Boat Forum / Electronics / August 2006

Looking for any documentation

Our small motor boat is fitted with a DSC VHF radio which accommodates
a GPS positioning input using NMEA.  I'd like to employ a removable
GPS unit, mounted in a cradle next to the radio. So far, so easy.  For
my work, and during leisure time, I want to use a PDA running Email

I've been looking at the Garmin GPSMAP 376, I think I might buy it.  The cost
is around $1000, but it looks like a good fit for inland water and automobile
usage.   I would use it mainly in my car ( I do alot of service calls to new
customers in the Southeast) and in my boat which I ...

Please help me if you can. If I understood the internal workings of a 1157
bulb..I'd feel better about this issue..
I have a trailer with .....wired ground leads with white wire ground to the
lights individually (I moved my trailer lights to the top of PVC uprights,

My problem with this pilot is that workink properly during the first
minutes after starting but later turn the steering left and left al
the tim
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Looking for advice...
I just bought a new pre-owned sailing boat and the GPS is not up to my
standard. I would like to have a plotter at the helm. In my old boat I had a
Garmin gpsmap 162 with bluechart maps but even if i liked the  link to the

We are currently building a new free live AIS network. We plan to sho
live AIS data from all around the world on a Google Maps interface an
we are looking for anyone who is interested in sharing his local AI
data with us.

My "new" used boat has got some Autohelm ST50 instruments, but unfortunately
the Log is not (it's an old Silva 2200). Consequently the wind instrument
can not show true wind.
Is the seatalk suffciently compatable so that I can just add a Raymarine

Hi everyone!, Hey I'm having a small but irritating problem with an
electrical circuit on my 1993 OMC Sunbird.
The problem is that sometimes the engine doesn't start right away and
requires a few more cranks by the starter to get it going. I'm talking

Several posts recently about setting transducers in a tube filled with
mineral oil.  The problem noted was the mineral oil eating through the
adhesive that affixes the tube to the fiberglass.  I found a reference
that stated Sikkens Sikaflex is the adhesive of choice for this

Anybody using it? Any comments about? I am thinking to change my 276C
for a 3005/3205 IF the AIS support is good enough.
Thanks
Pascal

I had my rectifier go bad in the Johnson 3cyl 70hp. Called NAPA for a
replacement, it was $180.  Way too ridiculous for a rectifier bridge so I
went down to Radio Shack. They have a couple rectifier bridges so I bought
the large one, took off the stock rectifier, cut off the ...

I would be very interested in knowing people's experience with commercial
watermakers.   What do people like and dislike about these?  What are their
characteristics, such as Reliability, energy per given volume of water
produced. Maintenance issues, s ize, noise, price, etc

I am doing some research into the mobile marine software market. I
would appreciate it if anyone can point me to a list of mobile marine
software that is available in the market today.
Thanks,

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