Category: Timeline of the Aegir-Ran

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Victron Inverter/Charger Installed

After three days crammed into the engine room, the first components of the new Victron system have been installed. Most challenging was the Victron MultiPlus Compact 12/2000/80-50 120V VE.Bus Inverter Charger (on the right) with a Victron VE.Bus Smart Dongle and Victron Energy 200/200 amp Digital Multi Control Panel GX. Because of the size, there were very few places it could be mounted. Eventually, I was able to shoehorn it into the location of the charger that was replaced (a 20 amp Xantrex charger). The new charger was throttled to 50 amps.

The other components of the system were mounted on a board. These components includes (from bottom to top) a Victron Energy SmartShunt 500 amp Battery Monitor, a Victron Energy Smart Battery Protect 12/24-Volt 100 amp, a Victron Energy Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-Volt 30 amp 360-Watt DC-DC Charger, and a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/50 Charge Controller. Also on the board are 60 amp Blue Sea Systems breakers that protect, the DC-DC charger and solar controller, the smart dongle and a Blue Sea Systems MEGA 300-AMP fuse and Blue Seas Systems switch that protects the inverter/charger. As of today, only the inverter/charger, shunt, and battery protectors are connected, and once connected via Bluetooth, all the components appear to work as expected.

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Windlass Identified

I have been searching for information on the massive windlass on the boat for some months, but until now have not had any luck. However, I finally found a photograph of a the windlass on the web. it is a Monica Marine Model 1000 windlass. Unfortunately, parts are unavailable.

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New Reefing System

There was no reefing system installed. The mainsail has two reef points with grommets to tie, but no mechanism to backhaul or shape the reefed sail. The problem was addressed by adding two cheek blocks, and to cleats to the starboard side of the boom and two pad eyes to the port. Reefing lines were the run from pad yes, under the sail pack, through the reef clew, back down under the sail pack, through the block and to the cleat. The blocks and cleats were offset to avoid interfering with one another. The cleats were placed near the main halyard so they can be operated from the same position.

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Staysail and Mainsail Halyards Shortened

The halyards are cable spliced onto rope. The cables of the staysail and mainsail halyards were too long to allow the sails to be raised completely because the winches were not designed for wire. Today I shorted each by a couple of feet (as I did previously for the jib halyard), so all the sails are operational.

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The Vessel Was Formally “Denamed”

In keeping with traditions, our vessel was formally “denamed” today (in preparation for the renaming ceremony). Once every reference to the old name had been removed , we prepare an “ingot” with the old name and invoked the name of the ruler of the deep as follows:

“Oh mighty and great ruler of the seas and oceans, to whom all ships and we who venture upon your vast domain are required to pay homage, implore you in your graciousness to expunge for all time from your records and recollection the name “Stormy” which has ceased to be an entity in your kingdom. As proof thereof, we submit this ingot bearing her name to be corrupted through your powers and forever be purged from the sea.”