Chuck I installed a 16000 btu on my 34+ last year under sink in galley. I think you may have same space on 34 R? Decision based on newer gen AC units much more quiet than past, easy access for Maint, no need to run ducting just one large 4 way vent pushing air into cabin, return on side. I thought the aft cabin and vbirth would suffer bc lack of venting but works fine, perhaps bc no restrictions w twisty vent runs?
Steve T. Deja Vu 34+ Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 18, 2014, at 8:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. air conditioner (Chuck S) > 2. Re: air conditioner (Chuck S) > 3. Re: air conditioner (Josh Muckley) > 4. Re: VHF AIS Standard Horizon 2200 (Rick Brass) > 5. Re: Inverter to Shore Power (Rick Brass) > 6. Re: air conditioner (Rick Brass) > 7. Re: Inverter to Shore Power (Gmail) > 8. Re: Inverter to Shore Power (Jim Watts) > 9. Re: Inverter to Shore Power (Prime Interest) > 10. Re: VHF AIS Standard Horizon 2200 (Curtis) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:12:58 +0000 (UTC) > From: Chuck S <[email protected]> > To: cnc-list CNC boat owners <[email protected]> > Subject: Stus-List air conditioner > Message-ID: > > <1067306905.34878.1392685978711.javamail.r...@sz0179a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Anybody know the mounting tolerences for KVH fluxgate compass? > > Will an air conditioner effect the fluxgate sensor if mounted inches above it > in the same locker? > > The fluxgate is only used when sailing and the air conditioner will be run > only at the dock, but I'm not sure if I want to risk it? > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140218/cf9a4e42/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:24:17 +0000 (UTC) > From: Chuck S <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List air conditioner > Message-ID: > > <1191990956.34956.1392686657517.javamail.r...@sz0179a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Nevermind. Found the KVH Sailcomp manual online. > www. kvh .com/ViewAttachment.aspx?guidID={0F7B3C83 > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck S" <[email protected]> > To: "cnc-list CNC boat owners" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 8:12:58 PM > Subject: Stus-List air conditioner > > > Anybody know the mounting tolerences for KVH fluxgate compass? > > Will an air conditioner effect the fluxgate sensor if mounted inches above it > in the same locker? > > The fluxgate is only used when sailing and the air conditioner will be run > only at the dock, but I'm not sure if I want to risk it? > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140218/2050f1a2/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:27:47 -0500 > From: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> > To: "C&C List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List air conditioner > Message-ID: > <CA+zaCRD3rBj=pfaadzkoywnadn1hpkwfdfi2efi-zy7jorr...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The AC motor should only have a very small residual magnetism when shut off > anyway. > > Josh >> On Feb 17, 2014 8:24 PM, "Chuck S" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nevermind. Found the KVH Sailcomp manual online. >> www.*kvh*.com/ViewAttachment.aspx?guidID={0F7B3C83 >> >> Chuck >> Resolute >> 1990 C&C 34R >> Atlantic City, NJ >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Chuck S" <[email protected]> >> *To: *"cnc-list CNC boat owners" <[email protected]> >> *Sent: *Monday, February 17, 2014 8:12:58 PM >> *Subject: *Stus-List air conditioner >> >> Anybody know the mounting tolerences for KVH fluxgate compass? >> >> Will an air conditioner effect the fluxgate sensor if mounted inches above >> it in the same locker? >> >> The fluxgate is only used when sailing and the air conditioner will be run >> only at the dock, but I'm not sure if I want to risk it? >> >> Chuck >> Resolute >> 1990 C&C 34R >> Atlantic City, NJ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140217/b650f348/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:56:08 -0500 > From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List VHF AIS Standard Horizon 2200 > Message-ID: <01e501cf2c4c$a70bf8b0$f523ea10$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Curtis; > > > > When I went to Bermuda on a friend's boat a couple of years ago I was > greatly impressed by the benefit of his AIS receiver when offshore. It was > amazing how close a ship could pass and not be visible, and the AIS receiver > would show other vessels (commercial ships over 300 tons and some larger > recreational vessels with an AIS transceiver - you still need to keep a > lookout for traffic because most of the boats you will encounter will not > have AIS) many miles distant - and sound an alarm if there was a chance that > the other vessel would get close. I said to myself "Self, I gotta get one of > these." > > > > Now an AIS transceiver doesn't seem like a good investment to me. Big ships > are not going to get out of the way of a 40 foot sailboat, so you basically > need to be aware of them and get out of THEIR way. So I started looking at > options for AIS receivers. > > > > I ended up putting a SH Matrix GX2150 in the cockpit of my boat. > > > > I have a prejudice against handheld radios (except in the dinghy or the > ditch bag). The realistic range for a hand held is 2 miles or less, and in > my experience a handheld VHF is a holder for dead batteries. So