chanprr
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- Joined
- Nov 27, 2018
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- Vessel Name
- Kiskadee
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- Helmsman 46 Hull#1
Outstanding!!
I think we are going to be boring and name the Helmsman the same as the Ranger, “Hold Fast”. It’s the MacLeod clan motto and my wife really liked it. Maybe “Hold Slow”? : )
This video of our boat just popped up from Helmsman. Not sure I can do any better. I'll post soon on the DMS stabilizer...
This video of our boat just popped up from Helmsman. Not sure I can do any better. I'll post soon on the DMS stabilizer...
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I had a discussion with Scott about the DMS stabilizer recently. I'll be most interested to hear your thoughts about it when you get time.
Not sure if you have seen this;
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums...-stabilizer-70862.html?highlight=magnusmaster
and this;
NSM: The demo on MV Libra was exactly the same except with twin rotors. . Thanks for posting.
Scott, I would love to see photos of your finished helm electronics layout. I am weighing the differences of two 12" vs one 16" MFD for our in build 43e. Thinking two would be preferred for redundancy ( in case one fails) If they fit! Thanx for any assistance.My wife signed the contract yesterday and it just got real. I thought I’d list a few of the tweaks we are doing.
For basic stuff my wife liked the RAL 5014 stripe. She also chose a light tan for the cushions. The rest of the furniture and interior build is pretty standard.
We’re getting the bulwark doors outside the pilot house. Not sure how often I’ll need them but I like the idea.
We’re skipping the Seakeeper for now and installing a washer/dryer in the space. I can always drop one in later if we need more stability, but where we’re doing most of our cruising I think we’ll be fine without it. We had a good talk with Scott about this.
I’m getting two 12” Garmin MFD screens at the helm. I have that on the Ranger and really like how it looks and functions.
Another big thing for me is music. I’m having a 10” JL Audio free air subwoofer installed in the salon. It will satisfy my need for bass. I’m working on a spot for a subwoofer in the pilot house but there’s less room to play with. We’ll figure something out. I may have to settle for an 8” JL sub there. Maybe a pair of them?
The last big tweak is the ~1kw solar panel kit. When I get back from paragliding I’ll be focusing on how to harvest the sun effectively. I have lots of solar on my van and a buddy has 800 watts on his van. That gives me hope that we can solve that puzzle.
Ooh, and one more last tweak, Starlink. I’ve been traveling the last month in my van using Starlink and am always able to get high speed access the interwebs. I’m a convert. Just need to figure out an unobtrusive location. May end up with a flat mount but not sure I want the signal degradation that causes. Another puzzle.
I can’t wait for next June…
Anybody want a lightly used Ranger Tug R29CB?
Cheers
Scott
I am tending to agree with this reasoning.I'd lean towards 2 displays. 2x 12" is likely to be more total usable space than 1x 16". And if you want to display both charts and radar, you're likely to get a more usable shaped image (and therefore be able to display more or larger) with 1 on each screen vs splitting one screen (where you'll have taller, narrower slices of display to work with).
Plus there's the redundancy aspect. If everything is networked and one of the displays dies, you don't lose any functionality, just some screen space.