Annie Time":359ynze9 said:
I been watching that nasty weather on the west coast. The solar works great out here.
BTW I really enjoyed reading on your web site. Very well organized.
Thanks! The website provides a good landing spot for me to publish photo galleries, links to our YouTube channel, and some of what I've posted here on Tugnuts, all in one place.
https://www.letsgochannelsurfing.com
I had time off work and was planning to soak some crab pots this week, being the last week of Dungeness season, I wanted to leave them out all week, pull 'em daily to see what's for dinner.
I just got back from checking on the boat. ugh. The marina is frozen. All around Channel Surfing the ice is 1/4" thick in her slip. It made quite the crunchy sound as I stepped onboard and the boat rocked in the ice. At the end of the dock I saw 3/8th inch thick ice. No boat movements permitted with ice in the marina. It's not supposed to get above 25 degrees until Saturday. It's been down to 10degrees at night. So this is how winter crab season ends for me.
On the plus side, it was nice to be able to open up my phone, go to the Victron app, bring up the engine, thruster and house battery Victron Battery Smart Sense, which show voltage and temperature. The cockpit lazarette (port, starboard and center) are at 33 degrees. The cabin was comfortable as well. I've got a PALI engine/bilge heater in the center cockpit and another heater in the cabin that are working great.
Meanwhile, in Florida... the low's are in the upper 60's...