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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 13-03-2024, 11:20
Replies: 0
Views: 187
Posted By vechnyak
Simrad Halo radar wiring for transom mount.

Was hoping to get someone's opinion on my specific installation.

Scenario:

32ft sailboat
B&G Vulcan MFD is installed on the binnacle at the helm.
Simrad Halo 20+ radar planning on installing...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-01-2024, 08:35
Replies: 24
Views: 39,323
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Paste that Stops Corrosion Between SS and Aluminum ?

Came across this post from 2010....did Tef-gel work better than lanolin?
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-11-2023, 10:20
Replies: 0
Views: 671
Posted By vechnyak
Simrad NAC-2 vs NAC-3

Good day everyone,

I currently have a Hanse 32ft sailboat with a Raymarine wheel ST4000MK2 autopilot. It works ok in light winds but can't keep up with strong wind or sudden course change because...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 20-08-2023, 14:56
Replies: 16
Views: 3,862
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Blueshark Marine Fittings

All right, after extensive attempts trying to make use of this top down furler, i can provide my personal review:

The furler is not a good design for few reasons.
The drum diameter is too small...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-07-2023, 06:47
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Is my alternator dying?

ok i will do that. For this test, should the engine be just idling or rev it up to normal cruising 2900rpm?
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-07-2023, 06:41
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Is my alternator dying?

House battery state of charge was around 80% (thats according to the phone app which is connected via bluetooth to the BMS of the battery.)
The DC-DC charger is Victron Orion which I specifically...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-07-2023, 08:00
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Is my alternator dying?

Ok so I just got back from the 2 week cruise. Before the trip I bought an old 55amp Hitachi to have as back up. I did not need to use it but i do believe my original alternator is on its last leg....
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 02-07-2023, 19:05
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Is my alternator dying?

House battery was at 80% at the time. Alternator doesn't know anything about house battery. There's victron dc-dc charger between started and the house.

I will check the victron settings though!
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 02-07-2023, 17:42
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By vechnyak
Is my alternator dying?

My 3ym20 has stock 60amp alternator. It would normally put out about 17-20amp after heating up. Today after about 1+ hours of motoring i noticed it was only putting out about 9-10amp. Infrared...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 05-06-2023, 05:36
Replies: 16
Views: 3,862
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Blueshark Marine Fittings

This is the email I got from them before buying. My boat is Hanse 320 (32ft):

We recommend the 1.5t TD furler system(2504-E&2505 549$ after discount) for spinnaker, detail as below, it may meet...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 05-06-2023, 04:32
Replies: 16
Views: 3,862
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Blueshark Marine Fittings

I did. Arrived good and the one person I was emailing with responded promptly and clearly. With that said, i think the drum is either too small or my boat is too big. It works fine by itself but I'm...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 06-06-2022, 11:59
Replies: 27
Views: 4,402
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Single handed spinnaker dowsing

Thank you. I have watched this video before posting. Unfortunately, the video does not show the critical part of my question. AFTER the sock is down, how do you bring down the spinnaker with the sock...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 06-06-2022, 11:55
Replies: 27
Views: 4,402
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Single handed spinnaker dowsing

Thank you. What I meant was I am trying to bring the shoot in the sock all the way down into the hatch. Rope clutch is currently in the cockpit. I need to release in a controlled manner into the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 06-06-2022, 10:27
Replies: 27
Views: 4,402
Posted By vechnyak
Single handed spinnaker dowsing

Hi everyone,

I single hand my 32 foot Hanse. One thing that remains a challenge is bringing down spinnaker. Halyard winch and rope clutch are in the cockpit. Spinnaker goes in the forward hatch.
...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-11-2021, 17:32
Replies: 16
Views: 3,862
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Blueshark Marine Fittings

I think this is impacting every industry out there. Aside from the labor cost, i truly believe it would be beneficial to understand why there is such a price gap. I mean look at it on eBay...$700...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-10-2021, 08:59
Replies: 16
Views: 3,862
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Blueshark Marine Fittings

im about to buy a top down spinnaker furler from them :wink:
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-10-2021, 09:40
Replies: 4
Views: 1,183
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Northman Furlers

Thinking of buying NS1.5 myself. What did you end up purchasing?
Forum: Marine Electronics 26-08-2021, 09:27
Replies: 4
Views: 1,613
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Raymarine ST6001 AP fluxgate compass

Thank you for your response. Could you please clarify. Are you saying that Raymarine autopilot can "see" and use the compass data on the NMEA0183 network??

If so, my plotter already has a compass...
Forum: Marine Electronics 24-08-2021, 08:36
Replies: 4
Views: 1,613
Posted By vechnyak
Raymarine ST6001 AP fluxgate compass

Could someone help me understand if the 5 wire connection used between raymarine fluxgate compass and the SmartPilot unit uses RS232 or RS485 serial?

my heading is all over the place. I will try...
Forum: OpenCPN 17-08-2020, 19:29
Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Send to GPS shows as wrong coordinates on B&G

Thank You for continuing trying to help me! I really appreciate it.

Now, transferring the file over SD card is a bit complicated because the slot is located on underside of the plotter and the...
Forum: OpenCPN 17-08-2020, 08:33
Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Send to GPS shows as wrong coordinates on B&G

Havnt tried this. Will do
Forum: OpenCPN 17-08-2020, 08:21
Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Send to GPS shows as wrong coordinates on B&G

The multiplexer is a ShipModul little unit. My version has USB/NMEA2000/NMEA183. It does conversions all 3 ways. Im using USB because OCPN is on Windows 10 laptop.
Forum: OpenCPN 17-08-2020, 08:17
Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Send to GPS shows as wrong coordinates on B&G

Sorry, could you please clarify how I can do plain waypoint export? I could be doing something wrong in OPCN but when I click export, only option is GPX.

I renamed the file to remove space in the...
Forum: OpenCPN 17-08-2020, 07:31
Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Send to GPS shows as wrong coordinates on B&G

Sorry it's been a while but I was able to test and get some more info. GPSbabel is not able to communicate with the plotter. Tried different settings and played with baud rate but nothing seem to...
Forum: OpenCPN 07-08-2020, 07:17
Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
Posted By vechnyak
Re: Send to GPS shows as wrong coordinates on B&G

Great suggestion, thanks! I downloaded GPSBabel and it looks like it supports quite a few formats for output. Do you think I should select basic NMEA 0183 or something different?
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