Boat Forum / Electronics / October 2008

I am looking for a couple of insulators for the ends of a long-wire
SSB antenna (_not_ a backstay).  Glass insulators with a hole at each
end used to be common, but I haven't seen any lately, and Google
doesn't seem to help much.  Any leads appreciated.

I have some used sharp LM64P89L lcd panels that I would like to use as a
monitor on my boat. anyone know what I would need to connect these
panels to my computer. The connection from the panels looks like  a 32
pin female  socket with about 20 of these being used. Any ideas??

I have just purchased a used FURUNO antenna and gearbox. I have not received
it yet. It was made in 2005 and has been used on a commercial ship. It is
probably safe to say heavily used, but the price was right and it is sold as
functioning well. I will, disassemble it, repaint ...

I would very much appreciate to understand the "state of the art" on
solar panels on board.
Best suppliers and best experience ?
Thanks

Somehow my original display of the screen with the map function and
the data is only map function now.  How do I get my data back?  Can't
find nuthin' in my owner's manual.
Thanks.

I am looking at connecting Maxsea so that it is able to receive info
(NMEA) and send info to a Raymarine S3 Corepack Autopilot.
I have some questions however:
1. Can this bi-directional setup be done with one cable? My research