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Boating Equipment Reviews
Добавлен 27 янв 2014
A selection of reviews of marine equipment, by independent journalist & photographer James Turner.
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AnchoRight Chain Markers
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This is a neat product for marking anchor chain with different coloured tags, which are secure and easily seen. They are supplied with a neat reference card, so you can customise the colour coding.
Choosing between copper and stainless steel for a hot water tank
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Choosing between copper and stainless steel for a hot water tank
8-Disc Tercoo Rotary Blaster
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A practical review of this amazing new tool for stripping steel hulls.
Looking at Masthead vs Low-Down AIS Antenna Installation
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.3 года назад
James Turner takes an impartial look at whether an AIS antenna should be high up the mast, or on a pole on the stern
18 June 2021
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A brief look at Shakespeare’s inflatable emergency VHF antenna
Where Will You Be Hero Video NOCO Boost
Просмотров 1233 года назад
Never be caught out with a flat battery again. These Noco Boost devices are brilliant.
Noco Chargers. A quick look at an exciting new range of battery chargers.
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Noco Chargers. A quick look at an exciting new range of battery chargers.
Introduction to composite skin fittings
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Introduction to composite skin fittings
Waterproof Patch and Seal Tape test.
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Waterproof Patch and Seal Tape test.
I Found A Lady Wearring Panty Capri Braw Shirt hairtie & Airfreshener on Her Right Arm
I Found A Girl Wearring Under Wear Capri Shirt Airhorn To Listen
Sadly didn't work on a small hole in our above ground pool 😟
How many volts of DC line is needed to drive a VHF?
Take a breather , love it !
to comical the bronce age is over hahahajajaja you got that correct, the Chinese plastic age is here , saludos great presentation
It’s worth noting that a Splitter operating via a 156MHz antenna is a good 10% down on efficiency when compared to AIS connected direct to an AIS antenna, tuned to 162MHz.
Now that is what I call an instructional video. in real English....
I had a bad experience with DAVIS. I bought a new M15 sextant (on eBay) and the lens came loose from the 3X telescope. There was no way to fix it. I sent an email to Davis, including photos, and got no response. I sent it again and was told that customer service would respond. The answer came after I insisted, once again, and was "we don't have stock of this part. I asked for more information and no answer. They totally ignored me. So, a serious company is one that cares about the customer and this was not the Davis case with me.
Campingaz bottles are all refilled in Lyon in France, not locally or in UK and so not good for the environment.
Copper are great
Thanks for sharing the wonderful Tercoo Rotary Blaster but where the hell can I buy them? The web site for the company is garbage. Thanks if you get this and can help.
The issue of antenna height is of greater relevance when considering Class B AIS transmission, because at either 2 or 5W the effective reception range is directly dependent upon this (and may in any case be far less than the nominal VHF horizon).
Thanks sir
live in an area with spring water which is more on the acidic side , basically copper tanks lasted approximately 5 years, fitted a stainless 13 years ago and been no bother what so ever also stainless tanks are cheaper than copper, absolute no brainer for our situation
I installed new Uniden vhf radio, despite current flowing properly, it still won't turn on. I checked the fuses and it all seems fine.
A short, concise, and brilliant explanation in just one minute changed my mind about copper over stainless steel.
As you know salty water corrodes copper. Officially 1/3 of the Earth population lives in coastal areas(<100km). About 5-10% has direct daily contact with salt water(sea or ocean) That's huge demand for SS304 and especially for SS316(heating, desalination+any marine equipment). My boat runs on steam power of salty water which it gets from solar heater which transfers heat to SS316coil, basically large solar putt putt boat, maintenance cost is lower than that of sails, so I am getting more benefit compared to wind energy(sails only) right now, though I am considering adding noiseless Archimedes wind turbine with chain transmission to props for night travel.
My uniden turns on and I can speak and hear it in my handhold. However I cannot recieve calls. It doesn't do the beep when turning on anymore neither. What could be the reason? Thanks
How did it look a month later? Doesn't look as though it could possibly last 400 flushes...
What about stainless steel vs copper water tanks? What would you suggest?
Interesting. Thanks 🙂
Worst review ever
thank you man helped me out so much 😁😁😁😁
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Beware 'Davis' Sextants on Amazon: They're not sold by Davis but by some third party only vaguely (&falsely) identified as "Visit the Davis Instruments Store," This sort of Amazon sanctioned nonsense has led to fakes, broken products dumped as surplus - yet sold on Amazon as new by 'Brand: company name" Zero affiliation with the company. This is the review Amazon refused to run: Amazon's reason? "your review could not be posted to the website. It appears your review had feedback on the seller. " Where the seller's name usually is it says "Visit the Davis Instruments Store" But this takes you to a Seller; Direct 2 Boater. (No affiliation with Davis). I've been burned so many times by 'faked' manufacturer names on Amazon that I won't buy A Davis Mark 25 Sextant from Amazon. This site is selling it for $204 (Jan 2023) everywhere else , including Davis's site, it's $330. It's not a 'deal' there's probably something wrong. Because I've been burned in the past and Amazon won't fix this (One seller calling themselves "Janome” was selling broken surplus machines. Amazon only made them change the name to "Brand: Janome" (What do you think would happen if I started calling a business "Brand: Amazon"?? ) I won't buy anything from Direct 2 Boater or Davis via Amazon. (I just bought a $1200 pair of binoculars off Amazon because of this nonsense.) If you're a beginner at the sextant, as I am, you don't want to buy something that will take you months to realize it's not you." In some of the many reviews I've seen and read, so what would be the difference between the $300 Mark 25 and a $900 metal one? Apparently the M25 is about 10 arc sec less accurate. If the boat I'm crewing on (Pacific crossing) doesn't have a sextant on board I'll probably buy a Mark 25. Don't need it, but I think it would be a good skill to learn. The RUclipsr Rigging Doctor crossed the Atlantic using a Davis against his electronic GPS and was only a couple miles out. Hope this helps.
