s/v YOLO Day 247 Entry 0052 No Man Is an Island, but Our Boat Is! Part 1

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Posting Date:  Friday, January  17, 2014   
Weather:  Beautiful, blustery cool and crisp!  Sweat shirts, Long pants and socks required!   53 degrees going to 64.  Breezy 5 to 7 mph out of the east.  Perfect Polar Day!  

Day 247 Entry 0052

Boot Key Harbor and Marina Mooring #W10  http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/government/departments/marina-and-ports/

Actual Date:  January 17, 2014 Friday. 

Subject:  No man is an island, but our boat is!  Part 1

The boat has the systems to run with out shore power (hooked up to electricity).  s/v YOLO has a generator to produce electricity and 12 batteries to maintain it for up to 48 hours.  Using this stored power we run all systems and appliances with 2 exceptions.  The generator is turned on every day (usually in the morning) for 2 hours, which requires less than a half gallon of gas; to charge the batteries.  I can operate all of the house appliances such as:  the coffer maker; microwave; toaster oven; electric fry pan; and slow cooker; washing machine; water heater; both TV’s; 

Captain Steve hoisting the TV antenna!

reverse osmosis; use all the electrical outlets; turn on all the interior and exterior lights and most importantly the electronic toilet for 24 to 48 hours. Longer, if only a few of the systems are turned on.  This is in addition to all the boat and navigational systems such as:  navigation lights; bow thruster; electronic hoist; reverse osmosis (water maker) and electronic winches and windless (anchor.)  There are 2 exceptions to this though!   The exceptions are the electronic dinghy hoist and the clothes iron.   

Sea u later!   No Man Is An Island, But Our Boat Is!  Part 2