I have two > fixed mount VHF radios with redundant antennas on the boat. One is a > Raymarine DSC radio with dedicated GPS connected that is at the nav station. > The second is the SH GX2150 at the helm, connected to the Garmin 541s > plotter on the pedestal. > > > > I initially only connected the NEMA 183 output from the GPS to the input on > the radio, which is a pretty easy thing to do. But I found that the AIS > display on the radio is pretty small for my old eyes to see, so I have now > connected the output from the AIS onto one of the inputs for the Garmin > plotter. It is only a one wire connection from the radio to the plotter. I > also had to configure the input to the plotter for the AIS; apparently the > output from the AIS to the display is a very high baud rate. The > instructions for wiring were in both the Standard Horizon and Garmin > instructions, as were the instructions for configuring the input for the AIS > to display on the plotter. I was a bit iffy about the configuration > procedure, so I called Garmin and their tech rep talked me through the > process. Now my AIS display is overlaid on the 5" chart plotter display in > front of the wheel. > > > > I've been very pleased by the performance of the radio and the ease of > installation/connection. There are not a lot of AIS targets here in North > Carolina. I did see quite a few when in the Chesapeake last summer, though > none were threateningly close. But then I was not offshore in the dark off > Florida, where there is a LOT of traffic to worry about. > > > > Your installation should be easier because there is a GPS built into the > radio, so you only need to wire the output from the AIS to the input for > your plotter. > > > > You seem to be saying that you intend the radio to be a redundant GPS for > the boat. Remember it is not a plotter with includes chart data. It provides > GPS position course and speed input to the AIS system in the radio. The AIS > system uses your information to determine possible collisions with other > vessels based on the information it gets from AIS transceivers in the > vicinity, and displays a graphic showing the traffic around you. You still > need a chart plotter for depth information and to see obstructions, hazards, > etc. > > > > The GPS position information appears on the display of my radio, so I > presume it will for you, but it doesn't replace the plotter for navigation. > Though I suppose you could take the position off the radio display and plot > it onto a paper chart > > > > One other thing. I know you plan to sail offshore, so you should get a ship > station license from the FCC and get your MMSI number from them as part of > the package. You can get an MMSI number from Boat/US, and if the USCG gets a > distress call from your radio they can look into the Boat/US MMSI database > to see who you are and get particulars about you and your boat. But the > Boat/US MMSI numbers are not shared with the international SARSAT people. So > your Boat/US issued MMSI number will be meaningless to anyone outside the > US. Only an MMSI number issued by the FCC will be recognized if you are > offshore - but then you are supposed to have a ship station license if you > use your VHF, radar, SSB, etc. when you are in international waters anyway. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Curtis > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 6:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List VHF AIS Standard Horizon 2200 > > > > I have ordered a new radio today. " MATRIX AIS/GPS GX2200" > > > > The reason was to have a stand alone GPS radio in case of equipment failure. > Has anybody installed one? Is there any drawbacks? I was going to hook it to > the Garmin 50S so I could see comm traffic at the helm. I would only use it > as an "Aid to Navigation" I want to start my off shore training this spring > with as much help as I can afford. > > I will love to have a radar but that will come later. So if you are familiar > with this type of set up I would love to here your pros and con's. > > Thanks, > > LT > > > > > -- > "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty > recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the > dreamers of the day are dangerous men,for they may act their dreams with > open eyes, to make it possible." > > T. E. Lawrence > > . > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140217/af777c5b/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:22:03 -0500 > From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Inverter to Shore Power > Message-ID: <01f501cf2c50$37908e20$a6b1aa60$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > How big an inverter do you plan to install? For what purpose do you intend > to use it? And how big is your battery bank? > > > > I have a 4 battery house bank with 460AH capacity. I have a 1000watt peak > inverter that will deliver about 800 watts continuous and has two 15 amp > plugs on it. I use it to charge cell phones and computers, and the > occasional rechargeable camera battery. The 1000 watt inverter will deliver > up to 8 amps of AC current at 120v. To deliver 8 amps of 120v AC it will > need to draw about 76 amps of current from your batteries when they are at > 12.6v, plus about 10% because of the inefficiencies in the inverter. When > your battery charge drops below 12.6 v the current draw will increase. > > > > Let?s assume you draw an average of 90 amps until your batteries are > discharged. Oops, fully discharged ruins the batteries. So let?s say until > your low voltage alarm goes off and you reach 50% on the batteries. On my > boat that is about 230 AH/90 A = about 2 ? hours. > > > > A good 3000 watt inverter will deliver more AC current to run stuff on your > boat like a TV or coffee maker, but it would deplete the batteries at a much > higher rate. > > > > So you need to ask yourself the three questions I started with, and pay a > lot of attention to the size of your battery bank. