I am surprised and concerned at how expensive some original parts for our boat engines can be.My Yanmar 2GM20F engine did not come with a rev counter, a tachometer, and when I started looking for the original part, especially the engine sensor, I almost fell on my ass: 200 euros for the engine sensor and at least 100 more for the clock !! A search […]
This time we are going to talk about using a tablet as an economical plotter on our boats. We have prepared a video for you in which: we bought and tested the cheapest rugged, waterproof (aquatic) tablet on the market: The OUKITEL RT1. We compare it with other tablet options that we can also use on our boats as a plotter, we put it to […]
Today we are going to get into the issue of batteries, one of the most expensive goods on our boats and the easiest to break down or run out, causing us the consequent annoyances. In the video we can see the basics of the monitors, the simplest and cheapest that only control the battery voltage, those that already allow us to know at what rate […]
In this post and in the associated video, we are going to see how we can take advantage of the benefits of the WiFi flood detector that we have seen in other episodes, to build an alarm that alerts us to the mobile when the power fails or the connection cable is disconnected to port of our ships. A very simple solution that we tell […]
With Christmas just around the corner, and knowing how difficult it is to get the gifts right, we have decided to make a list of ideas to give to any fan of Boating, DIY or the sea in general … Let it not be said that the wise men fall short of ideas. In the video you can see my favorites, the ones that I […]
In this post, we are going to see, which for me is the best Gas alarm that you can have on your boat. Mainly, because, during confinement, except mine from ending up on fire. But I also discovered that it is not only capable of detecting a butane leak, but it can also detect the emanations of the batteries when they are overcharging and are […]
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