Not only did you share it with your friends from home. You also shared it with us and have made some really good internet friends. I will tell you something, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's about 3 years ago and then let go from my job 2 years ago. Life with Parkinson's, especially in the early stages has been crap, just awful. Apart from the mental stress and all the other symptoms, I went from being able to have whatever I wanted, to slowly running out of money, month after month, it has been the most humbling thing in my life to have ever happened. With that said, there are thing I can do to make life a little more barrable, most of which cost money, so they are off the cards, but some that are free. Your channel, and channel's like yours do so much to help me, and I am sure people like me. For an hour or so I get to not think about Parkinson's and I can just watch and live my life vicariously through you guys. It's awesome!! So I would like to thank you folks for giving me a little bit of joy every week and I hope you never stop making these video's. Sorry for the ramble, but I thought it was worth saying :)
Hey always ready to listen. My Mum had Parkinson’s so I understand at least from that perspective and my heart goes out to you. I can tell you that it is the comments we get that inspire us to keep making each episode. We really do want to share this adventure and getting feedback like yours makes it all worthwhile. You look after yourself.
@@AwanuiNZ I have early onset, so the worse it yet to come. As you probably know, the P normally goes in one of two directions, either movement disorders are more prevalent, or the depression and anxiety, memory problems route, sometimes both. I have the latter right now which ultimately leads to dementia. So while I have some movement disorders, it would be nothing you would notice. Most of my symptoms go unseen. The person who I feel most sorry for is my wife as she has to put up with a lot, least of all having to walk on eggshells around me at times which is totally not fair on her. Having said that, you have to play with the cards you are dealt and I try and keep myself busy, the struggle there is doing that. If you could score my apathy, its probably negative something :)
Yes agree with the many other comments you also let us tag along on your grand adventure, and for that we thank you. Enjoyed it as normal and the Bimini looks great, good job well done. Safe journey onwards…
Well guys, another episode of this endeavor , that so many of us follow intensely! Still you maintain this interesting mix of boating, maintenance and daily life on Awanui NZ. You have way to few subscribers compared to the content of your videos, but that will come (and you made it pass 6K in August!!) I am so glad you still want to share with us, and cannot wait to see this unfold over the years. really an inspiration. And you Mark, could soon offer your experiences of the N51 on a consultancy basis to others.... (not suggesting - just saying....as you are the skipper, husband and editor already) - Fair winds to you both
Thanks so much. Yippee subscribers have slowed right down. Like by heaps. I think it is the age demographic we attract and maybe that we don’t push for that all the time…not sure why other than that as we get so many positive comments. Right or wrong you do get a little addicted to the data and growing the channel.
I just love your channel. It is very entertaining and educational at the same time. We are at the west coast of Ireland, Galway-Oranmore. You are such nice people. I wish you all the best and I will follow you all the way. Michael
Hey thanks Michael we love the support we get. What is your coastline like for boating? Was thinking about the West Coast of Ireland but wondered if pretty exposed?
@@AwanuiNZ Hello Mark. Thanks for your reply. The west coast is very exposed and very rough at times. There aren't many marina's. Galway has only a very small harbour. I don't have a boat myself. Most people here have sailing yacht's. I haven't seen many trawler's.
Hello Mark, I probably sounded a bit negative on my last reply, I just wanted to say what I thought from what I saw and heard. The scenery of course is amazing.
How exciting! Is this two videos in one week? Seems like it. The bimini looks great and I can't wait to see how the solar panels affect your ability to use the aircon without the genset. It's all very exciting! You could probably even expand two more solar panels at the back of the bimini later. That part of the world is so beautiful. Have fun and be safe.
Have to replace the 6mm cable from the controller to the 24Vdc and negative bus…getting too hot with high current. Was kind of surprised electrician did not pick up.
great video again you are getting to know your vessel, the solar and Bimini fitting looks great will protect and solar good asset understand you are back "home" now rest up and I look forward as you both create adventures and memories thank you
Loved your reflections at the end. Very refreshing positivity does heaps for the soul. Hope Wally was helpful. Would have been interesting to hear his reflections, although only been with you a couple of weeks. He is going to take it hard returning to NZ to work. Great effort on the Bimini. You a brave man taking on the electrical stuff. Well done Hope to catch up while you at home.
