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I have hesitated getting into this discussion since I have no credentials in and only the typical experience of 20-some years using small craft radar. I am in the market for a new radar unit and have been researching the "broadband" units from Simrad. All my information on their units come from...

I've heard a number of proponents for the 30-10-2 micron staging with the first one referred to as the "mud" filter. dvd -- Edited by dvd on Saturday 7th of January 2012 07:15:17 PM

Carrick-on Shannon, Ireland. During a cruise of the Shannon-Erne waterway. dvd

This is a broker's picture from before we bought the boat. St. Croix davits -- hold 350 lbs. They work OK, though I probably would have mounted them a bit higher. * dvd

*Ummm. Isn't that what an On-On DPDT switch does? (for $11)

All very entertaining, but while the keyboards clacked away I installed my 20A DPDT switch and it's working great! Thanks, dvd -- Edited by dvd on Thursday 29th of December 2011 03:32:06 PM

I suspect there is a big difference between east coast marinas and the relatively funky marinas we get out here. * Now having lived bicoastal, there is a significant cultural difference between West and East coasts when it comes to tipping service personnel. I don't know if it reflects a...

Thanks, just picked up a 20A DPDT at Graingers -- they were out of pulse neutron tubes. dvd

I have installed a 20A duplex receptacle but separated the two plugs so the cooktop will go to one plug and the microwave to the other. I would like to wire it so that the switch feeds either one or the other plug and the switch is handy to the galley location (i.e., not have to go over to the...

I'm renovating my all-electric galley and have replaced a Princess stove/oven unit with a combined microwave/convection oven (1000W) and a separate induction cooktop (1250W). The Princess (with one power source) had a selector switch to use either the cooktop or the oven but not both at the same...

My rudder -- with hole for shaft removal. dvd

I agree that it would be best to have the switches readily available outside the ER. My house bank switch is on the electrical panel (main cabin), but I'm in the process of moving my genset start battery and engine start battery switches into the main cabin, or at least to lockers accessed...

I cleaned all the running gear down to bare metal, primed with Petit 2-part underwater primer (following directions precisely) then put on a couple of coats of anti-fouling. The last photo below is a couple of weeks later (hauled out for Irene) with only about 50 hours run time. dvd

I checked on the weight of the panels, and I think koliver is right. My boat is very similar to the '86 Albin 36 (a Newburyport 37) so it looks do-able without a worrisome change in CG. Thanks, dvd

So I've been thinking of adding solar panels and it seems like the most reasonable placement would be on a "rigid" bimini frame over my flybridge. My concern is raising the center of gravity with that weight so high on the boat. Is this an issue? Does one consider adding ballast? * Thanks, dvd

I have the Dremel multi-tool, but I notice that the Fein has a blade made to cut out the caulked seams of teak decks. Are the blades interchangeable or are there adapters to use Fein blades in the Dremel tool? Thanks, dvd

Sold -- thanks Ted. dvd -- Edited by dvd on Wednesday 7th of December 2011 09:59:40 AM

Upgrading all my electronics. This 24 nm. unit had been installed at the lower helm and was fully functional when removed. Included is the dome (18" array, dome is weathered but interior is pristine), display unit, mounting bracket for display, operator's manual and approximately 45 ft. of...

It is perfectly logical that a couple of beers will make one smarter. As everyone knows, alcohol is toxic to cortical neurons (brain cells). Since the most vulnerable cells are the weakest ones, they are the ones that go first, leaving only the strongest, smarter cells remaining. Trust me, I'm...

dvd (David) & Elaine arriving in Rock Hall MD, after relocating the boat from New England.

So when you tore it off, did you find any evidence of water intrusion? dvd

Nice looking boat -- it must not be the obvious, so I'll guess a Stephens from the 70s. dvd

Hobotone -- PM sent. dvd

A previous owner put the house bank directly above the sump, making access damn near impossible. I have been able to service the pump and have used a shop vac more than once when I knew the boat would be closed up for a while. However, I'm all for the K.I.S.S. approach, and it seems like...

I have what I assume is a typical grey water system with the shower draining to a sump in the bilge with a float switch/pump. The pump is a bilge pump which never gets the sump completely empty -- always an inch or so of water left to give that wonderful wet bilge smell when you open the door...