More Preparations

Hi,

yesterday and today we continued with the preparations:
  • Loadtesting all 4 housebank batteries
    That means we took 800A current out in 10 seconds and then measured the voltage drop. They all came out as "good". The drop is substantial, like from 13,5V going down to 11,4 during the measurement and after that back to 12V.
  • Put new fittings and connectors to the water hose
  • Charged all batteries
  • Produced new safety equipment list
  • Installed some equipment like whistles, drogues at the DAN bouy and also a light
  • Restack the Espresso supplies :-)
  • Put LinoCat on the starbord side
  • Reflective 3M tape on all safety equipment
  • Bought 2 22Liter Diesel canisters (calles Jerry cans)
  • checked water in starbord engine room
  • tried to discuss with a spanish technician (unsuccesfully)

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