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel > Sheer > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List Inverter to Shore Power > > > > Can I connect the outlet of the inverter to the shore power inlet socket > (using an adapter of course)? I don't see why this would be a problem, but > what do I know. Even if I left the converter on it would just waste power, I > think. The advantage, of course, is that all of the AC outlets on the boat > would go live. > > Thanks for advice. > > Dan > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140217/7afd3fb7/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:33:39 -0500 > From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List air conditioner > Message-ID: <01fa01cf2c51$d57ce920$8076bb60$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > But the steel in the base plate, frame, housing, refrigerant tank, etc. will > have a lot of potential magnetic impact. > > > > I once had a collision when I sat down next to the fluxgate compass built > into my tiller pilot with my car keys in my hip pocket. And my 38 will > change course if I set my cell phone down near the control head of the wheel > pilot(which contains the fluxgate). Small magnetic fields can have big > impact id close enough. > > > > I suppose you could plan to recalibrate the fluxgate after you have the AC > installed, since the magnet effect of the machinery will not be changing > position relative to the fluxgate other than the relative position change as > the boat heels, and that would minimize the impact on the fluxgate. > > > > Rick > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh > Muckley > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 8:28 PM > To: C&C List > Subject: Re: Stus-List air conditioner > > > > The AC motor should only have a very small residual magnetism when shut off > anyway. > > Josh > > _____ > > From: "Chuck S" <[email protected]> > To: "cnc-list CNC boat owners" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 8:12:58 PM > Subject: Stus-List air conditioner > > Anybody know the mounting tolerences for KVH fluxgate compass? > > Will an air conditioner effect the fluxgate sensor if mounted inches above > it in the same locker? > > The fluxgate is only used when sailing and the air conditioner will be run > only at the dock, but I'm not sure if I want to risk it? > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140217/910437c4/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:46:00 -0600 > From: Gmail <[email protected]> > To: Daniel Sheer <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Inverter to Shore Power > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > You need a selector switch to isolate the inverter from shore power. If you > connect the output of the inverter to your receptacles and then hook them to > shore power, you will likely destroy the inverter. > > Dennis C. > Touch?' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 17, 2014, at 6:47 PM, Daniel Sheer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Can I connect the outlet of the inverter to the shore power inlet socket >> (using an adapter of course)? I don't see why this would be a problem, but >> what do I know. Even if I left the converter on it would just waste power, I >> think. The advantage, of course, is that all of the AC outlets on the boat >> would go live. >> >> Thanks for advice. >> >> Dan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140217/e03096a6/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:08:18 -0800 > From: Jim Watts <[email protected]> > To: 1 CnC List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Inverter to Shore Power > Message-ID: > <CA+jZ0Fe_0dd7i6OQQF=uqkmnz71ekadvuef4hskdobbmifx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > No, he was talking about making an adaptor to replace the shorepower > supply, which would be safe but ultimately draining. Sure you can do that, > but why. Invest in a safe and sane balanced electrical system . > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > >> On 17 February 2014 19:46, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You need a selector switch to isolate the inverter from shore power. If >> you connect the output of the inverter to your receptacles and then hook >> them to shore power, you will likely destroy the inverter. >> >> Dennis C. >> Touch?' