Tuesday, September 9, 2014

When I was younger, so much younger ....

... I  never needed any body's help in any way.
--John Lennon

I have looked for help from a number of sources in the last two weeks.  I asked Hansen Engineering and Westerbeke for help in finding a bracket to hold a new larger alternator, or the CAD script for making it, or the drawings for it. They refused me any help at all.

I asked Raymarine sales engineers at the Newport International Boat Show for help in validating the design for a SeaTalk(ng) installation of new wind, water speed and depth measurement, integrating it with a new radar and chartplotter.  They told be to post a note on the Raymarine forum and someone will probably answer it.

I asked Garmin for help in reusing the depth, speed and wind transducers I have with a NMEA 2000-compliant network system, and they said it can't be done; I have to buy all new transducers, and figure out how to install them.

...Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

1 comment:

  1. I hope somebody helps you out! Sometimes, it's getting the right stuff that is the hardest, and installing it is just a matter of following directions. It's quite easy to install transducers; a web search can help you out with that, or you can check youtube for a video guide. Good luck!

    Kellie Taylor @ Aim Dynamics

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