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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance 07-23-2009, 02:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,558
Posted By chopwood
I really appreciate the essay on repacking the...

I really appreciate the essay on repacking the stuffing box. I did mine last weekend in the water. It came with the boat so I had no idea of how old it was and it was getting too warm for my liking....
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 04-07-2009, 01:13 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,269
Posted By chopwood
Well my repower is inching ever closer to...

Well my repower is inching ever closer to completion. But I'm having trouble deciding whether or not to convert the cable based stop on the engine to a solenoid based stop. The reason it's being...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 11-11-2008, 04:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 15,053
Posted By chopwood
With my repower coming close to completion I've...

With my repower coming close to completion I've begun looking at my running rigging. It's all old, faded, some of it isn't safe, and some just doesn't look safe. The main halyard and one of the Jib...
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 11-04-2008, 09:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,654
Posted By chopwood
Thanks for the reply. maybe I should have been a...

Thanks for the reply. maybe I should have been a little clearer, when I said "repower" I should have said "power". I bought the boat part way through the repower process so most of the engine, and...
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 11-04-2008, 01:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,654
Posted By chopwood
I'm in the middle of my repower and have just...

I'm in the middle of my repower and have just cleaned out my 200 liter stainless diesel tank. I don't want to change it becasue it's a good size, is in good nick and I don't have to adjust any of the...
Forum: Power & Electronics 10-07-2008, 06:05 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,267
Posted By chopwood
Surely you can find something along those lines....

Surely you can find something along those lines. Just about every ADSL modem here ships with a USB WiFi dongle of some kind. e.g. I've got a Netgear WG111...
Forum: Power & Electronics 10-07-2008, 05:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,267
Posted By chopwood
You can get pigtails for miniPCI cards. I did one...

You can get pigtails for miniPCI cards. I did one installation back in Cork where we needed 3 radio's in one SBC so we used the mini PCI slot with a mini PCI version of the 200mW senao cards. It was...
Forum: Power & Electronics 09-29-2008, 02:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,267
Posted By chopwood
This looks really cool, and as you say very cost...

This looks really cool, and as you say very cost effective. And, if it's USB2.0 then you can probably add a standard USB extension cable to it and get it up to 5M away. The problem with wireless is...
Forum: Power & Electronics 09-29-2008, 01:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,267
Posted By chopwood
Sure, I built a biquad (bow tie) antenna myself...

Sure, I built a biquad (bow tie) antenna myself from plans like the ones on this site https://flakey.info/antenna/biquad/ It's very easy, all you need is basic soldering skills and some reasonable...
Forum: Power & Electronics 09-25-2008, 02:35 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,267
Posted By chopwood
Well I can't speak from any experience with that...

Well I can't speak from any experience with that particular kit, but I do have a lot of experience with custom WiFi gear as I've got a 11Km link and a couple of 5Km link's operating around my farm....
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