Boat Forum / Electronics / October 2006

The presentations from the AIS'06 conference have been put on the web:
http://www.rhppublishing.com/AIS06Presentations.html
These are mostly powerpoint, and one pdf presentation.  I've only looked at
some of them, but so far they are pretty interesting.

Really niece group - I appreciate Your help so far!
I have a question, I need to obtain images from radar (real time or
with small delay). I thought about nobeltec soft but it does not, as I
know, allows for this. Dou You have any other ideas?? Maybe standard

Anyone here familiar with mob-alerts and direction finders?
I saw this one:
http://www.landfallnavigation.com/seamarshall.html
I'd like to know if the (rather affordable) handheld will do the job

I'm looking for any information on how to go about getting full internet
capabilities on board. I've researched some of the various ways from the
wifi setup to the expensive dishes made solely for satelite internet but
don't know the pluses and minus's of them. Do most marina's ...

Strictly speaking on the environment and sailing issues, does anyone
know if he is for or against allowing the local marina to expand?  I
know he was part of getting the water front in oyster bay upgraded, but
that project does not seem to have helped the local marina and marine

My engine panel overspeed alarm is driven by the freq output from the
alternator from the AC taps.  The overspeed alarm goes off when the
alternator speed is 5000rpm, equiv to engine speed 2300rpm.  With a new
alternator, I've reduced the pulley size considerably and the alt speed

Allo,
I have a 40'  ketch and the only place I found where to install the Air
Marine is up in the rear mast, just above the radar. I have never seen such
an installation and I am wondering why. Do you know of somebody having done

With my a-spinnaker up in  6 knots of breeze I have no problem with my
autopilot, but when I went out yesterday in 15 knots, my autopilot was
not assertive enough to control the boat.
When I set it to keep the 120 degrees off the wind, it completly failed

What speed, settings, etc  does Hyperterminal need to display a
SeaTalk data stream attached to a serial port on a Windows laptop?

I've got excessive static on my FM radio, and discovered it's my
battery charger.  Obviously,  I want to keep the charger going, but
wonder if anyone knows how to suppress that noise.
Also, my refrigerator works on my batteries, and my charger charges

I use a Honda 2000 watt inverter generator on my boat to occaisionally
charge batteries. The boat stays on a mooring so I have no access to
shore power.The generator hooks up to the boats shore power plug and AC
panel then to an AC charger. The panel has a reverse polarity light and

AAAaaaarrrg!
Installing a new bilge pump I have found no less than 4 sets of wires that
are just cut amidships. The battery charger wires were just shoved into ring
terminals but not crimped. A single  black wire w/o terminal attached to a

I am considering purchasing and installing a digital cell phone
antenna and amp to give a better range when near cell towers.
Anyone out there use one and have results to report?
Thanks,

One of my friends have suddenly got this weird problem with his VHF unit.
Every time he switces it on (after being of without power or anything) it
starts up with
INT, 1W and two small || in the display where the numbers are suppsoed to

I missed the posts.  Did they get cancelled?