Topic: Solar Panel
1-5. Mid Pacific to Heading South

Feb 19, 2005 - 0015hrs UTC

By Alex on February 19, 2005, at 0015 UTC

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0015hrs 19 Feb 2005 UTC 45’49”S 126’30”W Map Ref 70 3930nm

And so it came to pass. Calm windless silence that pounds your ears, then fluffy darkness, muffled rain, slight roll, plus all the usual little noises in Berri’s vocab, mostly irritants like a Sikaflex tube rolling in its shelf … Continue reading

1-26. Through the Barn Door

Oct 27, 2005 - 0900hrs UTC

By Alex on October 27, 2005, at 0900 UTC

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0900hrs 27 Oct 2005 UTC 37’43”S 020’15”E Ref 492

DB dmgDistance Made Good; More here 130 very fishy! And it seems the solar panel has died – we’re investigating. This could be the real showstopper – we’ve got just enough diesel to keep up the charge if we get very … Continue reading

1-26. Through the Barn Door

Oct 27, 2005 - 1100hrs UTC

By Alex on October 27, 2005, at 1100 UTC

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1100hrs 27 Oct 2005 UTC 37’42”S 020’19”E Ref 493

Panic seems to be over but fingers toes eyebrows and eyes firmly crossed. Pete took the lid off the junction box on the solar panel and found the inside completely filled with green corrosion products – couldn’t see the wiring – … Continue reading

1-26. Through the Barn Door

Oct 27 2005 – 1615hrs UTC

By Alex on October 27, 2005, at 1615 UTC

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1615hrs 27 Oct 2005 UTC 37’39”S 020’48”E Ref 494

Doug has sent us some encouraging news – he plotted the voyage of Henry KnightHenry Knight died of starvation on the emigrant ship Java (from England to Australia) and was buried at sea on the 6th Feb 1853 in the S … Continue reading


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