Once again, a lovely video. Thank you for sharing your views about the people you've met. It's easy to become cynical these days, but I believe this world is filled with people you have described. Blessings and peace as you travel💜🙏
Last year I did but not so well viewed. I have plenty of footage at the moment to keep going with AwanuiNZ and then hopefully we can publish as we adventure so really up to date
I have real doubts if the framework for the solar panels / bimini will take the punishment in severe weather. I love following your travels, keep up the good work.
Mmmmm….thats the problem when you get work done somewhere and they know you are leaving. They assured us they do these all the time and it will be fine. I have some ideas so watch this space.
Very professional installation. I'm impressed. Nice thoughts about Montenegro. Sounds like a delightful country. Hope you don't set a schedule to get to the storage marina and try to slog through bad weather. Don't be in a hurry. Wait for bad weather to pass. Very enjoyable video, than you.
If you have trouble with your hose clamps coming lose try bending the loose end up. If you need to take then off just push it flat again and they should undo good as.
Hi Mark, I just had lunch with my good mate Andrew Miller who said to say hi. I was on the 777 with EK with him and am a huge Nordhaven fan. Am enjoying your videos and can relate to your voyage having done a delivery from Spain to Aqubah back in 2011 . All the best ! Bob Ramsay (Gold Coast) . By the way I follow MV Freedom, a lovely couple in the Pacific NW on a 41 .
The Bimini and the solar are nice. Will be interesting to see the actual impact on the power. It’s been a nice time in Montenegro, but now it’s time to move on.
Bimini looks good Mark, But be very careful Drilling any steel on that boat! metal filings are not good on your gel coat. Ive done it never again and I was careful took some getting rid of, still have some rust spots. Nice to have Solar you'll love it. Have a great trip Guys
Love your channel but as soon as the admiral suggested a new name for you the first name that sprang to mind looking at you was Steptoe 😂😂😂 From an old British sitcom… 😂
At the 34:00 mark, you have a huge bruise on your left bicep. How did that happen? I will never own such a vessel but I appreciate your showing all the things it takes to keep her ship shape.
Hi Mark and Fiona the Bimini looks great and it will be a great addition to your yacht, Mark I’d be a bit concerned about you guy’s heading to the island of Lampedusa between Italy 🇮🇹 and North Africa because it has been overwhelmed and overrun with illegal migrates for a while now and it could be unsafe for you guys, But I’m only going by news reports, So maybe have a closer look at it online before you make your decision. Also Mark the water around the island have had large great white sharks sightings in recent times, so be careful when swimming.👍 Keep safe and well you guys.👍
Awe crap I hate sharks! We back in NZ now with boat all tied up in Monastir Tunisia. Checked out Lampedusa carefully before we went. Our experience there was amazing. Lots of tourists, very kind people and absolutely no sign of immigrants. At the moment about 40 per week arriving, straight into detention and processed. No sign of them on the streets. Very nice place. Media is crazy they always want to sensationalise. I was in Hong Kong during the riots and the news showed explosions and unruly behaviour. All I saw was peaceful protests with families out marching and having fun. Watched it all day and absolutely no sign of violence.
I'm afraid there is too much weight (solar panels) on the two front hinges, that is going to brake with waves and/or fierce wind. Securing it with two lines will put even more strain on the hinges. Be careful, that are just two screws holding. I love your travel stories!
Mmmmm that certainly crossed my mind. The idea I had was to do as short a diagonal as possible from the forward pole on either side down and across to the bar on top of the front visor? Second option was to put a support under the two middle bars down onto the flybridge consol….maybe even both? What you think?
@@AwanuiNZ Second option soiunds good, both is always better but it has to look good and be practical. Just be aware when you go up the Atlantic and the North Sea, it can get rough and put a lot of tension on that structure. Greetings from Holland!
@@AwanuiNZ You will have a lot of time to fix it after the "breaking news"! And if it doesn't work out the coming 6 months, next year you'll be in North-America and you can add a fixed bimini top. I guess that would be cheaper to get there.
