Jon 335 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Many yachts in Fiji this season have it, probably better than half. Spoken to a few that sailed up with local plan and they said it worked fine. ‘I’d say most if not all will have it next year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 76 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 28/08/2023 at 4:50 AM, Island Time said: I've disabled the motors. Dish always points up. Worked fine on the wind in 15-20 knots across from waiheke to GH yesterday. This version will disconnect at about 10 knots, seemed fine and good speed at 8 knots... Does this mean a dish could sit discretely flat on a coach roof?... without pole. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,174 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 4 hours ago, LBD said: Does this mean a dish could sit discretely flat on a coach roof?... without pole. Well, there is a HP flush antenna, but it's a bit spendy. The Standard dish is a bit deep, but if you had space I guess you could flush mount it, or be prepared to cut the antenna back off... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarpeDiem 355 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 You can mount the High Performance flush dish flat. The HP flush dish is 41mm and 35mm at opposing ends - so it has a bit of a natural angle to it. It needs to be mounted at an 8deg incline, for rain water run off - rain fade is a real issue but if you wanted to care less about connectivity during heavy rain then it could be mounted flat. It has a 140deg view of the sky, so more satellites means better coverage all the time - it will work better at both equatorial locations and high latitudes if you have any polar voyages planed It is also IP56 rated so you get an added level of protection that you do not get with the IP54 rated standard dish. The downside is it uses double the power of the standard dish. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 76 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 1 hour ago, Island Time said: Well, there is a HP flush antenna, but it's a bit spendy. The Standard dish is a bit deep, but if you had space I guess you could flush mount it, or be prepared to cut the antenna back off... At over $4000 yes it is a bit spendy... so will not be just now. Could be installed tidy and a little discrete however.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernman 73 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 On 12/09/2023 at 12:36 PM, LBD said: Does this mean a dish could sit discretely flat on a coach roof?... without pole. I bought this: https://star-mountsystems.com/products/low-profile-flat-mount-for-rectangle-starlink-dishy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 76 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 16 minutes ago, southernman said: I bought this: https://star-mountsystems.com/products/low-profile-flat-mount-for-rectangle-starlink-dishy I looked at that then stopped... and thought if I get connected I am compromising one reason to go sailing in the first place... Books can still be purchased analogue.... Maybe in a few years if I decide to venture far off shore then.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,497 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 All that kind of stuff wait till you have decided to leave. The technology keeps changing (iridium go anyone?) And prices generally trend down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 76 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 2 hours ago, Black Panther said: All that kind of stuff wait till you have decided to leave. The technology keeps changing (iridium go anyone?) And prices generally trend down. Have an Iridiun GO... used it for the delivery Auckland to Nelson and a small trip afterwards. Have removed it since as it really was not required and because I could not get the installation to look neat and tidy suiting the boat... that aerial cable was such a pain and needing the unit close to a window just made it all just plain ugly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jono G 39 Posted Sunday at 08:41 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:41 PM Anyone know the boat with the broken mast in the news this morning? Looks reasonably fast. Was it abandoned? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 340 Posted Sunday at 08:56 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:56 PM 14 minutes ago, Jono G said: Anyone know the boat with the broken mast in the news this morning? Looks reasonably fast. Was it abandoned? Don’t know the boat but it looks like a later model Beale 30 something with the single continuous window Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 340 Posted Sunday at 09:05 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:05 PM Seems like it was a medical emergency and mast was entire before tying up to the ship , broke the top off from hitting the ship by the looks . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 145 Posted Sunday at 10:24 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:24 PM Link here: Photo of the boat with whole mast floating around, then video of the boat tied up to the floating apartment with half a mast, the top bit which is banging against the superstructure of the cruise ship, possibly the bridge wing (something sticking out a bit more than usual). Others are on the yacht, so getting them and the yacht home has now been seriously complicated. Guess the cruise ship didn't want to launch a boat to go to the yacht? Auckland-Fiji Pacific Explorer cruise ship diverts to yacht in distress in high seas rescue, one person receiving medical treatment | Newshub Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 346 Posted yesterday at 12:28 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:28 AM Sort of looks like a big Lotus .. Pity about the rig looked good up till then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 93 Posted yesterday at 05:50 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:50 AM 5 hours ago, waikiore said: Sort of looks like a big Lotus .. Pity about the rig looked good up till then Senior 11.6 second life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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