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Month: January 2020

Solar Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2020February 10, 2020 by admin

Increasing Solar Capacity by adding a third panel. Our Hanse 371 Tangleberry already had 2-100W solar panels on the Tartarooga hard dodger. I wanted to add more solar capacity in hopes of…

Preparing for an Offshore Voyage – Part 1

Posted on January 17, 2020May 2, 2021 by admin

Tangleberry, the family yacht, is a 2001 Hanse 371. She was not specifically built for offshore sailing but is rated CE category A, open ocean. We have used her mainly for summer…

Solar and Water Power

Posted on January 16, 2020January 27, 2020 by admin

In 2004 I had a Tartarooga Hard Dodger Installed on Tangleberry. I took the opportunity to install two solar panels on top. They were 75 watts each, and were quite expensive, I…

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