Aah wondered when this would come up. Waiting to use it on land first just to make sure it is safe then it will be game on…currently been confiscated by Tunisian Customs and in bond as they do not allow drones in Tunisia.
Must be a strange feeling to leave Montenegro behind, knowing you won't be back there anymore with your own boat. Kind of surreal. Bimini looks great, but was wondering why you bought the double sided panel when you planned to have the bottom side covered with a canvas top ? This way you will have a max of 700 Wp instead of the 1400 Wp. And that also fits with the 18 or 19 Amps you were getting, translates to around 460 W. But indeed, anything is better than nothing. As a tip, when you store the boat in a marina where they are working on other boats, make sure to cover your tender and take away the bimini cloth. We did not cover the dinghy in Didim and it turned out completely black, took us forever to clean it a bit, but were unable to get the original color back. Same is for the bimini cloth. It picks up all the dust and particles in the marina, so now we clean it and store it inside when we put the boat away. Makes the cloth last longer, would be a pity if yours gets worn out real fast. Anyway, looking forward to the videos of the passage and Tunesia, curious to see if Tunesia is anything for us to pass by.
Forgot to mention. Did I hear you say that you have a 6 mm2 cable for the solar panels ? If that is the case you may want to take another look at that. Victron prescribes 1 mm2 for every 3 amps. The cables are also pretty long, which means a loss of Voltage. And be sure to check the connection of the screws into the MPPT controller. Ours have come loose twice now, resulting in two starting fires, both times we were onboard and managed to stop it before the boat burned down.
Wow that’s a lot to take in. I have never heard of double sided panels I just assumed what we had was a standard panel and that the bottom was simply that the bottom of what was above collecting solar. I will look into that. We checked the size cable we needed and were told 6mm by the supplier. I will be pretty pissed off if that is not big enough as it would be a major to re run all the cable. What seems strange is that the cable coming out of the panels is only 6mm so surely that signals something. We covered the tender but taking off the cover for the Bimini is a major so that is still on. Where we are parked in Monastir we should be ok as in a public area right beside a very large outdoor restaurant so unlikely work carried out there. Tunisia is amazing quite different to what was expected. Certainly not like Egypt. Not sure I would go there from a tourist perspective but certainly well worth it for over wintering, fuel price and marina costs. People are very nice and quite modern compared to other African countries.
Yip I have been thinking about that. Even one might be good as there is a little sideways movement. Solar helped but does not stop the sideways movement.
Another interesting video. Have you considered that your masthead/steaming navigation light will be obscured by the bimini? Could remount on the mast or maybe do something with the anchor light
No and I just read the handbook yesterday. Just working on which setting is best for our batteries. Will need to check setting when back on boat as we are home in NZ now for six weeks. It was not the Bluetooth version so I have got the Bluetooth dongle coming from Aussie
Hi Mark Did you relocate the forward facing white nav/steaming light on the arch? The lower forward end of the bimini must impinge on the visibility of that light.
Good idea with the solar panels as a Bimini, just a bit concerned about the tube diameter i think it’s a bit on the light side,when you get a good blow and you are in some weather will be the test.I’ve seen a lot damaged over the years. Your new name could be Gog 😂😂😂grumpy old git 😂😂😂😂😎get yourself some cobalt tipped drills makes drilling stainless feel like drilling butter.
Nope they were absolutely fine. Lampedusa has the migrant issue well sorted at the moment and Monastir is not where the immigrants leave from….more through the eastern/western borders with Libya and Algeria. No sign of anything other than nice people and places.
It's not religion or church but faith in Jesus Christ. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. " Romans 1:16-17 KJV
Not only did you share it with your friends from home. You also shared it with us and have made some really good internet friends. I will tell you something, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's about 3 years ago and then let go from my job 2 years ago. Life with Parkinson's, especially in the early stages has been crap, just awful. Apart from the mental stress and all the other symptoms, I went from being able to have whatever I wanted, to slowly running out of money, month after month, it has been the most humbling thing in my life to have ever happened. With that said, there are thing I can do to make life a little more barrable, most of which cost money, so they are off the cards, but some that are free. Your channel, and channel's like yours do so much to help me, and I am sure people like me. For an hour or so I get to not think about Parkinson's and I can just watch and live my life vicariously through you guys. It's awesome!! So I would like to thank you folks for giving me a little bit of joy every week and I hope you never stop making these video's. Sorry for the ramble, but I thought it was worth saying :)
Hey always ready to listen. My Mum had Parkinson’s so I understand at least from that perspective and my heart goes out to you. I can tell you that it is the comments we get that inspire us to keep making each episode. We really do want to share this adventure and getting feedback like yours makes it all worthwhile. You look after yourself.