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 17, 2014, at 6:47 PM, Daniel Sheer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Can I connect the outlet of the inverter to the shore power inlet socket >> (using an adapter of course)? I don't see why this would be a problem, but >> what do I know. Even if I left the converter on it would just waste power, >> I think. The advantage, of course, is that all of the AC outlets on the >> boat would go live. >> >> Thanks for advice. >> >> Dan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140217/943a40ae/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:08:21 -0500 > From: "Prime Interest" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Inverter to Shore Power > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The inverter will ( should ) bind the A/C neutral and the A/C ground making > it as safe as is can on an insulated/isolated boat system. > > > > In the other thread ?Wiring an Inverter? remember to ground the inverter > case also ? this should be mentioned in the installation instructions for > your inverter. > > > > Using a power cord to jumper the inverter to the shore power inlet saves the > need for significant A/C main circuit changes but you can?t be tempted to > make this A/C connection permanent into you?re A/C panel without the > introduction of a selector as suggested by Dennis. Normally you might also > split the A/C side to have a set of circuits which is only be powered by > shore power and those you are willing to power by inverter ? hot > water/charger/AC vs cabin plugs, microwave. All this probably more than you > want to do at this moment. > > > > > > > > ed > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Watts > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 12:08 AM > To: 1 CnC List > Subject: Re: Stus-List Inverter to Shore Power > > > > No, he was talking about making an adaptor to replace the shorepower supply, > which would be safe but ultimately draining. Sure you can do that, but why. > Invest in a safe and sane balanced electrical system . > > > > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > > On 17 February 2014 19:46, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > > You need a selector switch to isolate the inverter from shore power. If you > connect the output of the inverter to your receptacles and then hook them to > shore power, you will likely destroy the inverter. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touch?' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 17, 2014, at 6:47 PM, Daniel Sheer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can I connect the outlet of the inverter to the shore power inlet socket > (using an adapter of course)? I don't see why this would be a problem, but > what do I know. Even if I left the converter on it would just waste power, I > think. The advantage, of course, is that all of the AC outlets on the boat > would go live. > > Thanks for advice. > > Dan > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140218/af71b349/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:38:29 -0500 > From: Curtis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List VHF AIS Standard Horizon 2200 > Message-ID: > <CALf-bNS1PtTqAJSOiZKwmCPjpnocoOKg8vKoqScpgj7ZnJB=f...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Your right on the redundancy thought. "Remember it is not a plotter with > includes chart data. It provides GPS position course and speed input to the > AIS system in the radio" > > Its own GPS gives me a display on the face of the radio of my COG, SOG, > Heading LON, LAT, and speed all on the radio. If I have Failure at the helm > with the Garmin and my hand held is not close I will have the radio for > pert information. The other thing I like, If I need help I'm at the radio > inside the cabin on the radio I can not see the GPS at the helm at the same > time. If my wife has lost lost me to Neptune or old age she now can stand > at the radio and have all the information in front of her. > > Its clame is " > > *Integrated 66 Channel WAAS GPS antenna* > > The GX2200 MATRIX AIS/GPS, features a 66 channel WAAS GPS antenna > integrated into the front panel of the radio, now there is no need to > hassle with wiring the radio to a GPS for DSC (Digital Selective Calling) > or AIS (Automated Identification System). Out of the box and ready to go, > acquiring AIS and AIS SART targets, DSC calling, position sharing, way > point navigation, and navigation to DSC distress calls can all be performed > with just a few simple steps." > > But the problem is if you want to see other transmitting vessels at the > helm on the Garmin Echo 50s, it would need to be wired to the GPS. I'm not > sure if I will have to turn off the radio's GPS to do this or if the Garmin > is smart enough to take in the other GPS location from a different source? > I need to do more reading. > Ether way, I ordered the radio yesterday and should be here on Wednesday. I > think it was a good choice. My Garmin will except 0183 and 2000 so that is > not a problem today but may be that in the new radio by design. They will > need a new model. marketing plan. > I hope to report a good review after i hook mine up . > > > > >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Rick Brass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Curtis; >> >> >> >> When I went to Bermuda on a friend's boat a couple of years ago I was >> greatly impressed by the benefit of his AIS receiver when offshore. It was >> amazing how close a ship could pass and not be visible, and the AIS >> receiver would show other vessels (commercial ships over 300 tons and some >> larger recreational vessels with an AIS transceiver - you still need to >> keep a lookout for traffic because most of the boats you will encounter >> will not have AIS) many miles distant - and sound an alarm if there was a >> chance that the other vessel would get close. I said to myself "Self, I >> gotta get one of