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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Toilet: I chose the Dometic 972 portable toilet because of it’s relatively small dimensions. It will only be used on over-night trips: I use the...
Choice of equipment, Installation, and Use: Generally in a small boat it is impossible to mount alarms the stipulated distance from the potential CO or...