Electrical and Electronics & Navigation

Budds Outlet · Budds Outlet

Yesterday I acquired a new stereo unit from WM to replace the 1990 cassette based stereo onboard Budds' Outlet. This thing appears to be a leap forward in technology in the magnitude of light years. I picked out this particular unit because it has an RF remote that does not require line of site. How ma...

GonzoF1 · GonzoF1

It's time for Skinny Dippin's annual winter project. This year I have decided to upgrade the charging system. Although, there is a plumbing upgrade to do in order to make room for this and I'll open a thread for that in the General Maintenance forum. Over the past 2.5 years we've owned her, I have never c...

jchicola · jchicola

Just received a Kindle Fire, and have heard other captains say they can be used as a chartplotter. Any one here have experience with this? Thanks-John High C's

Doc · Doc

I settled my PC vs iPad debate yesterday and got a new 14" Dell Laptop. I have more need for word processing than I would want to do on a tablet. So, which navigation program should I install? A paid one or a free one? I have a 6 year old version of Offshore Navigator on my other laptop and could load...

Singleprop · Singleprop

Hi All, I am looking for information or a webside that has rudder torque calculations/formulas for an articulated rudder (flap rudder). I have found several regular rudder calculations on the net, but nothing discussing the effect that the flap has. The question is how much extra torque is require...

bobofthenorth · bobofthenorth

What alternatives are out there? Last winter we tethered our cellphones. With 1 Gig of data per phone and 2 phones that gave us adequate bandwidth and we were surprised how much coverage we had but we never got further north than Desolation Sound and there were areas there where we had no coverage. A...

Ocean Breeze NL · Ocean Breeze NL

Anyone got an AIS system on of your yacht? http://www.milltechmarine.com/AMEC-CAMINO-201-Class-B-AIS-Transponder-Display-Kit_p_228.html Tks Elwin

RT Firefly · RT Firefly

Greetings all, On a recent dad-gummed insurance survey, the surveyor said the coffee maker duplex recepticle beside the galley sink had to be GFI. Couldn't find such a beast listed at WM or Defender. Is one necessary and will a big box unit do? Thanks in advance...

Dougcole · Dougcole

My new dehumidifier has digital controls, nice, but the power at our slip goes off frequently and the dehumidifier doesn't turn back on when the power comes back on meaning if I'm gone from the boat it goes a long time without working. Any ideas how I can get around this?

Portuguese · Portuguese

GentsI am looking into the possibility of not installing a genset in my boat. I am presently designing the letrical capacity based on two battery banks:1 x 4 x 220 amps house bank1 x 3 x 150 amps engine, bilge pumps, windlass and BT.- Having in mind that I will have the engine on when I use the windlass and t...

Rick in the Delta · Rick in the Delta

I have an Interphase 20/20 fish finder, depth, temp and speed box from the late '80s/early '90s. It is connected to a thru hull transducer that I'm having a heck of a time getting a manufacturer or part number off of. The Interphase box manual says it uses a 200k Hz transducer. All works fine on the box...

steven · steven

I have a Furuno radar that isn't displaying the sweep on the screen. I can hear the unit rotating inside the dome, and all other functions seem to be normal. Any Ideas? thanks steven 1979 Hershine 37

GonzoF1 · GonzoF1

Looking for any pointers and suppliers for buying battery wire for my Winter Project. I was originally thinking to stick with Quick Cable from Grainger, but it doesn't appear that they carry the marine wire and they only sell it in 25' lengths.I'll still use them for the QC lugs though. If I properly ti...

Baggiolini · Baggiolini

Does anyone else have these? I have a set in each bathroom. Since I have no cigarette lighter adapter, I rigged a cigarette adapter to plug into the outlet and a small inverter to use the outlet but I'm terrified about plugging it into the wrong one. Has anyone replaced them with a standard cigarette a...