these." >> >> >> >> Now an AIS transceiver doesn't seem like a good investment to me. Big >> ships are not going to get out of the way of a 40 foot sailboat, so you >> basically need to be aware of them and get out of THEIR way. So I started >> looking at options for AIS receivers. >> >> >> >> I ended up putting a SH Matrix GX2150 in the cockpit of my boat. >> >> >> >> I have a prejudice against handheld radios (except in the dinghy or the >> ditch bag). The realistic range for a hand held is 2 miles or less, and in >> my experience a handheld VHF is a holder for dead batteries. So I have two >> fixed mount VHF radios with redundant antennas on the boat. One is a >> Raymarine DSC radio with dedicated GPS connected that is at the nav >> station. The second is the SH GX2150 at the helm, connected to the Garmin >> 541s plotter on the pedestal. >> >> >> >> I initially only connected the NEMA 183 output from the GPS to the input >> on the radio, which is a pretty easy thing to do. But I found that the AIS >> display on the radio is pretty small for my old eyes to see, so I have now >> connected the output from the AIS onto one of the inputs for the Garmin >> plotter. It is only a one wire connection from the radio to the plotter. I >> also had to configure the input to the plotter for the AIS; apparently the >> output from the AIS to the display is a very high baud rate. The >> instructions for wiring were in both the Standard Horizon and Garmin >> instructions, as were the instructions for configuring the input for the >> AIS to display on the plotter. I was a bit iffy about the configuration >> procedure, so I called Garmin and their tech rep talked me through the >> process. Now my AIS display is overlaid on the 5" chart plotter display in >> front of the wheel. >> >> >> >> I've been very pleased by the performance of the radio and the ease of >> installation/connection. There are not a lot of AIS targets here in North >> Carolina. I did see quite a few when in the Chesapeake last summer, though >> none were threateningly close. But then I was not offshore in the dark off >> Florida, where there is a LOT of traffic to worry about. >> >> >> >> Your installation should be easier because there is a GPS built into the >> radio, so you only need to wire the output from the AIS to the input for >> your plotter. >> >> >> >> You seem to be saying that you intend the radio to be a redundant GPS for >> the boat. Remember it is not a plotter with includes chart data. It >> provides GPS position course and speed input to the AIS system in the >> radio. The AIS system uses your information to determine possible >> collisions with other vessels based on the information it gets from AIS >> transceivers in the vicinity, and displays a graphic showing the traffic >> around you. You still need a chart plotter for depth information and to see >> obstructions, hazards, etc. >> >> >> >> The GPS position information appears on the display of my radio, so I >> presume it will for you, but it doesn't replace the plotter for navigation. >> Though I suppose you could take the position off the radio display and plot >> it onto a paper chart >> >> >> >> One other thing. I know you plan to sail offshore, so you should get a >> ship station license from the FCC and get your MMSI number from them as >> part of the package. You can get an MMSI number from Boat/US, and if the >> USCG gets a distress call from your radio they can look into the Boat/US >> MMSI database to see who you are and get particulars about you and your >> boat. But the Boat/US MMSI numbers are not shared with the international >> SARSAT people. So your Boat/US issued MMSI number will be meaningless to >> anyone outside the US. Only an MMSI number issued by the FCC will be >> recognized if you are offshore - but then you are supposed to have a ship >> station license if you use your VHF, radar, SSB, etc. when you are in >> international waters anyway. >> >> >> >> >> >> Rick Brass >> >> Washington, NC >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of * >> Curtis >> *Sent:* Monday, February 17, 2014 6:37 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Stus-List VHF AIS Standard Horizon 2200 >> >> >> >> I have ordered a new radio today. " MATRIX AIS/GPS *GX2200"* >> >> >> >> *The reason was to have a stand alone GPS radio in case of >> equipment failure. Has anybody installed one? Is there any drawbacks? I >> was going to hook it to the Garmin 50S so I could see comm traffic at the >> helm. I would only use it as an "Aid to Navigation" I want to start my off >> shore training this spring with as much help as I can afford.* >> >> *I will love to have a radar but that will come later. So if you >> are familiar with this type of set up I would love to here your pros and >> con's.* >> >> *Thanks,* >> >> >> *LT * >> >> >> >> -- >> "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty >> recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the >> dreamers of the day are dangerous men,for they may act their dreams with >> open eyes, to make it possible." >> >> T. E. Lawrence >> >> . >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> > > > -- > "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty > recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the > dreamers of the day are dangerous men,for they may act their dreams with > open eyes, to make it possible." > > T. E. 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