Comments on: Avalon and Night Runs http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/ Kosmos is Greek for world. It is the name of our boat, and the scope of our travel ambitions. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:28:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: jaime http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1301 jaime Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:57:43 +0000 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1301 Sounds like a cool trip! No problem spotting Kosmos the paravens and the solar panels are a give away! Third from the right forward line ?? You mention a water maker? Which one did you get? Did you go for a 12volt DC or AC model ? Avalon looks warmer than home right now ! 6 centigrade and falling--Kosmos definately looks the place to be ! Regards Jaime Sounds like a cool trip!
No problem spotting Kosmos the paravens and the solar panels are a give away! Third from the right forward line ??

You mention a water maker? Which one did you get? Did you go for a 12volt DC or AC model ?

Avalon looks warmer than home right now ! 6 centigrade and falling–Kosmos definately looks the place to be !

Regards

Jaime

]]> By: Eric http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1302 Eric Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:19:27 +0000 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1302 Hi Jamie! You certainly know what Kosmos looks like. :-) We got a great deal on 400 gallon per day AC watermaker from Village Marine. We were pre-wired for an AC unit. In addition to the deal we felt the AC units were more reliable and solid. AC works great in anchoring situations where we will run the generator to charge the batteries and can make lots of water at the same time. Of course there is a trade off. A DC system has some attractive benefits. First it is a waste to run the generator to make water underway when the main engine can crank out plenty of extra DC power. Second people recommend making water when out a sea where the water is generally cleaner. And third, there are redundant sources of DC besides the generator (alternators on the main and wing engine, solar panels). We always plan to monitor fresh water and have at least 150 gallon fresh water aboard (we hold 300). Below that safety line we will go into conservation mode until we can fill the tanks somehow. We are not worried about running out of fresh water to survive. But considering how important abundant fresh water can be to make things comfortable, we are thinking about a small DC system for more efficient underway water production. Some of the smaller systems appear to be more reasonably priced. It is all part of the redundancy game we are playing right now. We have all the basics, and people have left cruising with less that what we have. But there are some things we want to add such as kayaks, bikes, sat phone, pactor modem, TV, stereo, video camera, dive compressor, multi-phase/voltage battery charger, AIS, lots of spare parts, second radar, etc. etc. Given limited time and resources we will see how much we can still get aboard before our planned departure in mid April. Hi Jamie! You certainly know what Kosmos looks like. :-)

We got a great deal on 400 gallon per day AC watermaker from Village Marine. We were pre-wired for an AC unit. In addition to the deal we felt the AC units were more reliable and solid. AC works great in anchoring situations where we will run the generator to charge the batteries and can make lots of water at the same time.

Of course there is a trade off. A DC system has some attractive benefits. First it is a waste to run the generator to make water underway when the main engine can crank out plenty of extra DC power. Second people recommend making water when out a sea where the water is generally cleaner. And third, there are redundant sources of DC besides the generator (alternators on the main and wing engine, solar panels).

We always plan to monitor fresh water and have at least 150 gallon fresh water aboard (we hold 300). Below that safety line we will go into conservation mode until we can fill the tanks somehow. We are not worried about running out of fresh water to survive. But considering how important abundant fresh water can be to make things comfortable, we are thinking about a small DC system for more efficient underway water production. Some of the smaller systems appear to be more reasonably priced.

It is all part of the redundancy game we are playing right now. We have all the basics, and people have left cruising with less that what we have. But there are some things we want to add such as kayaks, bikes, sat phone, pactor modem, TV, stereo, video camera, dive compressor, multi-phase/voltage battery charger, AIS, lots of spare parts, second radar, etc. etc. Given limited time and resources we will see how much we can still get aboard before our planned departure in mid April.

]]> By: mike http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1337 mike Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:41:29 +0000 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1337 HI Ive been sailing in the navy 20 yrs. as marine engineer. and we never make water less than 10 miles from shore or less than 5 knots. Not everyone holds their black and grey. Just a thought, enjoy your logs, kinda of jealous!!! Fair winds and following seas. M HI Ive been sailing in the navy 20 yrs. as marine engineer. and we never make water less than 10 miles from shore or less than 5 knots. Not everyone holds their black and grey. Just a thought, enjoy your logs, kinda of jealous!!! Fair winds and following seas. M

]]> By: Peter B. Voss http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1383 Peter B. Voss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:43:22 +0000 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1383 Hi Christi and Eric, It is a long time that I not read new news at your website. I hope that you are full in action for your round the world trip. How is your NH 43, is she good running? How are the noise in the rooms an in the the Pilot house? I received some information via internet about EGRET (NH 46); do you have also contact with them? I will see on the exhibition "Duesseldorf Boot 2007" in Jan 20 - 28 the new NH 43. I wish you all the best and have a nice year 2007... Best regards Peter Hi Christi and Eric,
It is a long time that I not read new news at your website. I hope that you are full in action for your round the world trip. How is your NH 43, is she good running? How are the noise in the rooms an in the the Pilot house?
I received some information via internet about EGRET (NH 46); do you have also contact with them?
I will see on the exhibition “Duesseldorf Boot 2007″ in Jan 20 - 28 the new NH 43.
I wish you all the best and have a nice year 2007…
Best regards Peter

]]> By: Eric http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1389 Eric Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:20:04 +0000 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/11/16/avalon-and-night-runs/#comment-1389 Hi Peter, nice to hear from you. We know we have been bad about updating the blog! It has been hectic this month. But overall things are going well, and we are making progress. While it deserves its own blog post, we have a window of time of departure for full time cruising: April 08-15. We plan to depart from San Diego to Nuka Hiva, which is about 2900 nm. Kosmos is running great. Noise levels are very comfortable. We tracked down an annoying vibration noise in the main engine throttle lever, and will be getting that fixed soon. Egret is owned by Scott and Mary Flanders. We mention them here: http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/03/15/inspirational-people-for-the-boat/. They are an inspiration to us. All the best for the New Year to everyone reading. Hi Peter, nice to hear from you. We know we have been bad about updating the blog! It has been hectic this month. But overall things are going well, and we are making progress. While it deserves its own blog post, we have a window of time of departure for full time cruising: April 08-15. We plan to depart from San Diego to Nuka Hiva, which is about 2900 nm.

Kosmos is running great. Noise levels are very comfortable. We tracked down an annoying vibration noise in the main engine throttle lever, and will be getting that fixed soon.

Egret is owned by Scott and Mary Flanders. We mention them here: http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/03/15/inspirational-people-for-the-boat/. They are an inspiration to us.

All the best for the New Year to everyone reading.

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