Boat Forum / Electronics / May 2008

We've been trying to test Fugawi 4.5 for the navigation system of some
boats we operate here but the problem is, plans used for route are in
dwg format in grid coordinates. Is there a way to import this file
directly to Fugawi or convert it first to a supported format. If

Hi ng,
The boat came with a Fastnet Radio FMD55P navtex-receiver, using a
passive antenna: the insulated backstay via a Balun.
Now I installed a ssb transceiver + tuner and connected the tuner to

My autopilot switched from AUTO to STANDBY while out at sea. There was
an alrm sound but in the past when there was a problem, I would get a
message that said NO LINK or MOTOR STOPPED. There was no response to
pushing the AUTO button.  After turning the power on and off a few

Well time to start replacing my battery and windlass 2/0 cables. Now
time to decide which brand lug crimpers I should get.
I do not want to get the hammer types.
I saw some Ancor crimpers for about $200. They seemed pretty good.

Im replacing the two 35' cables to the windlass. Id like to size them
proper but not sure how much voltage drop is alowable.
I went to the Nilsson Website and they listed several North America
service centers. Ive called 6 of them and got message machines or the

I have a ST4000 tiller pilot which came with a recently purchased
yacht.
The compass reading is wildly out, and I wanted to calibrate the unit.
However, I cannot start the calibration process. Pressing and holding

I have some lengths of cooper bar - 1 inc x 1/2 inch x 5 inch - used
as interconnectors on 2v battery cells.  I wish to tin them and can
either cart them off to an electroplater or tin with solder.  Solder
wire worked fine on a test piece with a blow torch.  My question is

Having been through most of the Internet this afternoon (even Italy
France Spain/ Finland and Canada... apart form eBay, I can't find
source of charts for a Garmin 180. Obviously, since Garmin gave up o
supporting any of their marine products 5 years ago there seems to be

People, I want to rig a position sender and meter for a sort-of-custom
situation.
The meter used in electronic fuel level sensing makes sense for me,
but to use with another sender.  I have my choice of these senders, so

I am evaluating autopilots for my CnC Landfall 48 sailboat, and the
Simrad has a feature not found in other pilots, which they call
WindNav - the ability to steer the boat to an angle of wind with an
eye towards a destination waypoint.  The Simrad will allow you to tack

What's the cheapest way to get similar coverage to my now obsolete 3w
analog "Bag" phone?
Dick

I purchased one of these from Ebay:
http://www.guysoflidar.com/museum/the-first-commercial-radar-detector...
They show up occasionally on Ebay; first manufactured in 1961, when
the police in some states were use X-band radar to detect speeding