The Electric Solar Powered Catamaran now has curtains, bed covers and pillow cases. Didn’t Gallagher do well? Surely that means Borderline is ready to sail doesn’t it? It is amazing how many things there are to complete before a boat can actually sail. I installed a camping shower with nautically themed curtain. The camping shower […]
Read more "ESPcat Carburetors & Curtains"So the party is over and the new year has begun. Time to contemplate new challenges and correct old mistakes. Some like to make New Year’s resolutions but I’m not so sure they have any value. Take resolutions to get fit for example. If you are unfit it means that there are problems with your […]
Read more "ESPcat After The Party"Ok maybe not solar power to the outboard motors yet but solar power to everything else is here at last. Not only that but it seems to be actually working. Maybe it just looks like a trash can but it is a really cool trash can. And speaking of cool, it runs the refrigerator. Maybe […]
Read more "ESPcat Solar Power With Peanut Oil"Geeks of the world rejoice. Just remember, you heard it here first (or maybe second). Fluoride batteries will replace lithium batteries in electric cars and boats. That’s right; a consortium of big, fat smarties from Honda, NASA and Caltech have invented a fluoride battery that operates at room temperature rather than 150° Celsius (300° F) […]
Read more "ESPcat Fluoride Battery #fluoridebattery"A favorite saying of my long time friend, Nick Copeman is “there are no problems, only opportunities”. I have quoted this mantra many times, particularly when things in my business were looking a bit dark. It is amazing how a problem can be turned into an opportunity, sometimes with something as simple as rewording the […]
Read more "ESPcat Dreaming of Solar Power"Hey there blog buddies. Yes it has been quite a while since we last spoke. I’ve had a dose of the Man Flu. You can be certain you have it if your hair hurts. I think it has affected me metally as well and speaking of mentally challenged, how about those midterm elections. Having the […]
Read more "ESPcat Mentally Challenged"The haul-out is complete and we are floating again. Yes the water is a bit murky possibly due to a spring tide but the new waterline looks just about correct. It will be interesting to see how the anti-fouling paint stands up to 12 months of attack by ocean critters. While we were out on […]
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