July 2010
Wilson cell booster testing, on Sun Dancer
Panbo reader Pat Harmon is cruising Alaska aboard M/V Sun Dancer and he kindly agreed to write about some gear, seen above, that's helping him stay in touch:
I recently installed a cell phone booster on my 43' North Pacific trawler, and although I am not an expert, my hands-on experience may be helpful to my fellow boaters. I am computer literate and had Navy electronics training back in the 60's...
Epic Electric 20e
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2010-07-30 14:34A "go fast" electric, with a 10 hour runtime? Sounds impressive.
Gizmo bridge 2010, a shout out to Garmin ID
While a Panbo logo is still a work in progress, check out the sharp name plate Gizmo is sporting thanks to Garmin's industrial design department. Gander too at how much electronic goodness I managed to squeeze onto the boat's latest flying bridge dash, and note that a wider view would also show a Furuno MFD12 and a Raymarine E140 Wide with room for more! It's quite the testing platform and you'll be seeing read more »
Lego RC Boat
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2010-07-28 14:30Wonder how big you could make this... also check the still pictures. read more »
Genasun & Victron, power to spare?
That's a pair of Genasun LFP Lithium batteries that weigh a small fraction of what similar sized regular marine batteries would and offer a lot more usable power than even their 760 amp hour rating would indicate, because they can endure truly deep discharges and accept massive recharges. Combine these with no less than four Victron MultiPlus inver read more »
Plastiki completes voyage
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2010-07-26 09:43
Plastiki has reached Australia after an 8,000 mile voyage, floating on plastic bottles.
Boats don't always have to be "the same old thing" to work out :-)
