Category: Electric systems

11/02/2022

The best low cost battery monitors

Today we are going to get into the issue of batteries, one of the most expensive goods on our boats and the easiest to break down or run out, causing us the consequent annoyances. In the video we can see the basics of the monitors, the simplest and cheapest that only control the battery voltage, those that already allow us to know at what rate […]

15/10/2021

WiFi controller for switch panel

In this post we are going to see how to automate the switch panel of our boat, through a series of controllers and WiFi relays, to be able to manage it remotely through our mobile phone or a tablet or a small remote control or even directly with the voice. This will be very useful when it comes to turning on navigation or anchoring lights, […]

08/04/2021

Chinese level gauges for our ship’s tanks.

Greetings sailors, Today we are going to learn how to install level gauges for any of our ship’s tanks. We are going to see it by installing it in freshwater tanks, but the procedure and devices are the same for any other tank, such as fuel. All this, spending about 30 euros … More or less, half of what it would cost in a nautical […]

31/12/2020

Low cost remote control for your anchor windlass

Greatings sailors, Today we are going to install a remote control for our anchor windlass. When I bought my boat, luckily, it already had an electric windlass to raise and lower the anchor. Truth be told, it is very convenient when anchoring and also it allows you to have many meters of chain to release and collect comfortably. In most common installations, the electric windlasses […]