Boat Forum / Electronics / April 2004

What shore power is provided for private yachts in Great Britain, Europe and
the Middle East?  What does the shore power receptacle look like?  Who are
the major suppliers of this equipment?  How are private yachts built for
that market wired?  According to N. Calder; yachts built ...

I'm looking for any info as to how I can have my ICOM m810 radio
opened up to allow access to the ham bands.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,

I have been buying #00, #0 and #1 battery cable, (the tinned marine grade
with the fine strands) and the proper lugs. However, my crimping tool will
only do up to #4 gage.
I've tried soldering with my 150 watt soldering iron  and as others have

Several online marine dealers are offering Surrette S530 400AH L16 size
batteries as marine batteries.  At Under $200 the price is extremely
attractive.  I was about to bite but figured I would call Surrette and
find out why the 350AH CH-375 cost $100 more.  Turns out the S530 is ...

I am looking to make a short hinged mast for a radar aerial from
aluminium tube for an inland waterways vessel.  The aerial weighs 4.6
kg and mounts on a plate 210mm x 210mm.  Was thinking of using a 1 1/4
inch 16 gauge aluminium tube, with a flat 10mm plate welded across the

I noticed in the manual for my Icom M600 that they recommend transmitting
only with the engine running.  I assumed this was to offset the high current
draw.  I also noticed they show 13.6 volts as the supply voltage so now I'm
wondering if this is another reason for having the ...

I'm considering buying a garmin gpsmap 76CS
(http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap76cs) for a variety of
activities.  I thought I remembered a sales person describing how he
know someone that was going boating and generating a

Because someone emailed me to ask about how I was getting along with having
330 AH golf cart wetcells paralleled with the red AGM starting batteries in
my stepvan's diesel V-8 I thought I'd answer to the newsgroup, too, with my
personal experience.

Anyone have experience with dual banks (small starter and big house) with
the Balmar Duo-Charge? I am taking two seized up alternators off a
Westerbeke 46 (don't ask about why they are seized) and replacing with a
single 100A Balmar alternator. Rather than futz about with the ...

I'm looking for a driver and cable to interface my Navman 5600 to my PC and
use my Maptech Charting software.  Anyone know where I can get these?
Dan B

See it at:
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Does anyone have experience with the Skymate wireless email system?
Or just opinions based on their literature?
www.skymate.com

Our marina has a problem at some slips with stray current. Some of the
boats are loosing zincs at a fast rate while others are not. Looking
for some help in trying to resolve this and what kind of equipment
will I need. Thanks. Chuck

Where have other folk with a mast mounted radar scanner run the
interconnect cable? ie cable bewteen scanner & display.
cheers
bruce

Now that winter is over I can turn off my electric heater... It also means I
can now set my Inverter/Charger on automatic again.
Here is the fault a found in my AC power panel wiring, I discovered the hard
way..