Ep 181 Did We Just Toast $3,600 of Lithium Batteries

In this episode, we return to Antigua to get our always ongoing projects completed in order to launch the boat. But things get off on the wrong foot when we discover that our huge LifePo4 house battery bank is completely flat; not even enough power to turn on the lights or fans. This sets me off on a mission to determine what happened and whether there’s a fix. We also have a set of corroded seacock levers to replace, and this proves to be another difficult, if not near-impossible task. And while all this is going on, Wendy tackles the rebuilding and re-lubrication of all of our winches. We present a slideshow of our bottom paint removal process and addition of new Sea Hawk Tuff-Stuff barrier coat and Islands 77+ bottom paint. #sailing yacht talisman, #sailing, #sailing YouTube, #boating, #top sailing, #oyster yachts, #oyster sailboats, #oyster 485, #offshore, #bluewater, #blue water, #sailing vlog, #sailing vblog, #sailing videos, #cruising, #monohull, #boat projects, #offshore how to, #boat life, #lifepo4, #lithium, #batteries, #seacock levers, #lewmar, #winch rebuild, #antigua, #jolly harbour, #Sea Hawk, #Islands 77+, #Tuff-Stuff