Thank you for posting. Have you used the Mk 25 for star and planet shots?
Extensively, yes. The light on the Mk25 makes it a bit quicker taking down readings, but I've also used the Mk15 a lot, and have a small torch around my neck. I'm old-school and generally prefer a split screen to the 'all-view' but for someone starting out and getting comfortable with the 'all-view' it's fine.
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Great video. Would the same logic apply to radar? I’m in the market for a radar system and not sure where to mount it.
I’m not keen on high mounted radar scanners on yachts. Who cares what’s 12 miles away? Much more interesting to know the 2-3 miles around you.
I find that with the mark 15, I have about 5-7 arc minutes of backlash. I need to always turn the micrometer in the same direction when taking a reading, or I miss by that much. Also, I check my index error before & after each reading, then take the average. I sometimes see a minute or two of difference between the two error checks. The vernier scale adds precision, but not accuracy. I really don't bother with it. Thanks for posting. Your descriptions of the differences were spot on.
does it REQUIRE water to seal like the other gorilla glue? The instructions says WORKS under water and then says apply to CLEAN surface. NO where does it say REQUIRES water for the glue to bond. I wonder who wrote those instructions without understanding basic logic.
No, you can apply it dry.
Thanks.No one has even mentioned composite sea cocks.
How do they hold up now that you've had them on..(barnacles, oysters, etc.. eating into the housing and shut off valves?)
The only required maintenance is periodically exercising the valve open/shut a few times. That keeps the border between ball and surrounding area clear. Then on winter haul,out you’d expect to remove anything that’s built up, from the outside, as you would for any skin fitting and valve.
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I'm ready to buy. Where do I find it?
You completely ripped off and even took sport fishing magazines still shots from their video & copied them word for word.
No I didn’t. I made the video for Shakespeare Antennas, taking a long-winded and padded out video and turning it into a 2-minute ‘quickie’ that people would actually watch. It was made with Shakespeare’s blessing and approval.
You completely ripped off and even took sport fishing magazines still shots from their video & copied them word for word.
First-class explanation of three great sextants.
Great topic! But the volume makes it difficult to hear
Sorry about the volume. I really am pretty amateur when it comes to recording.
i can send signal but cannot receive unless squelch is on and then can only here faintly???? anybody got idea?
It sounds more like a radio fault than antenna.
I bought a M25 off Ebay and really like the beam converger mirror......recently I got a tamaya sextant with the split mirror......and I prefer the M25. Thanks for the video
Hey sir Can I get your social account I want to contact you to see my sextant it is literally very old
How many blasts do you get ?
Depends how high you can get the pressure. If you use the stand-by bike pump you only get a few seconds, but at least you can keep on pumping. If you put in 90psi it goes for ages. I haven’t actually tested that, because for fair science there are too many variables. How long each blast. Air temperature. Etc.
@@boatingequipmentreviews9478 I get about 10 or more at 100 psi on mine. It's used as a backup horn on another vehicle.
This bloke is using it and although expensive, it looks the business. watch
Expensive? Compared to what? It’s way cheaper than sandblasting and doesn’t leave the mess. It’s way better than a grinder or any form of sanding.
When you are on an ocean passage, it's good to know what else is out there and it adds interest to dull night watches, so increased AIS range is beneficial. We have two masthead antennas, for redundancy, so there's no issue in having one devoted to AIS.
It’s all about priorities. With a choice of only one antenna up at the highest point I’d opt for voice-optimised VHF first. If you’ve got space for two, lucky you. With a ketch aid put voice on the main mast and AIS on the mizzen.
Makes sense. Thanks for sharing, and especially for keeping it short and to the point :-)
I always try and keep it short and to the point. Brevity is my middle name. As a boating journalist on a leading magazine I could always cut stuff down to fit the page, but really struggled to add words when I’d already written all I felt was correct.
Brevity is my middle name.
You look like a Mekon
What’s a Mekon?
do these meet sandards from yachting groups? thank you
What yachting groups? They’re approved by Bureau Veritas, which is good for all of Europe. There’s an American approval, the name of which escapes me, but all the approvals are listed on the Approvals page on the TruDesign.nz website.
И к чему это ?
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