Recent content by lpdsn

I've spent the last hour or so going through 3GPP specs before deciding I've got better things to do with my Saturday afternoon. Anyway, there are extensive capabilities for passing information to determine the position between the UE and network, although so far the specs back up my assertion...

RAN Engineer. Best the phone can do from a mobile network is to know the cell ID (and sector) and then it would need a database of cell site locations.

I had a couple of Actisense gateways. They worked fine and are very good for connecting a single NMEA0183 output into N2K or N2K to a few NMEA0183 boxes. They don't convert all sentences but will convert most of the ones most people want. Have a look at the Actisense website for the list of...

+1. Sadly. Re: the phone cells and working out position, the network can measure the range from each cell, but I understand it's usuallly not even turned on these days. The phone can't do it itself.

I've posted the info before, but basically I bought a cheap boy-racer style 2" vacuum guage from a Chinese website. I also bought a T-piece - 8mm, with a 4mm branch and some 4mm hose (as the guage I'd bought fitted a 4mm hose). I reckon all told, including wiring for a light and a few other...

Albeit the distinctions are maybe not quite so obvious to a new boat owner in Florida as they are to you.

Are you worried about copper and bio diesel? I've just kept the copper pipework. Although there's a minor issue with bio diesel I think a lot of the scare stories are overdone. What I have fitted though is a vacuum guage before the lift pump, which I can't recommend too highly. Apart from...

I'm curious as to what qualifications your 'expert' claimed. Did he say he was an RYA YM Offshore? A little bit confusingly there is now a YM Coastal and I have from time to time encountered people who claim to be a yachtmaster on the basis of a shorebased certificate (i.e. theory only).

Take the positives. You had a problem, you got onto a mooring, crew were safe, you eventually found the cause & the RNLI were not disturbed. Anyone who hasn't run out of fuel at some stage in their sailing career probably doesn't have an engine.

Hopefully the other posts have given you a permanent solution. In the meantime, hot water is good at freeing up s/s and aluminuim bits corroded together. Just boil up kettle and pour the water over the offending item. Keep toes out of the way.

I generally alternate. No especial reason for it - just for a bit of variety really. And a vague hope it might confuse any growth on the waterline. One exception is that it is easier to go bows in if there's a lot of wind blowing the boat off the pontoon.

This thread is immortal. You cannot kill it. If you tried, the subject would only pop up elsewhere.

No worries, his boat will probably be marking a previously unmarked reef. They should come in red and green variants.

Hi, Cork is on the south coast. It's very sheltered and is the closest for transport links etc. Actually, Kinsale is more convenient for Cork Airport. Neither Crosshaven (in Cork Harbour) nor Kinsale are cheap. Marinas in Ireland are extremely expensive I'm afraid. You'll be OK anchoring...