steveeasy
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that’s really helpful 
Steveeasy
Steveeasy
Rewire confussion
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steveeasy
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Great got it working. Red is positive and shield negative!!
Not sure why it’s working without connecting the yellow but I’ll sort that bit. I’ve searched for info about the Autohelm. Is this seatalk ?
Steveeasy
Not sure why it’s working without connecting the yellow but I’ll sort that bit. I’ve searched for info about the Autohelm. Is this seatalk ?
Steveeasy
onesea
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Thoughts for you. Did you have a switch that turned on your autopilot? Do the instruments/ auto pilot even go near the switchboard?
I am going through this now addition of Solar AIS Etc. I bought a Dymo machine every wire is getting labelled. It’s taken 18 months slowly so far of finding “random” junctions and identifying without stripping half the trim to find out where a random wire goes.
It’s a PITA it will not look tidy, however if taken apart every wire will be identifiable, at every junction, easy to identify change or remove. As I am sure that in my ownership there will be “new essentials” to add.
The nightmare I am having in doing this is the in-line fuses. Some units have them others don’t, some are by the unit others at the other end of the wire. How do you indicate that other than very long Dymo labels.
I am going through this now addition of Solar AIS Etc. I bought a Dymo machine every wire is getting labelled. It’s taken 18 months slowly so far of finding “random” junctions and identifying without stripping half the trim to find out where a random wire goes.
It’s a PITA it will not look tidy, however if taken apart every wire will be identifiable, at every junction, easy to identify change or remove. As I am sure that in my ownership there will be “new essentials” to add.
The nightmare I am having in doing this is the in-line fuses. Some units have them others don’t, some are by the unit others at the other end of the wire. How do you indicate that other than very long Dymo labels.
PaulRainbow
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Yes, it's Seatalk. It will work fine without connecting the yellow (data) wire, that's just for interconnecting with the other Seatalk instruments, it's optional.
RupertW
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I’m intrigued now as a long term user if the terms low and high tide. What possible confusion could happen from using those common terms compared to low and high water? What does low tide mean otherwise?
Sandy
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Technically speaking the tide is the movement of water. What we are actually interested in is the height of water at any moment in time. Low water and high water are two moments that we take great interest in as we can make all sorts of calculations from them.
Set and drift are two other variables that we try and use to our advantage.
RupertW
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So to answer my question there is no possible confusion using to common (and dictionary defined) usage of low and high tide. I will continue then.
PaulRainbow
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Just as long as you're not using buzz bars ...............
Sandy
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Do whatever you want. I shall mutter into my beer in the bar, buzz, bus or club bar.
steveeasy
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I don’t think anything went thru the switch panels and if it did it came out the wrong switch.
Actually mine should be easy. Very basic wiring and the original is in good order. Now I’ve sorted the supply and distribution for it I’m fine.
Seatalk and what has proceeded it as well as Wi-Fi stuff I’m well passed that stuff. I like simple and it’s all I can cope with.
Yours sounds hard work. 18 months I’ve just done mine in 1 day and I’m stressed as I can’t get done. In a jiffy
Good luck
Steveeasy
steveeasy
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Id like to learn a bit more about seatalk and what has proceeded it if anyone can suggest a guide for dummies!!
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geem
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Depends if you are from Birmingham or notArggghhhhhhh
Busbar, not buzz bar (pet hate)
They catch the buz there from the buz stop
rogerthebodger
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Depends if you are from Birmingham or not
They catch the buz there from the buz stop
Being from Birmingham I agree but what does it matter as long as people you are talking to understand what you are talking about
geem
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There lies the problem
rogerthebodger
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Cann not change that so I just have to live with it, as others must do as well
onesea
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I have been sailing her as well.
Mine has gone from simple 2 battery. Engine and lights to added auto pilot, Radio, VHF, Echo sunset & sea-me at some point.
I bought her with an earth fault that meant half of it was not working.
I've changed auto pilot added solar & VCR next its chart plotter, wind instrument.
At each step has been added hap hazard.
I am replacing some stuff and keeping some. Organising a bit it will still look like a snakes gangbang but each junction wire and fuse will be labelled (NMEA 183, NMEA2000 inline dude VHF etc) and known.
billskip
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Probably guilty, but it was my boat and I did what I was happy with, I wasn't really worried about 25 years time, I needed something that worked for me, not the future know all's.
geem
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I have a full electrical distribution board rewire to look forward to when I get back to the UK later this year. The panel was built very well 43 years ago but the Merlin Gerin breakers are long since obsolete. They predate DIN rail so my rewire will include the installation of DIN rail mounted breakers. The issue is space. I am hoping I can get everything into the limited space. There are twenty four 24v breakers, four 220v breakers, a main breaker and an RCD. The 24v and 220v is sectioned but I may need to remove the 220v section and install a consumer unit elsewhere to generate enough space for the low voltage side. Oh what joy
billskip
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Need more washing detergent...
rogerthebodger
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I have a full electrical distribution board rewire to look forward to when I get back to the UK later this year. The panel was built very well 43 years ago but the Merlin Gerin breakers are long since obsolete. They predate DIN rail so my rewire will include the installation of DIN rail mounted breakers. The issue is space. I am hoping I can get everything into the limited space. There are twenty four 24v breakers, four 220v breakers, a main breaker and an RCD. The 24v and 220v is sectioned but I may need to remove the 220v section and install a consumer unit elsewhere to generate enough space for the low voltage side. Oh what joy
When I designed the electrical system my boat about 20 years ago I tried to include equipment to allow expansion of I included 10% extra switched and spare wiring.
I now have no spares left and even during wiring I had to increase the size of trundling and add extra trunking
If I were to do it again (which I won't) I would try to think all I may need then double it and then double it again and expect to runout at some time in the future