HeyJude · HeyJude

What have you found that works well when you're working in tight spaces? I'm thinking there's a miniature heat gun out there somewhere. Thx

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	Music Onboard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Yesterday I acquired a new stereo unit from WM to replace the 1990 cassette based stereo onboard Budds' Outlet. This thing appears to be a leap forward in technology in the magnitude of light years. I picked out this particular unit because it has an RF remote that does not require line of site. How ma...	Budds Outlet	11	215	2h, 32m ago by mikejsharp
	Winter Project I: Charging System Upgrade ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) It's time for Skinny Dippin's annual winter project. This year I have decided to upgrade the charging system. Although, there is a plumbing upgrade to do in order to make room for this and I'll open a thread for that in the General Maintenance forum. Over the past 2.5 years we've owned her, I have never c...	GonzoF1	44	1395	4h, 26m ago by psneeld
	Kindle and other pads ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) Just received a Kindle Fire, and have heard other captains say they can be used as a chartplotter. Any one here have experience with this? Thanks-John High C's	jchicola	51	1619	2 days ago by jeffnick
	PC Navigation Again ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I settled my PC vs iPad debate yesterday and got a new 14" Dell Laptop. I have more need for word processing than I would want to do on a tablet. So, which navigation program should I install? A paid one or a free one? I have a 6 year old version of Offshore Navigator on my other laptop and could load...	Doc	16	434	2 days ago by JAT
	torgue for articulated rudders ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi All, I am looking for information or a webside that has rudder torque calculations/formulas for an articulated rudder (flap rudder). I have found several regular rudder calculations on the net, but nothing discussing the effect that the flap has. The question is how much extra torque is require...	Singleprop	16	580	2 days ago by Singleprop
	Boat internet ( 1 2 ) (Preview) What alternatives are out there? Last winter we tethered our cellphones. With 1 Gig of data per phone and 2 phones that gave us adequate bandwidth and we were surprised how much coverage we had but we never got further north than Desolation Sound and there were areas there where we had no coverage. A...	bobofthenorth	11	533	2 days ago by Conrad
	AIS Transponder ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Anyone got an AIS system on of your yacht? http://www.milltechmarine.com/AMEC-CAMINO-201-Class-B-AIS-Transponder-Display-Kit_p_228.html Tks Elwin	Ocean Breeze NL	11	480	3 days ago by Singleprop
	GFI? ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Greetings all, On a recent dad-gummed insurance survey, the surveyor said the coffee maker duplex recepticle beside the galley sink had to be GFI. Couldn't find such a beast listed at WM or Defender. Is one necessary and will a big box unit do? Thanks in advance...	RT Firefly	37	590	3 days ago by rwidman
	Digital dehumidifier (Preview) My new dehumidifier has digital controls, nice, but the power at our slip goes off frequently and the dehumidifier doesn't turn back on when the power comes back on meaning if I'm gone from the boat it goes a long time without working. Any ideas how I can get around this?	Dougcole	6	187	4 days ago by bobofthenorth
	Loading Batteries with sunlight ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) GentsI am looking into the possibility of not installing a genset in my boat. I am presently designing the letrical capacity based on two battery banks:1 x 4 x 220 amps house bank1 x 3 x 150 amps engine, bilge pumps, windlass and BT.- Having in mind that I will have the engine on when I use the windlass and t...	Portuguese	36	789	4 days ago by FF
	Backward Compatible Transducer Question (Preview) I have an Interphase 20/20 fish finder, depth, temp and speed box from the late '80s/early '90s. It is connected to a thru hull transducer that I'm having a heck of a time getting a manufacturer or part number off of. The Interphase box manual says it uses a 200k Hz transducer. All works fine on the box...	Rick in the Delta	5	127	6 days ago by skipperdude
	Radar ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I have a Furuno radar that isn't displaying the sweep on the screen. I can hear the unit rotating inside the dome, and all other functions seem to be normal. Any Ideas? thanks steven 1979 Hershine 37	steven	27	797	February 7th by psneeld
	Battery Wire ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 ) (Preview) Looking for any pointers and suppliers for buying battery wire for my Winter Project. I was originally thinking to stick with Quick Cable from Grainger, but it doesn't appear that they carry the marine wire and they only sell it in 25' lengths.I'll still use them for the QC lugs though. If I properly ti...	GonzoF1	86	1889	February 6th by Edelweiss
	12v outlets ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Does anyone else have these? I have a set in each bathroom. Since I have no cigarette lighter adapter, I rigged a cigarette adapter to plug into the outlet and a small inverter to use the outlet but I'm terrified about plugging it into the wrong one. Has anyone replaced them with a standard cigarette a...	Baggiolini	13	419	February 6th by rwidman
	Heat shrink heat source (Preview) What have you found that works well when you're working in tight spaces? I'm thinking there's a miniature heat gun out there somewhere. Thx	HeyJude	4	184	February 3rd by HeyJude
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