Today is a good day for boat work, a bit of maintenance and some system testing. Jamie explains our lithium battery set-up and his hack for replacing the headsail furling line. After Liz goes up the mast to install the new VHF cable, we have a gorgeous afternoon of sailing. Life is good!
00:00 Lithium battery set-up
03:10 Installing new VHF cable (up the mast)
04:28 Curry leaf tree
07:00 Day sailing
09:40 Changing the headsail furling line
10:35 Checking the sails
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