Recent content by Danny

It won't work without GPS data. It'll know where all the other craft are but will have no idea where you boat is!

I had them on a previous boat and found them very effective. Can be hard to fit as mentioned before. Added bonus: they offer a degree of protection when you bang your shin on the top of the winch!

I use the same type monocular as JumbleDuck's recommendation and had no problems adapting to using it instead of my old bins. In fact I found the monocular easier to use - you don't have to fiddle around setting the width to match your pupillary distance.

Excuse my ignorance but what's NMEA 0830 that's mentioned in several of these posts?

What's the problem with putting it back up?

Never tried using carpet overhead but we used self adhesive carpeting (this stuff) to line the hull. It was a light beige colour. I lined the hull first with foam. The main problem was getting the stuff positioned right before letting it grab the foam - because it was immovable once in contact...

One possible snag: a lot of VSRs have a delay of several seconds before they drop out. Would this be a problem for you?

No problem. NMEA 183 talkers should be able to drive up to 3 listeners.

Time to confess: I wasn't navigating! I was on a cruise ship waiting for dinner time. I managed to get the GPS dongle to track (just) by sticking it out on the cabin balcony but it was dropping out occasionally. I suspect this was due to the proximity of all the metalwork and the restricted view...

I once saw something similar but even more extreme! This was on a Windows PC running OpenCPN and using a BT GPS dongle. Weird innit?

Thanks for that. Appreciate the step-by-step instructions. The slow graphics is the one thing that annoys me about OpenCPN on the rpi.

+2 but don't use the high pressure nozzle. Use the one that's OK for car washing. It's still powerful enough to wash off the green stuff without damaging the white stuff.

Many years ago I had a GK29 in which I replaced the head lining (well, it was a Westerly). In the quarter berth I decided that it would be too much of a fight so I stripped the old lining out and painted with a few coats of the thick, crack-filling, type of white emulsion paint. The idea was to...

I use a really cheap log periodic aerial for freeview TV reception. I usually fit it on a winch handle and slot this onto one of the winches near the companionway (Legend 356). Point it roughly toward the transmitter and it works great. Can't remember where I got it - probably Amazon...

Ah, Nostalgia! I remember driving back from Leicester with a large flatpack and spars on the roof rack and a box of bits in the boot. Thanks for bringing it all back.