Recent content by andybussell

On my Southerly 110 I have a regular drip from the base of the Jabsco pump, from the pressure sensor cover. It was slight and erratic last year but unacceptable now. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for a replacement?

Thanks, good idea for the future. However in my case the water was very much coming from the lowest part of the unit, well below the connectors (tissue wrapped around the connections remained dry) and it seems as if crystals forming on the diaphragms were obstructing its closure and giving a...

Thanks, that's what I did and found a lot of granular precipitate on the diaphragm which was probably preventing proper sealing. I have yet to refit and test

My domestic water pump (jabsco model 31750) has a very slow leak (0.5 L/day) close to the base of the pressure sensor cover. I suspect a failed seal inside the cover. Any ideas please?

Well I'm not sure when they stopped selling them to production boatbuilders but they were being sold as current products in 2008 and the last software update was 2012. Not good. In this case I'm not sure where in the Navionics/Raymarine nexus the shortcoming lies. Whatever the case, poor...

Thanks ithet & Mickbond - yes I did check the software and it is the latest version - 5.69. Dated May 2012!!! That says a lot. Navionics and Raymarine were not able to resolve the problem, hence me asking the community. Disappointing that legacy issues appear so quickly, I wonder if that is...

The data cartridge in the E80 chart plotter when I bought the boat was an old 500Mb capacity item but when I got in touch with Navionics for new data I was supplied with a 2 Gb cartridge. It displays the chart ok if I insert the cartridge after booting the display but if I power down and then...

I asked for quotes for copper coating and keel flap replacement on my Southerly recently. One yard replied in detail within a week, another I have heard nothing from for more than 3 weeks so: I'm interested please in hearing what people think about the quality and reliability of east coast...

Thanks Richard I'll try that.

Hi, it is powered but shares power input with the vhf so can't be run independently.

I guess it's active - easysplit is the brand, clicks when you make a vhf transmission.

Hello Richard - yes it's the old NASA engine from way back - mk3 I think. Receive only. Do they make a transceiver?

Thanks guys - yes , just a simple NASA engine. I'm going to go with the current set up and see what it's like in practice, next season. If I don't like it then yes, a dedicated aerial is the way to go.

This should be a simple job but on completion rates of acquisition are slow and target ranges only a couple of miles. If I connect the NASA engine direct to the vhf aerial then lots of data, very fast and ranges out to 10 miles. Do I need to replace the splitter or am I missing something? Thanks...

I'd be interested to hear of people's experience with vinyl wrap on topsides - pros and cons. Many thanks in advance