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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-11-2023, 11:51
Replies: 24
Views: 3,541
Posted By s57ra
Re: Connecting European wired boat to US shore power

You connect your neutral and hot to hot ends (L1 and L2) where the voltage between phases is 240V. Check the thread below but make sure you understand what you're doing.
How to wire a 50 amp shore...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-11-2023, 21:37
Replies: 24
Views: 3,541
Posted By s57ra
Re: Connecting European wired boat to US shore power

Hi,
I spent last two years in US and Canada on EU boat.
To charge the batteries i use 50amps US shore power that has two 120V phases so you get 240/250V and 60hz power. Most of the chargers are...
Forum: Marine Electronics 09-09-2023, 21:44
Replies: 24
Views: 1,527
Posted By s57ra
Re: Insulated back stay

I have two norseman insulators on my Backstay, and i would recommend to avoid them.
I had an incident that the upper unscrewed and the Backstay landed on my stern and Bimini, where the insulator...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-09-2023, 18:39
Replies: 24
Views: 4,827
Posted By s57ra
Re: Boats similar to Hallberg Rassy

Najad, Contest... Well, the new ones, all of them are no more long-keel, and i do not see much advantage of having one.
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-09-2021, 08:56
Replies: 40
Views: 4,948
Posted By s57ra
Re: Integrated Electronics and All Your Eggs in One Basket

Very good question.
My experience confirms your thoughts. I had a failed network issue on the passage from NZ to Fiji. In the mid night squall, electric discharge caused all the instruments...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 24-03-2019, 04:52
Replies: 101
Views: 11,233
Posted By s57ra
Re: UK boats could lose EU VAT paid status

This is insane, the bureaucracy is a pest and will kill the Europe at the end as an parasite.

To be on the safe side i moved my sailboat from UK to EU coutry flag, but still, how to prove where i...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 07-07-2018, 16:42
Replies: 70
Views: 9,276
Posted By s57ra
Bundaberg, AU during tropical season

Hi, i am currently cruising in Fiji and i will need to leave the sailboat during hurricane season in NZ or Australia for few months. I have an option on hard in Bundaberg, but i am still concerned...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-05-2018, 02:27
Replies: 1
Views: 961
Posted By s57ra
Re: Looking for someone with Icom M801E at hand

In the meantime, i got the answer :thumb:. The combination of keys mentioned above works perfectly, just incase someone else would need it. You also should not forget to enable external controll in...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-04-2018, 06:17
Replies: 5
Views: 2,291
Posted By s57ra
Re: Difference between FleetBroatband and BGAN

A cell-phone subscription for the farmer in a remote nowhere should be double compared to that of the employee on Manhattan? :banghead:
Forum: Marine Electronics 01-04-2018, 13:21
Replies: 5
Views: 2,291
Posted By s57ra
Difference between FleetBroadband and BGAN

I have possibility to get SAILOR 250 FleetBroadband hardware, but paying 400$+ for subscription monthly would be too much.

Does anyone know the difference between the BGAN and FleetBroadband? Is...
Forum: Marine Electronics 01-04-2018, 07:34
Replies: 1
Views: 961
Posted By s57ra
Looking for someone with Icom M801E at hand

Hi,
On my new sailboat i have Icom M801E, and i want to use it on the HAM frequencies for WinLink with pactor modem. I know, reception works, but Transmition is limited to marine frequencies.
I...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-03-2018, 13:26
Replies: 40
Views: 13,189
Posted By s57ra
Re: Antifouling -- Micron 66 vs Micron 77?

I didn't notice the difference. Alse depends on the location and how much the boat is beeing used....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 19-03-2018, 09:43
Replies: 40
Views: 13,189
Posted By s57ra
Re: Antifouling -- Micron 66 vs Micron 77?

I have used Micron 66/77 for the last 8 years. Both were much better than anything else available in the shops here (north Adriaric), they last at least 2 1/2 years. Difference between them is 66 is...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-02-2018, 10:52
Replies: 30
Views: 5,038
Posted By s57ra
Re: Unused through hull question.

On my last two sailboats i re-glassed the holes for which i knew they will not be used any more. It reduces the risks linked to corosion, it is not so hard to do and in the worst case if you need...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-02-2018, 02:07
Replies: 2
Views: 878
Posted By s57ra
Re: Battery Temperature Sensor

Theoretically you could use CAN bus with converters, but i doubt it is worth additional effort only for battery monitoring...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 09-02-2018, 14:26
Replies: 1
Views: 3,405
Posted By s57ra
Beneteau Oceanis 473

Oceanis 473 in top condition, only private use by owners, 750 engine hours, lying Trieste / Italy, asking 129K before it goes to the broker.

More information...
Forum: Marine Electronics 06-08-2017, 04:37
Replies: 6
Views: 2,492
Posted By s57ra
Re: Raymarine AIS collision warning - my own boat

The MFD could get own vessels id from $AIVDO sentence sent by active AIS unit to the local network. I would also expect option to enter the ID's to be ignored in alarms.

I'll also try to...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-08-2017, 05:21
Replies: 6
Views: 2,492
Posted By s57ra
Re: Raymarine AIS collision warning - my own boat

Hi smac999, very good hint :flowers:. I indeed do have one transmitting AIS and another receiving AIS build into ICOM IC M-506, that was ment as a backup device. I also somehow came to same...
Forum: Marine Electronics 01-08-2017, 04:24
Replies: 3
Views: 1,177
Posted By s57ra
Re: Is anyone using a P4dragon DR-7400 pactor modem?

I have this modem, installed SW on windows and linux,
All Software and firmware updates are available online:
Downloads (https://www.scs-ptc.com/en/Downloads.html)
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-07-2017, 13:58
Replies: 6
Views: 2,492
Posted By s57ra
Raymarine AIS collision warning - my own boat

I have Raymarine MFD with Lighthouse 17.46 software and SRT based class B ais transponder connected via NMEA2K.
The MFD shows not only AIS targets as expected, but also my own boat as a red target...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 05-06-2017, 11:14
Replies: 249
Views: 27,185
Posted By s57ra
Re: Installing serial solar panels

https://lea.hamradio.si/~s57ra/images/prenos/stern.jpg

I have just installed 4x165W mono cells. First i planned to have setup with 2 parallel Victron BlueSolar MPPT 100/30, each connected to 2...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 29-05-2017, 14:31
Replies: 10
Views: 3,502
Posted By s57ra
Re: Volvo MD-22/Perkins M50 extra alternator bracket

Hi 2Hulls, i am looking for the same part, since i wand to add extra alternator. Solution suggested by DougR (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/members/dougr-158192.html) is extremly expensive, the...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 09-05-2017, 07:26
Replies: 11
Views: 4,927
Posted By s57ra
Re: EASTER ISLAND & TUAMOTU ISLANDS

I did Pacific last april/may, due to weak winds we had to motor a lot and we also ran out of diesel. Upon arrival on Gambiere we spent two days searching for diesel, we only have found about...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 05-05-2017, 21:23
Replies: 4
Views: 1,226
Posted By s57ra
Re: Is it time to dump my old Guest charger?

The presence of the voltage does not mean there is a leak. You should measure the current, not the voltage. Connect a load (resistor, light..) in series with the amp-meter and see what happens.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-05-2017, 12:38
Replies: 30
Views: 11,919
Posted By s57ra
Re: Epoxy on gelcoat and installing thru-hull fittings with epoxy

I just replaced all of my thru-hulls with the trudesign. The only metal parts under the waterline are now shaft, prop and a well epoxy-protected keel.

My boat has 12 years, but was on hard for 2...
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