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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-10-2023, 11:55
Replies: 32
Views: 2,660
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Anchor winch connections & Victron BMV

It seems no-one has queried the windlass motor as the culprit. It sounds like worn/sticking brushes to me.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-09-2023, 15:46
Replies: 47
Views: 3,687
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Victron MPPT EMC issues

I have used close field probes with the SDR, cheap ones from China. I don't have a good way of calibrating the results but they are yet another 'tool' to help understand what is really happening on a...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-09-2023, 16:00
Replies: 47
Views: 3,687
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Victron MPPT EMC issues

Tks Karst. I may try a ferrite but access is tricky. Hopefully I can replace the lamps so stop the problem at the source.


I agree that squelch is not a good indicator/test. It was just a comment...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-09-2023, 01:13
Replies: 47
Views: 3,687
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Victron MPPT EMC issues

Oh yes, much more sophisticated and useful. It takes time to get used to but a neat gadget. Not so many years ago you have needed $50k or more for an instrument to do this.
Search on-line for...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-09-2023, 00:47
Replies: 47
Views: 3,687
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Victron MPPT EMC issues

Thanks for your comments and the the link, Karanga. I know of them but haven't looked at their range recently. It is a wide range these days! Yes, I guess 12V specific LED's are probably better...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-09-2023, 23:15
Replies: 47
Views: 3,687
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Victron MPPT EMC issues

This thread prompted me to do some testing today. I have a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 regulator circa 2109.


Over the past year I have been chasing radio interference on one part of our sailing...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-01-2023, 15:40
Replies: 24
Views: 7,381
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: AIS to iPad: how to?

It looks like the Quark QK-A026 will do the job.
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-05-2022, 15:50
Replies: 7
Views: 1,196
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Himunication HM390s VHF NMEA 0183

Thanks for posting your positive result. Tenacity and a great forum win again.
Forum: Marine Electronics 22-05-2022, 16:41
Replies: 7
Views: 1,196
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Himunication HM390s VHF NMEA 0183

As already mentioned Brown & Black for the talker output with Brown to the +ve and Black the -ve.
I would expect the AIS and GPS data to be sent on the same 'talker' output, already mixed together...
Forum: Navigation 17-05-2022, 04:49
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Importing chartplotter from USA to Australia

Sounds like a good outcome. Fair winds to you.
Forum: Navigation 12-05-2022, 16:08
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Importing chartplotter from USA to Australia

There should be no problem to "getting it to work properly" over here. Marine electronics is usually 12VDC, that's what most recreational boats run off and correctly chosen gear will network smoothly...
Forum: Marine Electronics 15-03-2022, 15:26
Replies: 24
Views: 7,381
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: AIS to iPad: how to?

The NMEA0183 data will come from the RS422 wires which are shown as being part of the power cable. See P25 of the User Manual. It is set for 38.4kb by default. Unfortunately the manual does not...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 08-11-2021, 15:07
Replies: 17
Views: 3,519
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Volvo Penta D1-30 29hp vibrating in neutral, normal?

Excuse me for doubting your description of what happened....but...from what I see in the first few seconds of the video it is running smoothly as if in idle/neutral. Then when the change occurs the...
Forum: Oceania - Australiana 12-10-2021, 17:53
Replies: 34
Views: 7,230
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Whitsunday Islands don’t seem all that great

The word 'Islands' is the key. Coral is not a major feature in the island group. Enjoy the walks, the anchorages (mostly quiet) and the scenery. As others have said, go to the outer reefs for good...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 12-06-2021, 03:31
Replies: 32
Views: 6,535
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Finding drinking water in the Mediterranean

There are very few 'marinas' in Greece, you will mostly use town quays. Some will have an open tap or two and the 'town' or Port Authority will charge a modest amount for the use of the quay which...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 26-05-2021, 22:16
Replies: 98
Views: 19,152
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Tweed Heads, Australia bar

I'm not a local but that is the route I use when I go there. It can be a bit dis-concerting to approach from the Nth effectively beam-on but better than being out further in the lifting swell.
...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 26-05-2021, 15:56
Replies: 98
Views: 19,152
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Tweed Heads, Australia bar

In the CH7 TV interview the skipper said he lost the stb eng and couldn't steer to port because of ropes tangled in both.

Good work by him to stay in the centre lane as he got washed back to the...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-05-2021, 16:05
Replies: 37
Views: 9,166
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Digital Thermostat in Fridge

Sounds like a good idea. I'll try it.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-05-2021, 05:01
Replies: 37
Views: 9,166
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Digital Thermostat in Fridge

Tks OzeLouie, I'll try a couple of gells sometime in the future. Heading into winter now so not on board so often.
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 17-05-2021, 16:00
Replies: 37
Views: 9,166
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Digital Thermostat in Fridge

I am using one of these thermostats and it works well. You mention imersing the sensor in a liquid. My sensor is in a small plastic box 20x35mm which is not suitable for water but could manage some...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 18-04-2021, 16:00
Replies: 11
Views: 2,198
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Yanmar 3YM30 Sea Water Pump Pulley Diameter?

Well, defelsent that really proves the point!


The experts 'Gates" use a properly specified measurement method but it is almost impossible for the lay person to measure. However I do understand...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-04-2021, 03:28
Replies: 11
Views: 2,198
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Yanmar 3YM30 Sea Water Pump Pulley Diameter?

A Postscript:


After further research with the help of Mr G, I now understand the variables of the belts I have had in my hands.


It all comes down to inconsistency about the way they are...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-04-2021, 22:40
Replies: 11
Views: 2,198
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Yanmar 3YM30 Sea Water Pump Pulley Diameter?

Here is a follow up to the belt/pulley size question.


I received the M18 belt I ordered and removed the installed M18.5 belt. I then taped them together, along with the spare M19 belt, as...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-04-2021, 20:04
Replies: 11
Views: 2,198
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Yanmar 3YM30 Sea Water Pump Pulley Diameter?

Tks ggrey, valid points. It's so hard to know/predict the useful life of these things. My previous boat had a Volvo D2-55 and almost 3000 hrs on the clock when I sold it 16yrs old. I replaced the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 10-04-2021, 17:30
Replies: 11
Views: 2,198
Posted By Gypsy23
Re: Yanmar 3YM30 Sea Water Pump Pulley Diameter?

Yes, I take your point about the pulley size change to explain the situation. When I get the M18 belt I will try to make the change. I have an M19 available too, but I will also look closely at the...
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