@@AwanuiNZ That's awesome to hear, i seriously look forward to each episode. Sorry to hear about your mum too.
@LeeShand yip it’s a cruel illness. They do seem to be able to manage it better in some cases now. Working for you at all?
@@AwanuiNZ I have early onset, so the worse it yet to come. As you probably know, the P normally goes in one of two directions, either movement disorders are more prevalent, or the depression and anxiety, memory problems route, sometimes both. I have the latter right now which ultimately leads to dementia. So while I have some movement disorders, it would be nothing you would notice. Most of my symptoms go unseen. The person who I feel most sorry for is my wife as she has to put up with a lot, least of all having to walk on eggshells around me at times which is totally not fair on her. Having said that, you have to play with the cards you are dealt and I try and keep myself busy, the struggle there is doing that. If you could score my apathy, its probably negative something :)
That’s no good. Thanks so much for reaching out and sharing your life and challenges. Stay in touch
Great video Mark thank you for sharing that with us.
Glad you enjoyed it
Yes agree with the many other comments you also let us tag along on your grand adventure, and for that we thank you. Enjoyed it as normal and the Bimini looks great, good job well done. Safe journey onwards…
Thank you so much we really appreciate all the support out there
Well guys, another episode of this endeavor , that so many of us follow intensely! Still you maintain this interesting mix of boating, maintenance and daily life on Awanui NZ. You have way to few subscribers compared to the content of your videos, but that will come (and you made it pass 6K in August!!) I am so glad you still want to share with us, and cannot wait to see this unfold over the years. really an inspiration. And you Mark, could soon offer your experiences of the N51 on a consultancy basis to others.... (not suggesting - just saying....as you are the skipper, husband and editor already) - Fair winds to you both
Thanks so much. Yippee subscribers have slowed right down. Like by heaps. I think it is the age demographic we attract and maybe that we don’t push for that all the time…not sure why other than that as we get so many positive comments. Right or wrong you do get a little addicted to the data and growing the channel.
Love your series it's great to watch. For the hoseclamps use Murray clamps and you won't have the issue.
Thanks for the tip!
I just love your channel. It is very entertaining and educational at the same time. We are at the west coast of Ireland, Galway-Oranmore. You are such nice people. I wish you all the best and I will follow you all the way. Michael
Hey thanks Michael we love the support we get. What is your coastline like for boating? Was thinking about the West Coast of Ireland but wondered if pretty exposed?
@@AwanuiNZ Hello Mark. Thanks for your reply. The west coast is very exposed and very rough at times. There aren't many marina's. Galway has only a very small harbour. I don't have a boat myself. Most people here have sailing yacht's. I haven't seen many trawler's.
Hello Mark, I probably sounded a bit negative on my last reply, I just wanted to say what I thought from what I saw and heard. The scenery of course is amazing.
That sounds a bit scary!
How exciting! Is this two videos in one week? Seems like it. The bimini looks great and I can't wait to see how the solar panels affect your ability to use the aircon without the genset. It's all very exciting! You could probably even expand two more solar panels at the back of the bimini later. That part of the world is so beautiful. Have fun and be safe.
Hey there might be a third episode this week!
@@AwanuiNZI’m here for it! Let’s go Awanui!
Okidoki
Following your journey Mark and Fiona love the banter between you and Fi Excellent real life well done Love from the UK 🤩
Thank you
The Bimini looks really nice, love the contrast in color
Yes very pleased with it
Bimini looks fab! Solar a huge bonus
Absolutely
Thank you Mark and Fiona for sharing your travels. So enjoyable and great editing.
Safe travelling.
Cheers from Durban.
⛴️👏🙏
No problem as always Brian
Im glad the solar is providing all the boat needs . . Awesome .
