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    Raymarine upgrade from 2008

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Island Time said:

    Once you use a new MFD you won't want to use an Ipad, except for remoting the MFD! Better displays, better GPS, wide viewing angle, sunlight viewable, dim right down at night, night color selections, touch and buttons, etc. All the current MFDs have wifi built in, and an app to display and control the MFD from Ipad or Andriod. Good for lying in your bunk and checking what's happening on deck! You can still use Navionics charts if you wish, but Navico now only supply Cmap - which they own. Navionics is now owned by Garmin.

     Halo Radars start at $2300, but the one I recommend is $3K - Halo 20+. Instant on/off, no warmup. Low current draw, Velocity tracking (any target approaching you is displayed in a different color), MARPA, Dual Display (effectively 2 radars in one, can have a short and long range display at the same time). Also has a power save mode, so it can start, for example every 5 mins, do 3 rotations, and if no targets, stop. If target present, stay on, alarm, whatever you wish. Full guard zone functions, AIS overlays, if using a suitable B&G VHF direct DSC calls to any AIS or DSC target on the MFD, etc etc

     I'd sell the Evo gyro if you were to go to B&G, as it's cheaper to buy the AP unit as a kit - with a precision 9 solid state compass (includes rate, roll, pitch, yaw, and heave) than to buy individual components. Your existing radar is also pretty easily sold, and you might be surprised how much you get for it - I've a customer who had  a similar Raymarine vintage to yours, and it cost him $500 to go to a B&G radar, once he'd sold his on trademe!

    Grey imports may not have a NZ warranty, and we should be very price competitive. Navico says we will match or better any genuine international prices...

    Ok next ?

    Can I upgrade the MFDs now and use existing radar, course computer wind and depth etc and which MFD will fit in hole in panel and stainless box that E80s are now in ? Plus I’ve got navionics card for whole pacific, what will this work in or if buying new mfds just get new charts ?

    Self priming pump

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    As above, a small piece of anything under a diaphragm will stop it lifting.

    So bench test, see if it will suck water up a two metres of  tube out of a bucket, if not strip the pump, it would still work when flooded but not suck a vacuum 

    Raymarine upgrade from 2008

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Didn’t mention have digital radar (2015) and have a evo gyro that I was sold to integrate but doesn’t, still in the box.

    So if I can keep the good bits will it all interface ?

    Forward sonar and VHF etc not me

    Maybe next year

    Raymarine upgrade from 2008

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Island Time said:

    Hi Jon, take a look at what the new stuff does - lower power consumption, better displays, better steering etc .... Then make up your mind!

    So your saying just save the money for the big upgrade,

    So I’ve got two E80, wind with two displays autopilot ST7000 depth speed tri data display ais course computer electric drive on steering gearbox

    How much of this is useable and what’s the ballpark number in SBD (standard boat dollars = $1k)

    Raymarine upgrade from 2008

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    I’ve got the same era Raymarine gear, all still going fine BUT, wondering if I should be buying cheaply this gear that’s being removed and replaced as spares or just save the money and put it towards the inevitable full replacement ?

    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    3 hours ago, ex Elly said:

    I expected you both to end up last on corrected time. And yet you both came out mid fleet. Must have done some good catching up after that!

    It was a winner until it wasn’t 

    Going south early after Piercy was a great move but getting from inside Colville channel to outside Mercury Islands was the killer. After that it was just how long it took is wiggle across the gulf 

    Yacht on the rocks at Matiatia (Waiheke)

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    13 hours ago, 1paulg said:

    Unfortunately a sad end to this story - the boat broke up today  and the debris is either on the bottom or in Matiatia Bay beach

    Who would have thought we could get a cyclone at this time of year ?

    must be climate change or something 

    This was always going to happen, they should have sent a barge out as soon as it grounded (harbour master that is)

    there job is surely to look after the harbour ?

    who pays, we all do, same with clearly abandoned boats on moorings. This isn’t a third world back water

    Townson 36 in Sydney Hobart?

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    18 hours ago, Shimmer said:

    Thanks! found it through hard to find books on its way now!

    I have a had few good chats with Tony about his trip back from Fiji but I’m also really keen for a chat with the skipper of Nevenka about crossing the Tasman 

    Take beer and time, and also beer

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    Young 88

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    If your not looking at doing class regattas 

    buy the one that’s best setup that you can afford 

    motors are the biggest thing then standing rigging, you will spend more doing a boat up than buying one that’s done 

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    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Shimmer said:

     

    out of interest what was the thinking behind having the day race for the first leg?

    It’s a French thing, lots of the big shorthanded events there have a prologue 

    Thinking is a short race will keep turnaround time to a minimum as fleet will be closer so minimising chances of sailors getting infected between legs

    Plus a one off race wasn’t what we originally planned ( I know 2 races isn’t 3 but it’s better than 1 )

     

    If we’ve been too conservative then we apologise but our understanding is this can happen and we want to give everyone enough time to prepare.

    Working on finalising courses at the moment, high probability that they will be somewhat triangular in shape 

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    adjusting and aligning an engine and prop shaft

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, aardvarkash10 said:

    One day I will write up in the Stepping Out thread about the time I got wedged upside-down in a stern rope locker.  With no-one else onboard.  I thought I was going to die there...

    Either your names Mike or I have someone you should meet. Picture Towson 32, stern lazarette, two legs waving in the air. Still makes me laugh thinking about it.

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    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    17 hours ago, Shimmer said:

    Thanks Jon that’s great news. Sorry to hear so many boats have had to drop out. Sure are challenging times.

    any idea when the confirmed entries and their handi caps will be updated on the SSANZ site?

    Soon, another week as we are just finalising SI’s

     Poulito has been told they can enter the country on a sports exemption so are in the process of applying 

    Your end of the fleet is mostly unchanged

    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    Our understanding is yes

    We may need to watch numbers at briefing, stopovers and Prize givings

    Fortunately we are at 43 entries so with race management we will be right on or just under 100 people

    Biggest worry would be the reintroduction of regional boarders, no talk of this however so fingers crossed.

    if we can sail but not across boarders then we will still run the event within the Akl boundaries in some form, is the backup plan anyhow.

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