Battle geeks…you’ll laugh, you’ll cry
Today’s the 4th of July here in the States, and I’m off to watch lobster boat races and fireworks. Loud and louder! Panbo posting will be very light around this holiday, but it does seem...
Category: How-to
NMEA 0183 wiring, why it bugs me
OK, I admit that at least half of the hideous mess above is the fault of yours truly, being sloppy with a temporary install, in this case interfacing a DSC VHF, a GPS, and an...
Nasa/Si-Tex AIS receiver, first impressions
Well, I’m beginning to understand why the Nasa AIS receiver is so much less expensive than most others on the market (besides the single frequency business). For one thing, the wire connections to the “not waterproof”...
Simrad DVD, almost a free lunch
This weekend’s mail included Simrad’s “Navigation Tutorial” DVD, which is pretty darn impressive. Of course there is some ‘sell’ to it, but there’s also some sharp footage of boats and extensive, well done explanations of...
Do it yourself Boat Monitoring System
Isn’t it neat that a lot of boaters gleefully invent stuff to improve their vessels? A fairly extreme example is one Roger Jones who put together his own elaborate boat monitoring system, wrote the necessary...
Making The GPS Connection
A how-to over at the Marine Maintenance Magazine. “Most GPS units have I/O terminals and a cable for connecting to other devices. To transmit information from the GPS to the computer, connect the GPS...
Tested: Chartplotter And Video
A problem with many of today’s (marine) electronics is that they can do so much. And many are simply to proud to read a manual or watch an instructual video. But if they do…...
Offshore Sailing Safety Tips
Blue Water Sailing Magazine has some safety tips for boats that are going offshore regularly. They talk about, a.o., VHF radios and passive radar reflectors. “A relatively easy upgrade to any boat’s VHF radio...
On The Electric Anchor Windlass
Sometimes you only realize how valuable something is unless it is no more… An electric anchor windlass can be such a thing. An introduction… “Typical working current loadings are in the range of 55...
Do’s Of Plugging In
Subscribe to DIY Boat Owner’s newlsetter in order to know when to turn off the boat’s main AC breaker before plugging in. “There are two reasons for turning off the boat’s main breaker before...
