A Chilly December (Solar Update)
After a long summer with the boat in storage, I've now been aboard Blue Heron for about a month at the Vero Beach City Marina, the month of December 2014. It's been a noteworthy month in that the temperatures have been cold for Florida -- in the 50's during the day and dropping down to near freezing at night. I've become accustomed to the cold. I really only notice it when the sun sets and the boat cabin starts to cool, and also when I get out of the toasty warm sleeping bag in the morning. I should mention, I'm living off the grid with no shore power, just the solar system. Shore power is required to run the 1000-watt electric heater, so I have no heat on board. Like I said, I don't notice the cold. I wear a fleece jacket and blue jeans during the day and a Baseball hat with the words, "Blue Heron" printed across the front. I sort of went overboard and purchased 25 of these ball caps for Christmas presents. Now I have 15 left over, a lifetime suppl...