The original charger of the batteries is a 24v / 50A charger, which is a bit on the tight side given our electricity consumption. This charger has been replaced by a 24v / 100A charger, which if desired can also charge via 110v.
SSB (short wave) radio
We brought the SSB radio from the Brandaan and Toine will build it in the SeaQuest in the winter of 2015. During our Atlantic tour, the SSB radio has proven to be very useful, on the one hand as a cheap alternative for internet things like...
Summer holidays 2015 - South Brittany
This summer holiday we have already predetermined the destination for a change ... we really want to go to Southern Brittany this summer ... and that's why we'll have to wait and see if the weather will cooperate the first week. That's for sure...
Rods under the seats
Another nice improvement is the rods under the two seats on the back of the boat. If you sit on them with a lot of weight, they bend easily. Now with the rods as extra reinforcement and therefore...
Gas springs
Another somewhat less impactful but also a successful project is the placement of gas springs in different places on the flap of the card table so that it opens and closes more easily. That's also on the new...
Several small improvements
Below is a list of several smaller improvements. Raymarine Radar HD Digital overhauled / replaced after problems Easy AIS replaced by Raymarine Ais650 as the Easy equipment does not receive AtoN signals (special AIS signals from buoys) SOS danbuoy incl. box holder...
Support for the trailer engine dinghy
The support for the trailer engine of the dinghy makes Toine beautiful with a double layer of teak against each other that sits, as it were, around the seagull. This makes it firmer and also much less prone to theft. It also looks...