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Forum: Electronics 02-10-2013
Replies: 28
Views: 962
Posted By redline
Re: Choosing/spec'ing VHF radio?

Ditto the RAM remote mic - without it we end up using a handheld in the cockpit, with its inferior range, or just not using (or simply not hearing) the cabin-mounted radio.

OTOH, if you don't have...
Forum: Electrical Systems 02-07-2013
Replies: 5
Views: 280
Posted By redline
Re: Fuse panel

Sounds like the fuse/switch panel I had a couple of boats ago. You had to insert a thin tool like a small screwdriver or paperclip into one edge of the square fuseholders to release the fuse cap. ...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-28-2013
Replies: 24
Views: 1,097
Posted By redline
Re: Alum highway pole for mast

Hunter Vision 36 - the unstayed mast *was* an aluminum light pole, complete with a sleeve joint part-way up, very obvious as the taper was not continuous. So it can and has been done.

(Not my...
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 01-27-2013
Replies: 24
Views: 1,116
Posted By redline
Re: Yanmar 3GM30F HP one-hour rating (??)

It's not inconsistent - there's limited space on the rating plate, and the 'continuous' figure is correct, and safe. The manual has more space to expand on that with the 1-hour rating. From...
Forum: Electronics 01-26-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 305
Posted By redline
Re: GARMIN 188c or 298 to VHF UNIDEN UM625c for DSC NMEA Operation

Another possibility is a documentation error. I've owned at least one piece of equipment whose manual had a single-sheet insert stating that the colours / wire assignments were reversed in the...
Forum: Electronics 01-25-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 305
Posted By redline
Re: GARMIN 188c or 298 to VHF UNIDEN UM625c for DSC NMEA Operation

The Uniden "NMEA In -" should be safe to ground, and if they designed the radio really nicely, its "IN +" and "IN -" would drive an optocoupler with no other ground reference, so you would *have* to...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-24-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 233
Posted By redline
Re: Painting over recent nonskid

When I had my first sailboat (Holland 7.6) painted the shop did the deck with Awlgrip and forgot to do anything non-skid... you practically had to go forward on your belly as it was too slippery for...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-24-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 900
Posted By redline
Re: Perfection Plus

I'm even gladder my cockpit table is white Starboard. The seats and floor are teak, and while I haven't entirely embraced the "teak is grey, brass is green" school of boat maintenance, I have...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-24-2013
Replies: 10
Views: 418
Posted By redline
Re: 78 c&c 29

Is the deck under the winch perfectly flat? Perhaps the washers were to allow for a very slight curvature?
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 01-24-2013
Replies: 14
Views: 520
Posted By redline
Re: Raw Water Pump Impeller

and there's the little issue of the note on the label which says "Note: for use on suction side of pump only" - those filters are not designed to handle positive pressure. The idea still has merit,...
Forum: Electronics 01-24-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 305
Posted By redline
Re: GARMIN 188c or 298 to VHF UNIDEN UM625c for DSC NMEA Operation

Agreed, but depending on exactly how Uniden is driving their NMEA outputs, you may also need to connect:

Orange & Yellow NMEA In/Out (-) to Garmin ground

Try that if it doesn't work with...
Forum: Electrical Systems 01-21-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 569
Posted By redline
Re: Promariner 2500 or Xantrex Freedom 2000?

I have a Freedom 2500 inverter/charger, so far works fine, but thought I'd mention this approach:

A sistership bought off charter service in St. Maartin has separate charger and inverter, with...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-19-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 409
Posted By redline
Re: Removing old thru-hulls

I helped a friend remove an old transducer sleeve from his hull. It had a flange outside and an inside nut which is either seized or epoxied. Finally used my Dremel with a cutting disk to go inside...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-19-2013
Replies: 23
Views: 795
Posted By redline
Re: Bilges - On vs. Automatic; Capacity?

There is usually water in the discharge hose which runs back down into the bilge after the float switch turns the pump off... depending on how long the hose is and how it is run. Running the pump on...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-16-2013
Replies: 8
Views: 1,001
Posted By redline
Re: FYI - Suitcase Generators & ELCI's

I believe my ELCI is a Siemens (white unit on a DIN-rail in a small semi-weathertight clear-front box - where "small" means "barely enough room to fit the #10 wires to the input and output terminals...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 01-16-2013
Replies: 8
Views: 1,001
Posted By redline
Re: FYI - Suitcase Generators & ELCI's

Interesting... never thought of that. My boat does have an ELCI, and I connect my EU2000i with a short 15A male / 30A female cord, and never had a trip problem. The plugs are wired Hot-Hot...
Forum: Electrical Systems 01-16-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 983
Posted By redline
Re: any one update to LED's

FWW, I changed my nav (red, green and stern) lights to LED not because of night sailing but rather because the fancy $15+ bulbs kept failing due to vibration. I used DrLed replacements, which are...
Forum: Electronics 01-07-2013
Replies: 43
Views: 7,753
Posted By redline
Re: Autohelm ST4000 Plus problems

This may not apply to your 4000+ or its firmware version, but some Raymarine instrument heads have adjustable contrast:

<quote>
To set the contrast level for the ST7001 display:
1. With the...
Forum: Electrical Systems 12-11-2012
Replies: 20
Views: 946
Posted By redline
Re: Running a fridge on a mooring...

I ran my fridge all summer on a mooring using just solar panels, June through Sept up on Lake Champlain. I have a Honda EU2000i but never even brought it to the boat this summer. The batteries...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 12-10-2012
Replies: 7
Views: 301
Posted By redline
Re: Steering Strangeness

On my boat the PO had the rudder replaced (pinholed following a lightning hit) after which it consistently pulled to one side. Never found out why, thought he new rudder (from the factory) had a...
Forum: Electronics 12-09-2012
Replies: 3
Views: 282
Posted By redline
Re: flush mount And removable?

FWIW, I mounted my E80 on a RAM mount two-section swing arm on the aft end of my cockpit table, with the original Raymarine U-bracket fastened to the platform of the swing mount. Weather protection...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 11-28-2012
Replies: 68
Views: 2,170
Posted By redline
Re: Poly Holding Tank

I went through a similar story last spring; a couple seasons ago the aft tank in my 1998 Jeanneau SO 45.2 had developed pinholes at the lower corner (it is a 130 litre tank under the aft port berth,...
Forum: Diesel Engine Forum 11-06-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 4,643
Posted By redline
Re: Basic questions about Yanmar 2GM from a new owner.

Also, some of the larger engines (like my 4JH2TE) have an electrical stop with a big red button activating a solenoid on the engine (it may have more to do with the distance from control panel to...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 11-06-2012
Replies: 31
Views: 1,564
Posted By redline
Re: Custom Engine Panel Design

The Yanmar senders are just pressure/temperature switches - they just close a contact to turn on the warning lights. For gauges, you would have to swap them out for "analog" gauge (losing the buzzer...
Forum: Gear & Maintenance 11-05-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 982
Posted By redline
Re: Anybody know of coaxial thru-deck connector?

Paul, I just replaced/upgraded my EOC3220 to a Ubiquiti BulletM2-HP, and am very happy with the performance. It's also nice that it runs on 12V ("pseudo-POE") so I don't need the 12-to-48V...
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