Boat Forum / Electronics / February 2005

I'm considering buying a Raymarine 54 Class D DSC VHF radio, and
wonder if anyone here has any experience with this (or other)
Raymarine VHFs.  The advertised price for this radio seems
exceptionally low for a Class D radio - it is cheaper than many SC-101

I have an Apelco VHF mounted in the nav station with a remote speaker i
the cockpit. A Raymarine handheld is kept near the helm. Of course th
handheld has nowhere near the range of the fixed VHF below. Instead o
replacing the [perfectly good] Apleco VHF, I would like to install

Has anyone worked out the size of diodes and caps
required to do the job? I plan to build my own....can't see
paying $100 plus for 4 diodes and a couple of caps.
The tricky part might be figuring out a way to monitor the

I have a ssb setup on my boat and was thinking of getting a modem to access
some sort of email client like sailmail. has anyone used this sort of thing?
What do you recommend
Cheers bobby

I've been using a Magellan NAV6000 for years. It uses C-map which I prefer
to Garmin Bluechart. However, slow redrawing of screen and monochrome
presentation makes me look for a more modern replacement. A large screen
would be a great plus.

[ I would like to simply add another standard VHF
radio at the helm and share the antenna (located at the top of a 55'
mast).
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 I've got an Autohelm 800 (the one with the pushbottons, not the
compass).  I understand that it does not accept NMEA-0183 input except
when the Radio Navigation Interface is used.  The Radio Navigation
Interface is a discontinued product.  Therefore, I intend to make my

Has anyone a lead for service for Cetrek autopilots.  My 770 needs th
display replaced.  Thanks pjssailo
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pjssailor

So I finally found a set of speakers that seemed like a good enough deal and
they came in last week.  I'm wondering if anyone has any input/experience
installing speakers.  They aren't flush mount which needs I'll need to be
cutting a few holes... some of my curiosity lies in ...

Hi all I am helping a friend promote a web site. You see a childhood
friend of hers lost her husband at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11,
2001. She has run into some hard times and my freind wants to help her.
So she came up with the idea to market Just say NO to Bin Ladin

I have a Silva S15 radio and a Garmin 152 GPS. I don't seem to be able to
connect the two. The Silva manual shows that I need to connect Red (GPS+)
and Green (GPS ground) to the Garmin.
The Garmin has the following

New condition, set up, tested and used for about 2 weeks at home with
flagpole stealth antenna.  Manual included.  $350 plus shipping and
insurance.
Steve  gpfudd@yahoo.com

Does anyone no any good books on marine radar repair?

I want to install a new FM radio / CD player on my boat. Thought I
would mount the antenna in the stern area. I also like the idea of
having a redundant marine VHF antenna.
Is it reasonable to use a marine VHF antenna for an FM car radio

Does anyone know of a website with downloadable USA Light Lists??? The only
thing I found was a site with Lists' front matter, index and updates. Looks
like the marner without Internet access (preferably high speed) at sea is
out of luck unless he's carrying he paper version.