Irish Rover
Well-Known Member
They're good. The guy I sold my ex boat to is still using the ones I bought in 2021.
Besenzoni remote control
- Thread starter Bouba
- Start date
Bouba
Well-Known Member
Despite the foul weather, I couldn’t wait any longer....so I went to the boat to test it
IT WORKS !!!!!!!
A big thanks to markc and Irish Rover for their first hand experience..... I was going to say I owe you €492....except I bought two
Thanks also to DAW, Hurricane and MapisM for their technical knowledge.....and a special shoutout to Seastoke....for being Seastoke
IT WORKS !!!!!!!
A big thanks to markc and Irish Rover for their first hand experience..... I was going to say I owe you €492....except I bought two
Thanks also to DAW, Hurricane and MapisM for their technical knowledge.....and a special shoutout to Seastoke....for being Seastoke
Seastoke
Well-Known Member
When are you euro girls going to have pontoons where you can get on your boat easy when pissed.
Irish Rover
Well-Known Member
Actually it's not funny. Med mooring and being pissed can be a lethal combination. I saw a guy dumped off a gangway in Ermoupoli, Syros, as he was getting on his boat just as a ferry came in and caused a huge swell. He was lucky not to be crushed against the quay wall.
Bouba
Well-Known Member
I saw one guy get on his passerelle without realising that the bolt holding the hand rail had worked its way out…he fell badly onto his swim platform…I think he injured more than his pride.
Incidentally…since then I have always checked that the hand rail is secured properly
Bouba
Well-Known Member
I have had along side berths in the Med…but they are rare. It’s not just awkwardness…tying up Med style is a lot of effort and messy to boot
Hurricane
Well-Known Member
You mean like this
Our passerelle only gets used when we are away in another marina - otherwise, it is just like any UK marina.
Irish Rover
Well-Known Member
Beautiful boat
TonyR123
Well-Known Member
have had a look around for something similar for the opacmare. remote control world does not have opacmare. Looking around and apparently the Erone remotes can replace opacmare. Those cost around £40. Anyone tried these as an opacmare replacement?? Specially looking at the Erone S2TR2641E4. Had to buy a new opacmare remote recently at €390 
markc
Well-Known Member
living the dream... plus you can clean the hull.
MapisM
Well-Known Member
Very convenient arrangement, M.
Just a thought: aren't those handles on the border of the swim platform solid enough to be used as cleats?
I'm asking because the white line on port side looks like a bit of a trap, when stepping onboard.
And I guess it would work equally well, without being in the way, if tied on the swim platform border.
Hurricane
Well-Known Member
Absolutely on the nail P. That port aft one is a bir of a trip hazard but is also a key line when leaving and returning to the berth. Those hand rails that you refer to are, indeed, strong enough to use as cleats - we use them when we leave the boat.Very convenient arrangement, M.
Just a thought: aren't those handles on the border of the swim platform solid enough to be used as cleats?
I'm asking because the white line on port side looks like a bit of a trap, when stepping onboard.
And I guess it would work equally well, without being in the way, if tied on the swim platform border.
Mooring on this berth is controlled by a forward spring along the port side. It sets the position whilst reversing back. I guess most Med boaters will mark the lazy lines on their home berth to achieve the same result.
Bouba
Well-Known Member
Sadly I have to resurrect this thread
I purchased the SeKi remotes and they work perfectly…except they have a fatal flaw…they drain batteries in about four days !
I’m talking top of the line Duracells AAA not some none brand. I bought two and both have the flaw
In fact I already ordered two more so will return the two originals and see if the re placements have the same problem
Any alternative brand ?
I purchased the SeKi remotes and they work perfectly…except they have a fatal flaw…they drain batteries in about four days !
I’m talking top of the line Duracells AAA not some none brand. I bought two and both have the flaw
In fact I already ordered two more so will return the two originals and see if the re placements have the same problem
Any alternative brand ?
Irish Rover
Well-Known Member
There's a power button. Are you deactivating them when not in use?
Bouba
Well-Known Member
No…the power button doesn’t appear to have any effect…am I wrong ?
Irish Rover
Well-Known Member
Truthfully i can't remember, but i never had any battery issues with the 2 that I bought.
markc
Well-Known Member
I have never changed the batteries in mine and they worked OK last time
Bouba
Well-Known Member
I’m thinking it’s a bad batch…I ordered two more already…hopefully they are different. In the meantime I ordered another brand to experiment with. They are cheap enough
Hurricane
Well-Known Member
Expanding on my post earlier.
I would "ditch" the Besenzoni electronics completely.
They will have a main control box somewhere that their electronic remotes connect to. Do you have a control panel in a bulkhead that will control the passerelle without the wireless remote? If so, the wireless remote would be wired in parallel to that control.
Either way, I would find the main controller that operates the hydraulics and see how the remotes are connected to it.
It would then be a simple matter of buying one of those DieseRC units above and connecting it up.
No need to rely on the Besenzoni electronics at all and would probably work over a greater distance.
I've had one of these DieseRC units running my Garage doors for a couple of years - no problems.
You can also get additional remotes that can work with it.
Irish Rover
Well-Known Member
Could it be a bad batch of batteries?
