
Boatsense unit failed again
A few evenings ago I went to the boat to check on some things, and decided to test the new Boatsense [http://www.boatsensesolutions.com/] unit by tripping the bilge
A few evenings ago I went to the boat to check on some things, and decided to test the new Boatsense [http://www.boatsensesolutions.com/] unit by tripping the bilge
Got a replacement Boatsense unit from the manufacturer, and installed it last week. No problems on the swap – took about 10 minutes, and everything tested out correctly. Set up my
For a while I’ve had a knocking noise when at low idle after the engine repower. After a lot of trips to the bilge trying to figure out what’
I’ve had the new Boatsense Remote Vessel monitoring solution installed for a week or so now, and have had a few problems with it. First, the company that manages
I took today off to sail around the bay and continue to test out some of the new systems on Jammy. It was forecast to be pretty windy later in
For a long time I’ve dreamt of having a system that would send me an email or text message when there’s something wrong. There are a lot of
While redesigning my navigation system, I realized that I wanted several instruments to share information with my chartplotter, while also being able to share information between themselves. In addition, I
I was going through a major overhaul on my navigation system and decided to install an AIS receiver. There are only a few of them out there, and some of
Part of my navigation systems overhaul [https://seabits.com/navigation-system-overhaul]was to replace my handheld Garmin 76C GPS with something larger and more reliable, fixed mounted, that could drive my
I decided it was time to re-wire and re-tool my entire navigation system. I’ve written articles on parts of each of these, and they’re linked below. Here’s
I was looking for PC based navigation software – there’s a lot of choices out there. Eventually after reviewing over 50 of them, I found one that had all of
My existing cabin lights were in need of being replaced. They were a mixed match of various manufacturers, mostly halogen, and very good at sucking a lot of power. A