenland and Iceland crossing in a few months, it was time to fully upgrade our electronics with a more complete system from B&G.
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