Extras
We'd buy these again!
Check out some of the cool things we've bought for Balto and on previous sailing adventures. We'd not hesitate to recommend these to you.
Upgrades & Boat Jobs
We've made a few changes, invested in some upgrades and done a few boat jobs along the way. Some may help you...
Cool Stuff
Blackview 8900 Pro
Bought this "ruggedized" phone for one thing only - the awesome thermal imaging camera and software by FLIR - and it's brilliant!
Upgrades and boat jobs
Autopilot - gotta have 2!
Lithium Extender Batteries
Lithium Extender Batteries
We have lost an Autopilot at sea and it's no fun, that I can promise. The load, both physically and mentally on the crew and the skip is massive!
That's why we have 2! This is a photo of my recent installation. A linear electro-hydraulic tiller mounted system by Pelagic. It's independant of the Raymarine OEM equipment and all it needs i
We have lost an Autopilot at sea and it's no fun, that I can promise. The load, both physically and mentally on the crew and the skip is massive!
That's why we have 2! This is a photo of my recent installation. A linear electro-hydraulic tiller mounted system by Pelagic. It's independant of the Raymarine OEM equipment and all it needs is power. That is true redundancy. Check out the product for yourself :
Lithium Extender Batteries
Lithium Extender Batteries
Lithium Extender Batteries
When we replaced our dead lead acid house batteries about 18 months ago, lithium was what I wanted. Unfortunately, at the time local marine insurance companies were undecided about regulations compliance standards and the dealer specified batteries were astronomically priced. Fast forward, we have a Lead Carbon house batter bank that I ha
When we replaced our dead lead acid house batteries about 18 months ago, lithium was what I wanted. Unfortunately, at the time local marine insurance companies were undecided about regulations compliance standards and the dealer specified batteries were astronomically priced. Fast forward, we have a Lead Carbon house batter bank that I have just added 6 BOS LE300 extenders to. They are compliant to many international stnadards and they were cost effective. Sure they don't offer the massive power of a full lithium installation, but they do take my daily load and are happy to backup the lead carbon as designed. Check out their website for more information:
https://www.bos-ag.com/products/le300/
