Electrical Power
Note: the following describes my original installation which was designed with the hope of using the Torqeedo electric outboard on Seatern. See the footnote for...
Category: Equipment
Digital Yacht AIS Transponder
Choice of equipment: Initially I was going to rely on the Standard Horizon VHF radio to act as an AIS receiver with the information plotted...
Echomax Active-X Radar Transponder
Choice of equipment: My past experience on research ships has taught me how difficult it is to see a standard radar reflector on a ship’s...
Navigation Lights
Choice of equipment: Between my ordering Seatern and having to buy the masthead instruments so they could be fitted by Swallow Boats, the price of...
NASA Wind, Pressure, and Temperature
Choice of equipment: The NASA “Meteoman” instrument is a digital barograph which can be purchased with a NASA “NMEA” masthead sensor unit which measures wind...
NASA Navigation Instruments
Choice of equipment: I had already chosen NASA instrumentation for the wind displays so it seemed obvious to stay with that maker. However I opted...
Garmin Echomap 50s Chartplotter
Choice of equipment: As a scientist I have a strong background in computer use so I looked carefully at using a laptop or tablet (e.g....
Phone, Internet access, and TV
Choice of equipment: I was tempted to get an android tablet such as the Nexus and use charts from “Visit my Harbour”. However having decided...
Pan2000 Cabin Heater
The “Pan 2000” heater consists of an upside down stainless “pan” surmounted by an alloy heat exchanger through which a 12v computer fan blows air...
Origo 1500 Spirit Stove
Installation: The spirit stove is mounted on the gimballs sold as (rather expensive) accessories and these are mounted in a wooden frame which is normally...