Boat Forum / Electronics / August 2004

Just a word about my experieces with XP SP2.  I've had occasion to
perform several upgrades so far on my own and customer systems.  The
installed nav software was CAPN Voyager 6.1.3, Maptech Ocean Navigator
5.04, OziExplorer 3.95.3e, and several releases of my own software

Anyone interested in NOAA charts.. I have available high resolution
full color digital charts ( on CD's) for just about all US waters and
possessions. Issue dates are from mid 80's to 2000. These charts are
calibrated for use with the included real-time navigation software

If you have any interest in what strikes me as a simple, complete and
truly user friendly nav software, you may want to investigate
http://rosepointnav.com/default.htm
I am not an employee, investor or anything like anything that would

does anyone know if this cover the M2 freq - 161.425
for use as a safety boat radio in the United Kingdom?
TIA
PS Ive downloaded the specs PDF and it isnt clear

Anyone have experience with the JRC 1800 combination  Radar Chartplotter?  I
think this is the right  model number.  Its their entry model.

Most people I sail with in the UK set their echo sounder to depth below the
keel. Great idea. Doesn't matter whose boat you are sailing on what the
draft is, if it says 1m then that's the depth of water you have to play
with. Here on the East Coast there is very little water and ...

Will two 192Khz depth sounders interfere with each other?  I have an old
Eagle Ultra II Plus and Ultra and would like to use one up on the bridge.
Is it possible to share the transducers between the two?   (I know one would
have to be turned off).

Is anyone using a Xantrex Pathmaker?  I'd like to swap experiences after
one season's use

I have a '94 Chaparral with a Mercruiser 5.7L engine.  I recently ran into a
problem when I put my boat in the water, the "Pressure Switch" (partnumber
87-805605A1 http://www.mercruiserparts.com/images/mer/2689.jpg (in picture
what is the nut and washer for? the wire just pushes on) ...

The local harbor master asked me to install a police radio into his
patrol vessel.  The police department gave him a Motorola Radius
GM300 - model m44gmc29c5aa with no antenna.   It is a 40 watt 16
channel unit with a frequency range of 465-495 MHz.  I've not had any

Can anyone help me with the pinouts for the connector of my Matrix 35
??
I want to connect my laptop to the fishfinder, and also my Garmin
eTrex GPS receiver. To do this I want to make my own cable.

How do I wire my GPS to multiple devices?
I have a Garmin GPS 12 (handheld) mounted on the instrument panel. I use the
Garmin PC/DC cable to get 12 volt power from my utility lighter, and to
connect to a serial connector.

I have been using a backup program to save key files to DVD+RW for several
months quite successfully. For the second time, however, I have a problem
with the DVD file system. The problem shows as looping for any program
trying to access certain levels of the filesystem on the DVD - ...

Hi Chaps!
Can anyone help?.
On the back of the starter switch there are 5 connections, 2 of which
are double and 1 single. The connections are numbered 1,2 and 3.

I have a 1989 model Marinette Sedan Cruiser with twin Chrysler 318
engines.  the alternator on the starboard engine was not putting out.
Voltmeters at both helm stations reading around 12v with engine
running 1500-2000rpm.  Checked at output terminal to ground 12v.