Sailing Trip - Port Macquarie to Yamba NSW | S1 E4 | Sailing Pacific Star

Join us on this episode, dropping anchor in various locations in Port Macquarie, NSW. Josh upgraded the inverter and solar panels. Fortunately for us, Josh is a qualified electrician. So he was able to do all the installation work for himself. More information below… We hired a reasonable price car from Sixt Car Hire, which was handy to run around & get supplies. Plus we did a bit of sight seeing, during our 2 1/2 weeks stay. Note: download the Sixt Mobile App, super easy to use to make bookings. We use Sixt a lot of the time. We rip our main sail after leaving Port Macquarie, not being able to furl it back into the mast. ✨ WANT TO SEE MORE CRAZY adventures of us 4WD in remote locations, spearing & diving or sailing our way around Australia? CLICK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation=1 PORT MACQUARIE: Great to place to explore, heaps of shops, restaurants, amazing beaches. Plenty places to drop anchor or tie up to the public moorings. Go check out Zulu Waterways for useful information about the anchorage’s. We highly recommend visiting the the places listed below. POPULAR PLACES TO VISIT: * Breakwall - walk along the path to view artwork on rocks, * Trail Lighthouse - Worth a visit, * Ricardo’s Tomatoes & Strawberries Farm - Pick your own ($9.00 for bucket of strawberries), * Koala Hospital - Free! Very educational, kids will love it & there is a beautiful coffee van near entrance, * There is plenty of playgrounds, pubs, restaurants & cafes on the river &, shops. ~CHAPTERS~ 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Port Macquarie NSW 1:09 Upgrading Solar Panels & Inverter 2:10 Sight seeing 2:35 Info about anchorages 3:17 Out & About 4:11 Sailing to Yamba & Iluka 5:51 Night Sail 7:16 Next episode HOLY MACKEREL RECIPE: Heidi has created the ultimate School Mackerel Recipe which got a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star rating from her toughest critic - Captain Josh. Go check out the link to the short recipe video: https://youtu.be/NVPQHRuve6o ELECTRICAL UPGRADE: We manage to find an awesome Solar Supplier in town “MNC Solar Power” and they were very helpful. We have upgraded to a total of 1100 watts of solar. The panels were left over panels from a commercial job, that I got super cheap from MNC Solar. There is a 30amp Victron charge controller (existing) on one 550 watt panel and we added a 50amp Victron charge controller on the other. We upgraded to a Renogy 3000 watt inverter. This was a very affordable inverter, compared to other brands. This has now been wired through our 240 volt switchboard on our boat. Our existing house batteries consist of 690 amp hours of AGM’s. With careful management we can run our 240 volt water maker, heat up water in the 240volt Hot water system, run a portable air conditioner, and we even now have an air fryer on the boat which is amazing. Keep in mind, we have two freezers and a fridge running as-well. We have plans to upgrade to lithium at some point. Since this upgrade we have probably only had to run our portable generator a dozen or so times in the 11 months since the install. Cost for upgrade: Josh did the whole install himself and the total cost of the parts were $2023 AUD. Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE 📺 Episode 5 - We arrive in Yamba and Iluka. Adventuring up the Clarence River, to Maclean. While waiting for our main sail to be repaired. If you missed the first episode, go check it our here: https://youtu.be/ThxVJqZRcpI ❤️ Please don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE & LIKE 👍 If you enjoy a little husband and wife banter, this channel will be right up your alley. With a touch of cuteness overload of Zahra, Heidi cooking up a storm in the kitchen and Josh doing upgrades. While we explore he East Coast of Australia. Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew Videos made by Best Wifey in the World - Heidi Hoes 📱 UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱 ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids