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  1. Nick J

    Choice of line for roller furler on 32-3

    The Harken furling line is 7mm on the new units which is just a little over 1/4". I think that's the same size I used on my 25+ with a MKI Unit 1 and I never ran into an issue with the line getting bulked up inside the drum, so it seems like a good line size. Both my current boat with a...
  2. Nick J

    NMEA 2000 power question

    "because the cable which joins the two networks replaces a terminating resistor from each of those nets." - yes, that makes sense. You can always test it with a multimeter by getting the resistance between CAN HI (PIN 4) and CAN LOW (PIN 5). You're looking for 60 ohms. open or high = no...
  3. Nick J

    The Awkwardness of Prop Walk, Illustrated [and Propeller Choices]

    Nice! I'm going to have to try that. I go forward down the fairway then use prop walk/wash to turn the boat and back into my slip. Great video
  4. Nick J

    Rudder tube grease fitting 316 stainless

    The hole is well above the static waterline. Underway, the stern squats and the wake come up which puts the zerk under water. You can use epoxy in this area without worrying about it getting wet as long as you are at a calm moorage.
  5. Nick J

    Rudder tube grease fitting 316 stainless

    I had a really difficult time matching a tap with a zerk fitting. Zerk fittings are almost all NPT threads and tapping an NPT hole to accept a fitting requires the tap to pass through the hole, but the rudder stock is in the way unless you drop the rudder. I did try a metric fitting like the...
  6. Nick J

    NMEA 2000 power question

    Jeff, your comment made me realize an important point I don't think anyone has mentioned yet. running any new system to a breaker sounds easy, but if you don't have a spare breaker it can cascade to a much bigger problem. A lot of us have replaced the original Ericson panels with newer Blue...
  7. Nick J

    Big Problem while sailing yesterday [Main Halyard]

    That's exacly what I ended up with for all the same reasons. When compared with Dyneema cored lines, the cost is reasonable. My only complaint so far is the cover is a little more slippery than the older stuff we had and requires 1 to 2 more turns on the winch drum. It probably has more to do...
  8. Nick J

    West Marine Winch "BOGO" starts 2-29

    I think I mentioned this last time the West Marine BOGO sale popped up. It still applies. us.binnacle.com always seems to have some awesome deals on winches and furlers. I used the Barrient 27s on the 35-3 for comparison. I purchased a few items including winches and life vests from Binnacle...
  9. Nick J

    NMEA 2000 power question

    NMEA has done a lot of work to make complicated networking simple by starting with existing standards (CAN Bus and DeviceNet) and adding marine specific standards to ensure the network is protected from the marine environment. Unfortunately the connection to the existing standards gets lost in...
  10. Nick J

    NMEA 0183 Wiring Vesper Cortex to C80 chartplotter

    Totally agree. The c80 has run its cource. We only use ours for radar on foggy days. My main driver for connecting it to the rest of the network is eliminating the old GPS antenna by using the Cortex GPS. Everything else is just an interesting experiment until it's replaced with a modern...
  11. Nick J

    NMEA 2000 power question

    Wow, thanks again for the detailed look into my system. I'm creating some confusion by not making the print detailed enough. I detailed the NMEA 2000 to Seatalk 1 connection for the auto pilot on the post you referenced above. Sticking to the power discussion here. NMEA 2000 wiring...
  12. Nick J

    NMEA 0183 Wiring Vesper Cortex to C80 chartplotter

    Raymarine makes a Seatalk 1 to SeatalkNG (NMEA 2000) converter: https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/our-products/networking-and-accessories/seatalk-ng-and-nmea-2000 SeatlakNG is Raymarine's version of NMEA 2000. It uses the same CAN Bus protocol as NMEA 2000, but uses Raymarine proprietary...
  13. Nick J

    NMEA 2000 power question

    This is what I have today: My problem is self imposed in that I would like to see wind, depth, and a few temperatures (cabin, fridge, and exterior air from the Simarine SN01) while away from the boat. I would like to do this without powering the displays and GPS heading sensor. For present...
  14. Nick J

    NMEA 2000 power question

    I have my backbone connected to a dedicated instrument breaker as well. I've been digging into my instruments and the NMEA 2000 backbone lately to install a Vesper Cortex. The Cortex has monitoring capability including passing depth, water temp, battery voltage, and wind data from a NMEA...
  15. Nick J

    Sliding companionway hatch rails not parallel on purpose?

    Did you remove the stops at the back of the sliding hatch when you replaced it?
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