Category: DIY

  • Diesel Engine Handbook – Book

    Title: Diesel Engine Handbook Author: Andrew Simpson Publisher: The Royal Yachting Association Date Published: 2006 Pages: 94 Price: NZ$32.87 (Book Depository) Extras: DVD included The official course book for the RYA One-Day Diesel Engine Course. A reference guide to understand and maintain your marine diesel engine. How the Diesel Engine Works Fuel Air System Engine…

  • Flood Tide – Book

    Title: Flood Tide Author: Heather Heberley Publisher: Cape Catley Date Published: 1997 Pages: 260 Price: NZ$19.47 (Fishpond.co.nz) A sequel to the autobiography Weather Permitting by Heather Heberley. Heather talks in more detail about her family and their adventures living off the land and the sea. She goes into the history of her husband’s family and…

  • DIY Wind turbine Gwindoline

    I was watching this video by Teresa Carey on their sailing trip from the Florida to the Bahamas on SV Daphne. Teresa mentioned about how they managed using 130W solar panel to recharge their technology onboard. I then read in the comments section about how to generate more power and so followed the trail to…