Take care . 👋NZ🇳🇿🍻twa
Have to replace the 6mm cable from the controller to the 24Vdc and negative bus…getting too hot with high current. Was kind of surprised electrician did not pick up.
Bimini looks great.
Yip and keeps that incessant sun off too
Thanks for sharing your journey and some of your private life. You have become my favourite RUclips channel.
Thank you so much we love sharing
Now , Thats a PROPER installation !! Well done Mark.
Looks good eh
Another great film you guys...bimini is a great addition to awanui nz.....
We agree!
great video again you are getting to know your vessel, the solar and Bimini fitting looks great will protect and solar good asset understand you are back "home" now rest up and I look forward as you both create adventures and memories thank you
Rest…haha……home for Blossom Valley
Loved your reflections at the end. Very refreshing positivity does heaps for the soul.
Hope Wally was helpful. Would have been interesting to hear his reflections, although only been with you a couple of weeks. He is going to take it hard returning to NZ to work.
Great effort on the Bimini. You a brave man taking on the electrical stuff. Well done
Hope to catch up while you at home.
Haha one never knows what Wally thinks! Montenegro was really special to us.
Einstein had crazzy hair too Mark . . 👍😎
Now there is a point
Once again, a lovely video. Thank you for sharing your views about the people you've met. It's easy to become cynical these days, but I believe this world is filled with people you have described. Blessings and peace as you travel💜🙏
Thanks so much
Well done on the wiring work. Love watching your videos , brilliant, hopefully you will still post when you’re back home for Blossom valley. 🥃🏴
Last year I did but not so well viewed. I have plenty of footage at the moment to keep going with AwanuiNZ and then hopefully we can publish as we adventure so really up to date
I have real doubts if the framework for the solar panels / bimini will take the punishment in severe weather.
I love following your travels, keep up the good work.
Mmmmm….thats the problem when you get work done somewhere and they know you are leaving. They assured us they do these all the time and it will be fine. I have some ideas so watch this space.
Very professional installation. I'm impressed. Nice thoughts about Montenegro. Sounds like a delightful country. Hope you don't set a schedule to get to the storage marina and try to slog through bad weather. Don't be in a hurry. Wait for bad weather to pass. Very enjoyable video, than you.
Hey thanks so much…we made it and with good weather
If you have trouble with your hose clamps coming lose try bending the loose end up. If you need to take then off just push it flat again and they should undo good as.
Aah good idea…thanks
Hi Mark, I just had lunch with my good mate Andrew Miller who said to say hi. I was on the 777 with EK with him and am a huge Nordhaven fan. Am enjoying your videos and can relate to your voyage having done a delivery from Spain to Aqubah back in 2011 . All the best ! Bob Ramsay (Gold Coast) . By the way I follow MV Freedom, a lovely couple in the Pacific NW on a 41 .
Hey thanks for reaching out…we would be good friends having both put up with that bastard over the years!
@@AwanuiNZ LOL , I know right - the stories we could tell 🫢
Yes but probably shouldn’t.
The Bimini and the solar are nice. Will be interesting to see the actual impact on the power.
It’s been a nice time in Montenegro, but now it’s time to move on.
Thanks and yip it is
It looks like the Bimini is blocking the Forward facing Navigation light, 16:49
Quite likely. We have a fix in mind
Cracking job, well done.
Many thanks!
Bimini looks good Mark, But be very careful Drilling any steel on that boat! metal filings are not good on your gel coat.
Ive done it never again and I was careful took some getting rid of, still have some rust spots.
Nice to have Solar you'll love it.
Have a great trip Guys
Thanks for the tips!
Love your channel but as soon as the admiral suggested a new name for you the first name that sprang to mind looking at you was Steptoe 😂😂😂 From an old British sitcom… 😂
Awe great thanks just what I need
At the 34:00 mark, you have a huge bruise on your left bicep. How did that happen? I will never own such a vessel but I appreciate your showing all the things it takes to keep her ship shape.
I fell off the swimming platform collecting the rear rail with my arm on the way. Bruises on my legs also.
