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Forum: Our Community 22-12-2020, 10:33 |
Replies: 68
Views: 10,328
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Vortec
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Forum: Our Community 22-12-2020, 09:56 |
Replies: 68
Views: 10,328
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Cruisers: How do you stay fit?
Since my boat is locked down in Malaysia, I have started to dig a hole by hand in my garden for foundation and concrete floor preparing a garage. My new EV-car deserves it. Two or three trailer full... |
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 04-10-2020, 14:47 |
Replies: 5
Views: 1,145
Posted By
Vortec
Re: What is wrong with my L ion battery charger?
Ha ha, I had a funny experience the other day. I have an old Moulinex vacuum cleaner than worked intermittently. At the end it didn't work at all. I dismantled it without power on and checked brushes... |
Forum: Navigation 02-10-2020, 13:46 |
Replies: 29
Views: 5,191
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Vietnam Malaysia Singapore Thailand
As port of entrance on the east coast of the peninsula I can only recommend Terrenganu. Since I was there a bridge is erected between the harbour and the wavebreaker. If you can't wait its opening... |
Forum: Our Community 30-08-2020, 09:28 |
Replies: 39
Views: 4,695
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Brexit Means EU Citizenship Not as Useful
What a crap post! As former French citizen and now Danish I find EU very useful. Yours sincerely Pierre 🇫🇷 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 😁 |
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-08-2020, 09:27 |
Replies: 53
Views: 24,060
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Cheap AIS on the market and it's features.
I know it is unclear. Even Matsutec call their product "Transponder". If you check with Wikipedia you get the right answer... :whistling: Yours Pierre |
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-08-2020, 09:08 |
Replies: 53
Views: 24,060
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Cheap AIS on the market and it's features.
I prefer Transceivers for AIS. Transponders is something mounted in planes and answers only on request... For AIS you have signals to and from continued. |
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-08-2020, 08:24 |
Replies: 53
Views: 24,060
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Cheap AIS on the market and it's features.
I use a Matsutec HA 102 Marine Transceiver bought in China for app. 170 $. It's actually a black box that is red, and it works fine with OpenCPN. It was a little tricky to install because I have not... |
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-12-2019, 05:56 |
Replies: 33
Views: 10,026
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Recommendations for inexpensive AIS VHF Radio
You may be right arbout the antennas, but regarding AIS there's only receivers and transmitters. A combination is called a transceiver. Despite my Matsutec is labelled TRANSPONDER on it's side (but... |
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-12-2019, 19:49 |
Replies: 33
Views: 10,026
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Recommendations for inexpensive AIS VHF Radio
I have a Lowrance Link-8 with built-in AIS receiver witch outputs NMEA 0183 to OpenCPN. It has this advantage that it monitors my budget Matsutek HA108 transceiver. I don't think it is a transponder... |
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 20-11-2019, 23:20 |
Replies: 95
Views: 10,110
Posted By
Vortec
Re: 110v 220v definitions WHY?
Its because UK has never implemented the ISO/metric standards ruling in the EC! 😉 |
Forum: Marine Electronics 08-05-2019, 10:09 |
Replies: 41
Views: 5,373
Posted By
Vortec
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-05-2019, 10:16 |
Replies: 10
Views: 7,107
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Electrical cable In mast
I replaced a defective Raymarine wind indicator with a Nasa-model. Both use 4-core cable, and after some trial & test it worked with the old one. Long before I reached the 24 (4!) different... |
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-04-2019, 10:22 |
Replies: 41
Views: 5,373
Posted By
Vortec
Re: AIS Military vessel alarm
In The South Chinese Sea the military vessels are often transmitting AIS, but normally with funny MMSI numbers... |
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-03-2019, 09:09 |
Replies: 76
Views: 11,232
Posted By
Vortec
Re: What Diesel Engine repairs should one know how to do?
I forgot the link for the honing work. ... |
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-03-2019, 08:51 |
Replies: 76
Views: 11,232
Posted By
Vortec
Re: What Diesel Engine repairs should one know how to do?
Valve adjustment and cylinder honing and replacement of cylinder rings... |
Forum: Our Community 17-02-2019, 08:52 |
Replies: 20
Views: 2,517
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Sailboat purchase in Pattaya.
Last time I looked at the map Pattaya was opposite Langkawi/Phuket seen from the Malaccan penninsula. Terengganu on the east cost of Malaysia has a quite good, cheap and well managed marina and is'nt... |
Forum: Powered Boats 30-01-2019, 09:48 |
Replies: 51
Views: 13,444
Posted By
Vortec
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Forum: OpenCPN 09-01-2019, 08:19 |
Replies: 3
Views: 1,031
Posted By
Vortec
Re: NAVTEX PC Pro 2 ENGINE DISPLAY
Hey Thomas The NAVTEX PC Pro 2 ENGINE (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/engine.html) DISPLAY is a Windows app that work fine, but I want it incorporated in OpenCPN or at least in the... |
Forum: OpenCPN 07-01-2019, 07:03 |
Replies: 3
Views: 1,031
Posted By
Vortec
NAVTEX PC Pro 2 ENGINE DISPLAY
I'm running OpenCPN as a backup chart plotter on a laptop with Linux Ubuntu, but I don't know how to get the NASA Marine Ltd. NAVTEX PC Pro 2 ENGINE DISPLAY v4.00 to run in the Linux environment. Or... |
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-04-2018, 08:14 |
Replies: 17
Views: 7,845
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Help: My Volvo Penta D1-20B won't even crank
Yes Ignacio Just use decent cable size and a robust push butten :-) |
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-04-2018, 06:26 |
Replies: 17
Views: 7,845
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Help: My Volvo Penta D1-20B won't even crank
I have same engine in the booat I bought 3 years ago. The EVC unit not functioning I bought a new (used) that only shows rev, oil temp and DC charging ocasionally. Wont start from the panel, but the... |
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 01-07-2017, 01:02 |
Replies: 37
Views: 5,212
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Help me understand my boat's name - norwegian
OT - sorry... This optical illusion is typical for Anglo-Saxons. As early as late summer 43 the status af the resistance forces in Denmark changed from terrorists to freedom fighters! Half a... |
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 30-06-2017, 05:26 |
Replies: 37
Views: 5,212
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Help me understand my boat's name - norwegian
OT! - sorry Ja velbekomme hr. "tredivefod"! Interesting language discussion. On a motorcycle trip to Scotland, I talked with Ingrid - a guide at Highland Park Distillery on Orkney Island - and... |
Forum: Our Community 27-02-2017, 19:44 |
Replies: 15
Views: 3,619
Posted By
Vortec
Re: Slow cranking only when hot.
I agree with Cadence. Last year I rebuild a VP D1 20B and it starts slightly easier cold than warm. It's a question of 1 crank cold and mayby 1 1/2 rev hot. ⛵ |
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