Satisfying Afternoon with ‘Minnow’

I completed the wiring for the Autohelm 800. The autopilot can be plugged into a household three-prong socket that is wired to the ship’s battery. The wire is thick, multifilament copper to facilitate the flow of electricity, and I have kept it short to minimize resistance. The socket has an on/off switch for immediate activation and deactivation.  I can plug into it a multi-plug socket for powering my mobile phone and other equipment at the same time. I shall have to change the fuse from 13 amps to 5 amps. I may run a portable all-round white anchor/navigation light from it.

I derived satisfaction from doing the wiring. The weather was cold and damp, but inside ‘Minnow’s’ cabin I was snug. I ran my small blow heater, and the inspection lamp also threw out heat.

Because one can live on a Paradox for months at a time, George Clarke could well feature a Paradox on his Channel 4 0 D TV programme. (George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces) Did you see Episode 1 of the 2013 series in which he featured a floating egg made from double diagonal planking with a layer of epoxy glass matting between? Boat builder, Paul Baker did a first-class job building the egg.

Links

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/george-clarkes-amazing-spaces

Meet the man who lives and works in an egg: Giant floating wooden pod is artist’s home.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2478313/Meet-man-lives--works--egg-Giant-floating-wooden-pod-artists-studio-home.html

Stephen Turner’s Exbury Egg

http://www.exburyegg.org/  

Stephen Turner’s Blog

http://exburyegg.me/

Exbury Egg – YouTube - featuring Paul Baker

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UH6YqV1E9dQ