SV Fully Charged
The sailing vessel (sv is the USCG abbreviation) named Fully Charged is intended to be a fully renewable energy powered vessel after a refit is completed. The auxiliary propulsion will be electric rather than diesel. The galley stove will be induction and electric oven rather than propane. The dinghy motor will be electric rather than gasoline. The charging sources will be solar panels and a wind generator. Hopefully there will be no need for a genset or a portable generator for backup charging.
In November 2019 a 1980 Mariner Yachts 36 was purchased with the intention of doing a major refit over the winter and the next few seasons. The purchase itself is described on another web page.
As the work progresses a set of web pages will be updated that summarize plans, work in progress, completed work, and overall status. Information will be updated as the work progresses.
This web site can be accessed using the top menu bar and the pull down menus. For pages that subpages the subpages will be listed at the bottom of the page. The entire set of web pages is described in the site map which can provide an alternate way to explore the site.
- Site Map - Mariner 36 Refit
- The site map references all of the files on the web site to make it easier to find specific content.
This web site will be updated during the refit but some time after the refit is completed the web pages covering the refit will no longer be updated. The focus will change to sailing and ongoing maintenance. At the current (very slow) rate of progress that transition won't happen for a very long time.