I have been closely monitoring my electricity useage - it is not much in terms of Kw/hrs but at a rate of £0.89 per Kw/hr I am looking at a monthly bill of £39 plus £4 service charge. I cannot afford this so I have to get a move on with connecting the solar panels and the wind turbine. At this time of year there is much less solar power - shorter days and very few cloudless skies. Wind will be the most effective power source but I still cannot figure out how to mount the... more

I need to form habits.More accurately I need to get into a few routines onboard.Today I have spent far too long browing the News and YouTube on my laptop. It is amazing how quickly time passes when surfing the net.I have some work to do today - mainly the dreaded insulation to chase the condensation gradualy out of the boat. It is working so it is worth putting the effort into it. I have one roll of Thermawrap left so when that is gone I won't be able to do any more unless I can get hold... more