Recent content by wheelerwbrian

Isn't that already a function in the i60 wind instrument? Another alternative is to put in an i70 and use it for some other data point, such as rudder position. I'm always looking at my pilot readout to see how its canted. Price difference is about one boat unit. The bezels will still match.

I don't have the old FRP material from the original install in 1988, but my plan is similar to yours. I hadn't heard of G-10 but it looks like the ticket. I was originally going to make a ring form and cast an insert out of epoxy.

I'm replacing old nonfunctioning Datamarine instruments with Raymarine i50/60 Depth, Speed, Wind package. However I have four holes in the bulkhead to fill (one was for a Loran readout...), and I think it would be easier/cheaper to put another instrument in the hole rather than fix it. I was...

Thanks - I was thinking of trying panty hose, but sometimes things in the bilge are out of sight out of mind especially when they're under something else. I'll double check to make sure its perko and give them a call.

I need to replace the screen on my bilge strum box, but haven't been able to come up with a durable material. The box is bronze and similar to the attached, but the screen has corroded and cracked. Any thoughts on a source?

I had the same problem, and feared water intrusion with a freeze / thaw cycle. After the yard opened it up and ground it out from the top, they determined that it was gel and resin pooling in the mold when the deck was laid, making a brittle area. They ground it out, fiberglassed and gelcoated...

Pasadena, here. 1988 E38-200.

When I replaced my prop with a Variprop, which then led to replacing the cutless bearing, it was just easier to also replace the prop shaft and coupling as well, and stuffing box hose too while we were at it. The process of pressing the shaft out bent the coupler, and then the shaft was scored...

If its the freshwater pump running, the leak is on the pressure side of the system - between the pump and a faucet. The freshwater tanks are not pressurized.

Has anyone considered one of the ultrasonic wind transducers to replace the seemingly old tech spinning anemometer and directional paddle? It seems that it would contribute to reliability, not to mention removing a place for the birds to perch.

This will give me my mission at the Annapolis Sail Boat Show this October. I'll have to go on Friday or Monday so they'll take the time to talk to me.

Just internet discussion which included conjecture that Flir was interested in the radar part of the business and doesn't see much of an upside to the instrument side. My apoligies, since its not really clear what's going on, I should not have repeated it without some additional validation...

My 1988 38-200's orginal Datamarine instruments appear to be reaching the end of their life - every year something else goes wrong. This year, the masthead anemometer has stopped working, the speed paddle stopped a few years ago, and the depth works sometime, despite replacing the transducer a...

It is tough stuff - I removed a Marelon thruhull bedded with it and it came out in pieces then I had to use a dremel to cut the remainder away and clean the site.

I would never use silicone below the waterline - actually I rarely use it unless is to create a gasket between two plastic parts since it gets dirty and can't be cleaned but other sealants eat the plastic. Silicone doesn't have good adhesive properties and the seal can be broken by flexing...