Hi Mark and Fiona the Bimini looks great and it will be a great addition to your yacht,
Mark I’d be a bit concerned about you guy’s heading to the island of Lampedusa between Italy 🇮🇹 and North Africa because it has been overwhelmed and overrun with illegal migrates for a while now and it could be unsafe for you guys,
But I’m only going by news reports,
So maybe have a closer look at it online before you make your decision. Also Mark the water around the island have had large great white sharks sightings in recent times, so be careful when swimming.👍
Keep safe and well you guys.👍
Awe crap I hate sharks! We back in NZ now with boat all tied up in Monastir Tunisia. Checked out Lampedusa carefully before we went. Our experience there was amazing. Lots of tourists, very kind people and absolutely no sign of immigrants. At the moment about 40 per week arriving, straight into detention and processed. No sign of them on the streets. Very nice place. Media is crazy they always want to sensationalise. I was in Hong Kong during the riots and the news showed explosions and unruly behaviour. All I saw was peaceful protests with families out marching and having fun. Watched it all day and absolutely no sign of violence.
That’s great news Mark that everything went smoothly and you guy’s where safe and well.👍
Yip it was a great trip
I'm afraid there is too much weight (solar panels) on the two front hinges, that is going to brake with waves and/or fierce wind. Securing it with two lines will put even more strain on the hinges. Be careful, that are just two screws holding. I love your travel stories!
Mmmmm that certainly crossed my mind. The idea I had was to do as short a diagonal as possible from the forward pole on either side down and across to the bar on top of the front visor? Second option was to put a support under the two middle bars down onto the flybridge consol….maybe even both? What you think?
@@AwanuiNZ Second option soiunds good, both is always better but it has to look good and be practical. Just be aware when you go up the Atlantic and the North Sea, it can get rough and put a lot of tension on that structure. Greetings from Holland!
I now have the parts for both and will get onto it when back
@@AwanuiNZ You will have a lot of time to fix it after the "breaking news"! And if it doesn't work out the coming 6 months, next year you'll be in North-America and you can add a fixed bimini top. I guess that would be cheaper to get there.
A fine bimini.
We love it
Looks great. The only thing missing is the drone footage. Didn’t Renee bring us a replacement drone or did I dream that?
Aah wondered when this would come up. Waiting to use it on land first just to make sure it is safe then it will be game on…currently been confiscated by Tunisian Customs and in bond as they do not allow drones in Tunisia.
@@AwanuiNZ well darn them. Not many good options there. I hope you get it back when you leave.
I will
My wife and I will be in Malta in September 9th but I guess by then you would have already left , safe travels, love your vlogs 👍
Yip Awanui now in Tunisia and we are back in NZ. Shame we love catching up with supporters.
Mark how do you get rid of the old oil when you do oil changes?
We wait till we stay in a friendly Marina. Eventually you find one with oil disposal available. Have not had to pay yet. I hate to think what some do!
Must be a strange feeling to leave Montenegro behind, knowing you won't be back there anymore with your own boat. Kind of surreal.
Bimini looks great, but was wondering why you bought the double sided panel when you planned to have the bottom side covered with a canvas top ? This way you will have a max of 700 Wp instead of the 1400 Wp. And that also fits with the 18 or 19 Amps you were getting, translates to around 460 W. But indeed, anything is better than nothing.
As a tip, when you store the boat in a marina where they are working on other boats, make sure to cover your tender and take away the bimini cloth. We did not cover the dinghy in Didim and it turned out completely black, took us forever to clean it a bit, but were unable to get the original color back. Same is for the bimini cloth. It picks up all the dust and particles in the marina, so now we clean it and store it inside when we put the boat away. Makes the cloth last longer, would be a pity if yours gets worn out real fast.
Anyway, looking forward to the videos of the passage and Tunesia, curious to see if Tunesia is anything for us to pass by.
Forgot to mention. Did I hear you say that you have a 6 mm2 cable for the solar panels ? If that is the case you may want to take another look at that. Victron prescribes 1 mm2 for every 3 amps. The cables are also pretty long, which means a loss of Voltage. And be sure to check the connection of the screws into the MPPT controller. Ours have come loose twice now, resulting in two starting fires, both times we were onboard and managed to stop it before the boat burned down.
