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Forum: Vendor Spotlight - Great Deals for CF Members! 15-04-2024, 14:39
Replies: 34
Views: 2,332
Posted By LifePart2
Re: New Ultra Marine West Giveaway!

https://www.ultramarinewest.com/ultra-anchor/ would be nice to go with

https://www.ultramarinewest.com/stainless-steel-chain/ 70m so it doesn't get all rusty in the bottom of my boat
...
Forum: Anchoring & Mooring 30-03-2024, 11:04
Replies: 44
Views: 2,647
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Oddball anchors you have loved?

How about the Hydrobubble? Not sure if they are still manufactured.
...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-03-2024, 12:56
Replies: 48
Views: 4,094
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Energy recovery from freewheeling prop

My personal experience of harnessing the free wheeling prop energy is recorded on my blog here: https://lifepart2.info/equipment/prop-shaft-driven-alternator

It worked well when boat speed was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-02-2024, 12:46
Replies: 19
Views: 2,620
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Temporary Alternative for Bottom Paint?

This is what we do with our props when we go away for any length of time with the boat in the water. A couple of bags over each prop, tied on with a 1/4" dia. string tied with a bow with long tails....
Forum: Our Community 29-01-2024, 15:44
Replies: 100
Views: 11,905
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Best places for quiet cheap living

Definitely the right start. In fact, I recommend you do that right now while pondering your plans and options. Join a local saiing club and take their dinghy sailing courses. Knowing how to sail a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-12-2023, 10:39
Replies: 27
Views: 3,015
Posted By LifePart2
Re: UV protection of DIY Dyneema rigging?

We installed dyneema dux back in 2011. It had no UV protection and we replaced it DIY in 2019. We noted that the lower ends that had heat shrink for about 1 meter coverning the splice itself had zero...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 29-11-2023, 17:23
Replies: 20
Views: 3,566
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Standing Rig: Has anyone replaced SS wire with Dyneema?

We have had Dyneema Dux on our catamaran since 2011. We are now on the second iteration. This time we covered it entirely with heat shrink so as to prevent UV degredation. It was a big job, but...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 08-09-2023, 10:00
Replies: 39
Views: 5,042
Posted By LifePart2
Re: ARC or Alone

When we crossed the pond the first time from West to East in 2011 we did not join the ARC. However, we took notice of their recommendations:
We went through our boat systems to make sure we had the...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 19-08-2023, 16:06
Replies: 55
Views: 50,341
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Painting Hypalon

Anyone got a follow up review of how their dinghy repaint has held up over the years?
Forum: Vendor Spotlight - Great Deals for CF Members! 21-07-2023, 07:10
Replies: 46
Views: 4,828
Posted By LifePart2
Re: New Ultra Marine West Giveaway!

Yes please!

https://www.ultramarinewest.com/ultra-bow-roller/
https://www.ultramarinewest.com/ultraline-flat-rope-reel/ - great for med mooring...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 14-01-2023, 10:24
Replies: 136
Views: 15,402
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Do I Really Need a Life Raft?

A few years ago I inflated our two Spinlock lifejackets at the start of the season. Neither of them inflated at all. In fact, they both had huge holes in them where the bladder joined to the outer...
Forum: OpenCPN 23-12-2022, 06:38
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date [Solved]

Solved, I think!

There were several steps I had to do to get it working and stable, and they are different for the two pi's

Raspberry Pi 3B with OpenPlotter 2

I am still using this as it has...
Forum: OpenCPN 18-12-2022, 15:38
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

Some more info. The more I study this, the more confusing it gets.

I did some testing today. Kept the AIS off, so there was just one GPS receiver, going directly into the VHF and then from there...
Forum: OpenCPN 18-12-2022, 03:31
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

Bill, your assumptions are all correct and your solution is excellent, except for one thing. Everything comes in to the Pi by USB (or wifi) as a single source from the Quark, so OpenCPN cannot...
Forum: OpenCPN 16-12-2022, 01:50
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

The data flow is pretty simple:

NMEA from the GPS goes by bare wires to the Standard Horizon Matrix 2000 radio (so that we can turn it on without firing pu the charplotter).

From there it goes...
Forum: OpenCPN 14-12-2022, 16:27
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

Thank you for that node red file. It will take me a little while to figure out how to use it :-)

Yes, it is definitely the RMC sentence that has the wrong date in it.

Standard Horizon tech...
Forum: OpenCPN 14-12-2022, 04:26
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

The Pi is being run in OpenPlotter receiving data through SignalK, but no other apps are run on it.

That Pitufino does look very interesting but is currently more than I need.

However a simple...
Forum: OpenCPN 12-12-2022, 05:26
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

ok, no problem. Thanks for enlightening me.

I don't suppose there is a way to edit the date field on the fly? Presumably it is a constant offset.

It's not really a problem, but when I click on...
Forum: OpenCPN 11-12-2022, 14:01
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
Re: GPS gviing wrong Date

The GPS is a Standard Horizon 'smart' gps. Not sure of the model number.
Never thought of a a firmware update. That would certainly do the job if I can find one.
Forum: OpenCPN 11-12-2022, 09:50
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
Posted By LifePart2
GPS gviing wrong Date

Here is an NMEA sentence I just copied from my GPS (via OpenCPN's debug window)

$GPRMC,174049,A,2504.7520,N,07719.7329,W,000.0,000.0,270403,,,A*6B<0x0D><0x0A>

It is giving me a date of...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-12-2022, 08:36
Replies: 27
Views: 5,293
Posted By LifePart2
Re: when to replace rigging

Alternatively you could replace it with Dyneema Dux which has no problems with crevice corrosion etc.

And while you are at it, replace the terminal fittings with titanium.

Check out Coligo...
Forum: Our Community 21-11-2022, 11:08
Replies: 43
Views: 4,690
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Another Idiotic "What Boat Should I Buy?" Thread

Haven't laughed this much in ages. Thanks Sailor Sailor.
Forum: OpenCPN 01-11-2022, 15:31
Replies: 14
Views: 1,131
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Need a new Rasp Pi

For the sake of simplicity I have bought a new RPI4 at ridiculour price. BOAT = Bring Out Another $Thousand.

I do hope it all works when I actually install it.

Unfortunately I cannot mirate the...
Forum: OpenCPN 29-10-2022, 15:50
Replies: 9
Views: 923
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Navico radar installation troubleshooting help please

Thanks, the plan now is to order a shiny new RPI 4b 8Gb from Amazon to my hotel at Disney world next week. But, here is the real question, will it run on the same little 15w DC 12v to DC 5v puck...
Forum: OpenCPN 26-10-2022, 09:50
Replies: 9
Views: 923
Posted By LifePart2
Re: Navico radar installation troubleshooting help please

Thanks guys for the comments. I have been on a passage (without radar) so could not respond until now.



I have the RPI 3B and have turned on OpenGL, tried a crossover cable and used an ethernet...
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