LITHIUM UPGRADE on our BOAT! ⚡| We Got A Extra Battery

Episode 143 : So the borders are going to start opening up the 1st of October which hopefully means Namibia will be following which means we can leave soon, but first we got some boat tasks to complete because we really don't want to have to pay double for things we could have gotten cheaper here if we were just more patient. We got our new battery from BLUE NOVA & boy were we excited. The amount of power we have on the boat is kind of ridiculous right now 🤪 I haven't seen our batteries drop below 95% since we installed them but we are gonna be thankful once that radar and autopilot have to work non stop for our trek to Namibia. Check out our solar & battery setup below: https://youtu.be/rE49I6kesMg - Our LIFEPO4 BATTERIES https://youtu.be/_87AXTJV-lc - Our Solar Setup https://youtu.be/1-llIHNyyjI - Our Inverter, MPPT and Color Control https://youtu.be/OsIC_R3IsvI- Charging our Lithiums via our Alternator Who knew there was so much work entailed when you just add an extra battery... from changing up our harnesses etc. Ricky however while he was at it added isolators (which we should have done ages ago but just never did) and tidied up our electrical cables and mppt chargers along with their breakers. Everything looks so.. not complicated anymore😆 One of our tasks was to change our existing solid water tank hatches to one that we can actually see through. We opted not to go for water tank gauges because... some times its just less complicated to keep things simple. I had to repair our dinghy as well from that one time we opted to use it as a jacuzzi and pumped it up way to much.. it was a minor tear though on the floor board so nothing a but of pvc glue can't fix. See ya next week!! Thanks for watching, don't forget to subscribe below if you haven't already & give us a big thumbs up as well as share this with all your friends & family! Join us as we take our floating home around the world WAYS TO JOIN THE SLA FAMILY: Patreon: If you would like to support our production & buy us an ice cream every week, you can do so by supporting us via Patreon: THANK YOU! https://www.patreon.com/svladyafrica Youtube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC2j3Fks86_jwo7CRjKNEyw/join YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A ONE TIME DONATION BY: Donating to our PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/svladyafrica FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: Our Website: https://www.sailingladyafrica.com Ricky's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricky64maia Simone's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_simonemaia Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sailingladyafrica Twitter: https://twitter.com/svladyafrica Watch our videos in chronological order: https://youtu.be/mTMKpAKgPKA Other videos you might enjoy: https://youtu.be/oeCmHMV03hU https://youtu.be/B2AbUC-4ddQ https://youtu.be/I8ARuNCMm7c SHOP for our SUP BOARDS: If you'd like to purchase your own Goosehill Sup Board: https://goosehillsport.com/?ref=wg5sg2rgrwf Extra 15% off use the PROMO CODE: LADYAFRICA https://www.vetus.com/ Camera Equipment: Camera: https://amzn.to/3p9zNnL Vlogging Camera Lens: https://amzn.to/3p9zNnL Microphone: https://amzn.to/3HF5V9p Voice Over Microphone: Dixon Condenser Microphone Ricky's Phone: https://amzn.to/3B981uD Simone's Phone: https://amzn.to/3HF5V9p Big Drone: https://amzn.to/3p1AYWt Go Pro: https://amzn.to/3NE9Reg Little Drone: https://amzn.to/44JFcm9 Small Camera: https://amzn.to/3HVqcHZ + https://amzn.to/42qtprg Editing Software: Cyberlink Power Director 17 Music Used: 00:00: A Traveling Spirit- Daniel Kadawatha 05:06: An Hour To Late- Nickolas Jones 10:35: Acting Like There's No Tomorrow- Basixx #lithiumbatteries #boatrefit #catamaransailing