Wow that’s a lot to take in. I have never heard of double sided panels I just assumed what we had was a standard panel and that the bottom was simply that the bottom of what was above collecting solar. I will look into that. We checked the size cable we needed and were told 6mm by the supplier. I will be pretty pissed off if that is not big enough as it would be a major to re run all the cable. What seems strange is that the cable coming out of the panels is only 6mm so surely that signals something. We covered the tender but taking off the cover for the Bimini is a major so that is still on. Where we are parked in Monastir we should be ok as in a public area right beside a very large outdoor restaurant so unlikely work carried out there. Tunisia is amazing quite different to what was expected. Certainly not like Egypt. Not sure I would go there from a tourist perspective but certainly well worth it for over wintering, fuel price and marina costs. People are very nice and quite modern compared to other African countries.
Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦
Thank you thank you
Would definitely add diagonals to the front of that Bimini.
I think the solar panels would suffice as a brace
Yip I have been thinking about that. Even one might be good as there is a little sideways movement. Solar helped but does not stop the sideways movement.
@@juliancooper8963solar did not help the sideways movement
Yes some extra diagonal fixings would make it more stable.👍
I have the parts
Gollywog is more Big Ears in his mood. Maybe the hair was caused by the solar panel? Nonetheless, endlessly entertaining. Thanks
Another interesting video. Have you considered that your masthead/steaming navigation light will be obscured by the bimini? Could remount on the mast or maybe do something with the anchor light
Yip we need to
Hi Enjoying your Videos....... Have to ask you have programmed the victron MPPT for your requiremnets ??
No and I just read the handbook yesterday. Just working on which setting is best for our batteries. Will need to check setting when back on boat as we are home in NZ now for six weeks. It was not the Bluetooth version so I have got the Bluetooth dongle coming from Aussie
Hope it's turned off at the moment. 😊@@AwanuiNZ
Yip
looking sweet
Yip
Dam RIGHT again Lol.
Yip
Great video, do the solar panel obscure your riding lights, if so are you moving them higher ?
At this stage no
Hey Marky, just a question about your bimini. Does it just fly over the tower, did they make holes for all your antennas etc?
Nope it’s fixed on either side. Studs at the front and a runner at the back
Hi Mark Did you relocate the forward facing white nav/steaming light on the arch? The lower forward end of the bimini must impinge on the visibility of that light.
It’s ok actually. Not convinced it complies but certainly visible
Bimini & solar look great, did you get the gelcoat repaired ?
Yes and he did an amazing job. Found one more dent!
Good idea with the solar panels as a Bimini, just a bit concerned about the tube diameter i think it’s a bit on the light side,when you get a good blow and you are in some weather will be the test.I’ve seen a lot damaged over the years. Your new name could be Gog 😂😂😂grumpy old git 😂😂😂😂😎get yourself some cobalt tipped drills makes drilling stainless feel like drilling butter.
Yip will do. SS is 30mm which is what they recommended. Thinking we may need to add some support………better now than later
Too late when shit hits the fan with weather 😎
Agreed
Out of interest how far offshore do you have to be to pump out your black water tank?
Good question…..different depending on where you are. Likely we were a bit close eh?
Think it’s 4 miles offshore, so you should be ok from where I’m sitting!
Ta
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Thank you
I own a Fleming 55 and I am thinking of the same modification. Out of interest how much did they charge you for the work and the cost of panels
Only $3,000NZ. I did all the work
marks new name Biggles
Why not!
Work ethic, hmm! I had good jobs, never unemployed yet never happy until I threw it away.
Bit confused?
Mark Mark Mark. sush. You're getting wound up by a higher intelligence.
Indeed I am!
Oh dear, Lampedusa, Tunisia. Better avoided. Dangerous territory. Smack into the centre of the European refugee problem.
Nope they were absolutely fine. Lampedusa has the migrant issue well sorted at the moment and Monastir is not where the immigrants leave from….more through the eastern/western borders with Libya and Algeria. No sign of anything other than nice people and places.
It's not religion or church but faith in Jesus Christ.
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. " Romans 1:16-17 KJV
Yip
Lucky she was there to tell you how to do it.
Ffs bro
Yip…as always