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Tender Loving Bits & Bobs XPM78-01 Möbius Sept 27-Oct 2, 2021
A rather scattered feeling week as Christine and I scurry about trying to get everything done before we fly back to the US and Canada for two months of long overdue and much needed Gramma & Grampa time with our kids, grandkids and many others. It will be...
Power of Green Grass Prototyping XPM78-01 Möbius Update 19-25 Sept. 2021
After the novella that I turned last week’s post into I will change the pace for this week and write about something else I get asked about a lot and that more people can likely relate to than last week’s Tech Talk deep dive into fuel maps and CPP props. And a...
Möbius’ Goldilocks CPP Propeller XPM78-01 Möbius Update 13-18 Sept, 2021
In the post two weeks ago, I posed the question in the title “What Moves a Boat?” and went on to fill in the blanks around the answer which is the propeller because the engine “just” spins the propeller. In that post I went on to outline the relationship between...
The Artnautica Family Continues to Grow XPM78-01 Möbius 6-11 Sept. 2021
Our lives aboard Möbius have settled into the same pattern of working our way through the list of jobs needing to be finished before Möbius is fully sea worth and ready for us to get back to crossing oceans and eXploring the salt water world we both love so...
What Moves a Boat? XPM78-01 Möbius Update Aug 30-Sept 4, 2021
The cooling trend continues with the weather here in Finike Turkey as the daytime highs drop down below 34C/93F most days this week and the forecast calls for our first sub 30C/86F high next week. We are very fortunate in that we have a huge swimming pool here...
Möbius’ 24 Volt DC Charging System Trifecta XPM78-01 Möbius Update 29 Aug 2021
Sorry that I wasn’t able to write up this weekly update and get it posted on my “regular” schedule of each Sunday and I’ve kept you waiting till now but hopefully the wait will have been worth it as I take you on a deep dive into the DC charging system on Möbius.On...
Wayne
The Joys of Deafening Silence! XPM78-01 Möbius LACK of Progress Update July 6-24 2021
Just a relatively short update for all of you that have been wondering about the “deafening silence” for the past 3 weeks from your more typically ebullient and brevity challenged author. In case you missed the ending of my last posting, Christine and I flew up...
Merry Christmas to ALL in Möbius.World!
I thought it best to bring you this message and update all on its own and keep it separate from this weeks XPM78-01 Möbius Progress Update 21-25 Dec. 2020 which will follow shortly. Hope you enjoyEspecially for all our friends and family who join us in...
Much Ado about “T” Progress Update XPM78-01 Möbius 15-18 December 2020
A bit of a slow week progress wise on XPM78-01 Möbius this past week as our work week was unexpectedly reduced to four days due to a complete power outage at the Antalya Free Zone where Naval Yachts and about 30 other shipyards are located. We are now entering...
The simple comment that Changed My Life Forever Better
Seven years ago today, this little fella, aka Barney the Yorkshire Terror, changed my life in ways and degrees that I am still unable to fully comprehend. More accurately, it was seeing him for the first time in the short 25 second video below that captured my...
Jiminy Cricket! Möbius is OFFICIALLY a REAL BOAT!
As you will soon see, Summer is not the only thing that is officially here. Captain Christine has now officially registered XPM78-01 Möbius with the Jersey Ships Registry in the island Port of Jersey and I can’t resist the chance to start off this week’s update...
Christine
The Drone Report
Readers of this blog have asked us for more video, but we have both been so busy these past months, we have not followed through on those requests. Part of it is because we are at the bottom of the learning curve on using lots of our gear, and we haven’t had the...
Taking a break for family time
Just a quick note from Christine here. Wayne and I have had a fabulous time with our California family visit . I know that many of you have come to expect the weekly blogs, but Wayne has not had a minute to write. We will return to our slower speed of life soon, and...
Much Ado about “T” Progress Update XPM78-01 Möbius 15-18 December 2020
A bit of a slow week progress wise on XPM78-01 Möbius this past week as our work week was unexpectedly reduced to four days due to a complete power outage at the Antalya Free Zone where Naval Yachts and about 30 other shipyards are located. We are now entering...
The simple comment that Changed My Life Forever Better
Seven years ago today, this little fella, aka Barney the Yorkshire Terror, changed my life in ways and degrees that I am still unable to fully comprehend. More accurately, it was seeing him for the first time in the short 25 second video below that captured my...
Flying high over a magical world
As Wayne mentioned in his blog this week, we took a couple of days away from the boatyard to see one of Turkey’s most visited and photographed regions: Cappadocia, famous for the unique “fairy chimney” structures on the landscape, cave dwellings, and the underground...
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