First, I checked out Mike's link and Persistence is a sharp looking boat. I'm partial to the color as Patriot is also dark blue with a red boot stripe and gold cove stripe. Patriot also caught a line around the shaft resulting in multiple B.O.A.T. units to straighten the strut and replace the shaft.
I've been considering adding a the ability to read oil pressure by adding the appropriate transducer and NMEA 2000 interface. To me, the existing pressure switch setup is not necessarily 'fail-safe'. Probably the most difficult thing will be to find an appropriate tee (Japanese threads). I wonder if any other lister has found a tee that works with a Yanmar engine? Thanks to all listers for your feedback, Ron Ron Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI (978) 877-0369 <mailto:ron.ri...@1968.usna.com> ron.ri...@1968.usna.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Friday, November 4, 2016 8:20 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Hoyt, Mike Subject: Re: Stus-List Oil Pressure Switch Also you could install an oil pressure gauge so you know what the pressure really is. The alarm is like the idiot light on your car ... if it sounds there is likely a problem but if it is broken you blithely assume all is good. I once had a car where the bulb for the engine light was burned out. To install a gauge you use the same hole as the oil pressure sender. Then you Tee that and put sender on one side of tee and gauge on other. When in doubt you just take a quick look at the gauge. I have a picture of the gauge installed on Persistence website. You can see the picture in the gallery link here http://users.eastlink.ca/~mhoyt/persistence_gallery.htm Mike Persistence Halifax http://users.eastlink.ca/~mhoyt
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