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  1. Nickwadsley

    Autopilot advice for Roughwater 35 - Raymarine

    2 years ago I swapped all my ancient equipment to raymarine I installed 2 axiom +s, ev 400 , radar ,70s, raymarine sirius module , rs5, icom 510 ,etc etc The integration was seamless , the calibration was painless and if you update your lighthouse the autopilot will now follow your course...
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    Guns in Canada

    There's no reason to bring guns into Canada Bring a hockey stick
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    HELP - Tach drop-out and Balmar Regulator.

    The new competitor is the marco zeus Looks amazing!
  4. Nickwadsley

    Indian Arm?

    Pretty good protection in Indian arm Bedwell will get a stiff breeze from the south east in the afternoon From twin islands to croker you get a 1ft/2ft chop Usually nothing stronger unless it's really blowing 2nd narrows current against wind can make for a little stress Best to pass or near...
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    Indian Arm?

    Check the currents at the second narrows Especially if you are towing your dinghy About an hour to bedwell from coal harbour Take a dinghy ride into deep cove for dinner or for the doughnuts
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    Indian Arm?

    Bedwell bay is a good anchorage ...can be busy Indian arm is deep! You'll need to stern tie if you want to anchor at the northern end behind croker island East Bay of Gambier is good anchorage ...roughly the same distance from vancouver Keats (plumper cove) is good , mooring buoys for boats...
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    Start battery size

    I have a pair of the dreaded triple nickels and I use a pair of blue top optimas with 800 cold cranking amps to start (12 volt starters)them 3 years ... Start right up Knock on wood Engines purr along nicely
  8. Nickwadsley

    47' Sea Ranger

    No genset!? A Honda portable I would consider a back up.is there a genset on board that doesn't work? Minimally a 8.5kw would be my preference or a ton of solar...
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    New plumbing install

    Check valves prevent it airlocking between the pump and the tanks and the pump always has water behind it to start pumping I re plumbed my boat in a not to dissimilar arrangement this year and I added a prime loop at the manifold and a drain off the manifold
  10. Nickwadsley

    New plumbing install

    You might want to put check valves just fwd of each tank
  11. Nickwadsley

    Raymarine chart confusion - Someone just tell me what to buy!

    https://raymarine.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3353/~/what-versions-of-software-are-installed-within-my-raymarine-products%3F
  12. Nickwadsley

    For Sale: Two Peplink 5G Antennae: 40G and 20G

    I'd be happy to offer 400 cad which is 350usd for the 40 plus shipping Let me know if that works
  13. Nickwadsley

    Transmission Fluid VT555 Cummins

    Rotella t4 30w
  14. Nickwadsley

    Do you leave your VHF radio on?

    I'll do both Depending on the circumstances I've put all new raymarine electronics on my boat and so I've been testing all the alarms Marpa , arpa etc Ais targeting And using those with anchor alarms Big learning curve But amazing when it all works
  15. Nickwadsley

    Do you leave your VHF radio on?

    I leave the vhf on, on lower volume (channel 16) and I create a guard zone in my axiom, in a busier anchorage to alarm for boats entering too close but more importantly to alarm me if someone may try to set their anchor over mine
  16. Nickwadsley

    Transmission Fluid VT555 Cummins

    My triple nickels are paired with twin disc's 506s 30w or 40w dependent on temp I run 30w rotella
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    Tohatsu - electric start issue

    Try not pushing the key in On my 30hp when you push the key in the idle is changed ; mine won't start with the key pushed in and turned but starts every time when just turning the key
  18. Nickwadsley

    Wesmar AP800 Auto pilot

    https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:823aad50-4209-42d4-a2a8-ada1fe04a153 Scanned the first 19 pages Will continue to update Hope it helps
  19. Nickwadsley

    Wesmar AP800 Auto pilot

    I've got one on board Hard copy I'll send you a message next time I'm aboard
  20. Nickwadsley

    Atlantic 47 Motor Yacht

    Fire away I'll answer what I can We are very happy with our atlantic
  21. Nickwadsley

    Atlantic 47 Motor Yacht

    I believe that my hull above the waterline is airex cored , recently changed my foot switches out and the bow is 3 inches thick Unsure of what's going on under the waterline But recently went through some 10 ft seas for a couple hours I was freaked The boat didn't even shudder
  22. Nickwadsley

    Atlantic 47 Motor Yacht

    I've got an atlantic 44 With twin cummins We love it Solid boat
  23. Nickwadsley

    Best internet in Desolation Sound.

    Att is partnered with rogers so you'll be fine
  24. Nickwadsley

    Best internet in Desolation Sound.

    There is a tower at sarah point and you can pretty much get lte to prideaux haven It gets sketchy in the Bays...like roscoe etc Squirrel cove has the best service All providers
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