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Forum: Marine Electronics 26-09-2023, 20:48
Replies: 6
Views: 867
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Axiom 9+

My understanding is at least one instrument, i50, i60, i70, is needed to set up, calibrate, and control the sensors. The MFD is read only.
Forum: Navigation 30-08-2023, 09:35
Replies: 6
Views: 894
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Great Exuma navigation

The most common route from Georgetown to the Raggeds is east from Georgetown to the eastern end of Hog Island, which is east of Little Exuma and then to the Comer Channel. The Comer Channel is good...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 15-05-2023, 17:02
Replies: 13
Views: 2,064
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Insurance costs?

I got a quote from State Farm and then got a policy. My quote was about $3,200 for a very different boat than yours. For the quote, they required very little information. After the quote, the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-05-2023, 12:46
Replies: 4
Views: 745
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Mona Passage

We passed near the Hour Glass Shoals twice. Both times, the waves did pick up and were confused from several directions. Sea state the first time was 3-5 feet. The second time was near flat,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-05-2023, 08:58
Replies: 58
Views: 7,337
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Raymarine Axiom 7 - external GPS

You are correct. When the GPS antenna is connected via the coax connector, normally, it does not output GPS data. There is a configuration in the PC app that allows you to change this so you...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-05-2023, 13:21
Replies: 58
Views: 7,337
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Raymarine Axiom 7 - external GPS

The 0183 data is both, AIS data and GPS data. The AIS data WILL overlay on your map.
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-05-2023, 08:11
Replies: 58
Views: 7,337
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Raymarine Axiom 7 - external GPS

According to the AIS700 manual, GPS is outputed to nmea 0183 at 38,400 baud. Raymaine makes a 0183 to seatalk ng converter. The converter is about $100. This will put the AIS700 GPS data on the...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 05-05-2023, 18:53
Replies: 5
Views: 716
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Anchor windlass brush problem

Had a similar problem with my windlass motor. Mine looks just like yours, the only difference being the condition of the brushes. Mine were not split. The rotor commutator looked exactly like...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-04-2023, 10:05
Replies: 101
Views: 12,349
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Synthetic rigging vs. Stainless steel

I know nothing about synthetic rigging, but do have a question. How does synthetic rigging react to a lightning strike? Synthetics, I believe, are mostly non conductive, whereas SS is conductive....
Forum: Navigation 09-04-2023, 17:23
Replies: 3
Views: 574
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Eleuthera to Berry’s

It's a deep water route the entire distance. Anywhere in the Berries is almost a direct line from Egg island. You do need the right weather conditions. The Atlantic swell comes in from the...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 09-04-2023, 17:09
Replies: 2
Views: 445
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: BOS LE 3400 Lithium Batteries

No experience, but these seem very expensive. Each module is 28ah at 12v, and costs around $400, excluding VAT. So, a small 300 ah system is $4,000. The "cheap Chinese drop-ins" for 300ah are...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-04-2023, 08:37
Replies: 8
Views: 1,565
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: raymarine mfd networking question

You can connect an additional MFD to the network port. The connected MFD will only operate if the Helm MFD is powered and on.

Have fun.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2023, 12:16
Replies: 27
Views: 3,715
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Star Link in the Bahamas

The 'in motion' hardware uses nearly double the power of the 'standard' hardware. We have the 'standard' hardware and it works fine up to 8 knts. Don't know about higher because we can't go...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 21-03-2023, 16:49
Replies: 14
Views: 1,113
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Letting WM membrane sit with salt water for 24h

I run my wm every day, without any flush or fresh water rinse. My last membrane lasted 10 years. The only reason I changed it was because it was 10 years old. All pressures and flow rate were...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 03-01-2023, 05:35
Replies: 4
Views: 1,368
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Marina to leave boat in Nassau, or Exumas

Palm Bay on New Providence and Emerald Bay on Great Exuma.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-10-2022, 09:58
Replies: 25
Views: 2,710
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: HR 41 hull needs repair?

The other potential big expense is the engine. If it hasn't been used for several years and the engine hasn't been run and had the mixing elbow disconnected, there could be rust in the cylinders...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 20-10-2022, 17:11
Replies: 10
Views: 1,043
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Insurance Question

My boat is 32 years old and over $100k in value. I got a policy from Edward Williams in Spain. They took my money and sent me a policy. I'm skeptical about claims, and have no experience, but...
Forum: Marine Electronics 08-10-2022, 09:55
Replies: 15
Views: 1,955
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: troubleshooting communications failure on seatalk

On my boat, it's mostly connector problems. I unplug, clean and grease to each connector. Usually it starts working before I finish all the connectors.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-08-2022, 16:50
Replies: 74
Views: 6,308
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: An electric pump instead of the Jabsco impeller??

Installing an external pump seems like a good idea, which I have been thinking about, but no experience. I'm curious, how did you size the March pump? It spec is 8.5 gpm, which seems sufficient,...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 28-07-2022, 17:05
Replies: 174
Views: 60,914
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Small watermaker 3 gph

I'm no expert and I'm just reading the spec sheet for the extra low energy membrane. The spec shows the test data was derived using a 500 ppm NaCl feed stream. Sea water is more like 32,000 ppm...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 20-07-2022, 08:08
Replies: 17
Views: 2,144
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Windlass tripping more than it should?

Often it takes more than tightening the connections. They need to be cleaned to remove oxidation, meaning to bright metal, then greased so it doesn't happen again.

Since the windlass is 15 years...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 24-05-2022, 14:37
Replies: 4
Views: 617
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Hydraulics

Hydraulics require a hydraulic pump to be operating as you need hydraulic pressure. When the pump is off, none of the Hydraulic systems operate. No problem on a power boat. On a sailboat, not so....
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 24-05-2022, 08:05
Replies: 82
Views: 12,010
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: 500K. Cat or monohull ? Ocean crossings. Med + Bahamas. Beneteau 51.1 ?

Cats are in high demand at the moment. So, in the used market, a good cat costs much more than a good monohull, given the approximately same interior space. So, a good 50' mono will cost less than...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-05-2022, 07:27
Replies: 298
Views: 62,816
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: Musk says Starlink will work on boats

Cruiser Destination Starlink Timeline

Cruisers will be happy to see some popular destinations now on the map for Q2 - Q4, 2022, and many more into 2023.*

US Virgin Islands - Already has service...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 15-05-2022, 18:11
Replies: 5
Views: 1,348
Posted By Pitchondesign
Re: PredictWind CAPE forecast

I use CAPE as a regular part of my offshore planning, along with wind and waves. If the CAPE forecast is extremely unstable, I interpret that as a certainty I will face rain and squalls. If the...
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