Ana and John Mar 1, 2020 Batteries failure - what went wrong! Before moving onto The Dream back in 2017 we had spent a lot of time doing research and arriving at our decision with regards to the new...
Ana and John Jan 26, 2020 The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019) Since we decided to change our lifestyle and moved aboard The Dream we have been coming across with "guidance numbers and percentages"...
Ana and John Dec 16, 2019 2019 Winter projects list Some projects from last years jobs list weren't completed and there's also the new projects that another year living aboard demand a
Ana and John Aug 4, 2019 Increasing the Diesel capacity After a bit of work fitting the diesel heater in the deep stern locker and then installing the new diesel tank The Dream fuel capacity is no
Ana and John Jul 28, 2019 Rigid solar panels - here we go ...when we went to order them the supplier had already run out of stock, damn we missed out the opportunity and the option was to settle wit
Ana and John Jul 17, 2019 Warming up for a winter at anchor We also plan to sail both high and low latitudes in the coming few years. So a diesel heater was a must.
Ana Jun 30, 2019 EPIRB, PLB, MOB devices - what are they, how do they work and what do we have Every time we get into the discussion of what are our safety procedures and pieces of equipment with other sailors the discussion is always
Ana and John May 29, 2019 2018 Winter projects list - what was really done Ok well goodbye 2018 and hello 2019, we hit a lot of repairs, projects and upgrades last year and the list is comprehensive, I thought we sh
Ana and John May 15, 2019 Making the cockpit feel like home - cushions The original Dufour cushions were just pathetic and embarrassing when one thinks of how "luxurious" they sell the brand. With the
Ana and John Mar 14, 2019 How to repair your Solar Panels A lot has been said about flexible solar panels, one of the things is that they stop producing power quite easily. One of the reasons is the