thanks...but that was waaay back in 2002 when I got the ericson I sold in 2006. The current boat has no electronics and will be sold as is... already have a buyer who is drooling over the prospect of owning her.. I am well rid of this money pit.. I have a newer more comfy money pit to spend my ducats on... am going with tacktick saves me having to run wires..
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Steve Weinstein <[email protected]>wrote: > Ya should have emailed me! I had two spare masthead thingies (courtesy > of SH!) plus the cabling and junction box. I got rid of them on eBay this > past spring when commissioning the new boat since the new one is > all Raymarine. > > For what I got for them on eBay I would have given them to you had I known > you needed it! > > S > > Steve Weinstein > S/V CAPTIVA > 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 > Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY > > All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* 'bella <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, June 22, 2009 10:27 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Liveaboard] Test - Anyone There? > > My issue was an aneometer.. that spelled right... a hurricane removed the > top wind thingy from the mast. I called SH trying to figure out a way to > replace it..or a source to purchase an aftermarket one that would keep my > older one working. I was told in no uncertain terms that the product was no > longer available and that even if it was, they were not interested in > servicing it and so on.. To replace was around $500 or something. This was > back in 2003. From that point on I refused to have any of thier products > aboard, the same with Raymarine. > OTOH... Raritan was simply awesome in helping me figure out the year my old > electric head model was. That guy must have spent an hour with me on the > phone.. Same with guy at Pacific Seacraft. He had worked at the old Ericson > factory. > As much as I dislike Garmin for its proprietary software. Thier customer > service rocks. > > > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Steve Weinstein > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I'm surprised you had issues with Standard Horizon, 'bella. My >> experience has been that they have the best customer service in the >> business. There's a guy out there, Tim Johnson, who has been way more than >> helpful with any SH issues I've ever had. Hydro-Therapy, my old boat, had >> all SH instruments and I had a bunch of issues with their AWI. Tim kept >> sending me different parts (usually the masthead transducer) until we got >> the instrument working correctly. Never a charge. >> >> Recently, with Captiva, I removed the PO's VHF with an older RAM (no >> Lat/Lon readings for the DSC) and installed my old original VHF radio and >> RAM mike off of Hydro-Therapy. When I ran a radio check the base station >> came through 5x5 but there was a loud hum emanating from the RAM when I >> transmitted on it. I spoke to Tim and he suggested it could be the cable >> between the base down below and the RAM plug at the pedestal (interference >> from the engine or something) OR the mike could have gone south on me. He >> said send it in and they'd take a look at it. >> >> Long story short, I called them two weeks after I shipped them the mike >> and Tim said it was a problem with the mike itself (one of the electronic >> components), they repaired it, and it had already been shipped back to me. >> When I asked how they could do that since I hadn't given them a credit card, >> he said to not worry about it. They "like to take care" of their customers! >> And this was an 8 yr old RAM mike!!!! >> >> >> It seemed so unusual for a vendor - especially a marine vendor!! - to have >> that level customer service that I wrote a laudatory email to Practical >> Sailor for their "Where Credit is Due" section. I haven't a clue whether >> it'll get published but I felt better for having written it. >> >> Raymarine? Now THERE I agree with you wholeheartedly !! Captiva came >> with all Raymarine instruments and I had bunches of issues and questions >> about upgrades, etc., and had numerous occasions to call for help. Once you >> get past the phone gatekeeper (they've always be nice and sympathetic) but >> their tech people always seem to have an attitude... like "why are you >> bothering me"!! >> >> >> Steve Weinstein >> S/V CAPTIVA >> 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 >> Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY >> >> All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* 'bella <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:01 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [Liveaboard] Test - Anyone There? >> >> Thanks another company to avoid... like raymarine refusing to help me with >> the older chartplotter on an previous boat.. and standard horizon.. >> >> I am here... just bought a boat out of storage and have been removing >> piles of rusted anchor chain... it is amazing what brillo pads do after >> 15yrs... >> >> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Philip R. McGovern < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> OK, maybe this will start a discussion: Sunshine came with a PUR 35 (now >>> Katadyn) powered water maker. I'm guessing the watermaker is about 10 years >>> old and I'd like to resurrect it if possible. I know very little about its >>> history but I did run it a couple of times as a test while we were on the >>> boat. The pump pumps and water comes out, but the pump leaks a little (I >>> think new seals should fix that) and the water tasted OK to me but it tested >>> off the scale. Our little Walmart water tester showed 999 parts per million >>> and blinking, so my co-captain is not happy with the output. >>> >>> My PO told me that he had used the watermaker but I don't know much about >>> how -- or whether - he maintained it. I'm hoping that the membrane is still >>> usable because, if it isn't, I'll probably not spend the money on a new one. >>> >>> I took the watermaker off the boat and brought it home, thinking I would >>> replace the seals and see about the membrane. I then discovered that it is >>> a 24 volt model and had been installed on a 12 volt boat. Don't ask me >>> why. >>> >>> I called Katadyn and tried to talk to a tech person but was told by a >>> rather snippy woman that they were too busy fixing things to take phone >>> calls and that she would have to relay any questions I have to them and she >>> would call me back with the answer -- kind of like talking to a doctor >>> through a nurse. I asked her to relay several questions but the only one >>> that she saw fit to answer was the one about the voltage mis-match. She >>> told me that the tech told her that the pump would run, which I already >>> knew, but that the motor would wear out a lot sooner and that it may already >>> be on its last legs. This made me even less excited about investing in a >>> new membrane. >>> >>> My question, FINALLY: Is there a cheap and simple gadget that I >>> can install in order to convert the 12 volts going to the pump into the 24 >>> volts that his watermaker seems to want -- maybe some sort of transformer? >>> >>> Also, if anyone knows of a way to test the membrane to see it it's >>> usable, that you be very helpful as well. That was one of my other >>> questions that the snippy woman at Katadyn saw fit to ignore. >>> >>> Many thanks for any help you can provide. >>> >>> Phil McGovern >>> s/v Sunshine >>> PDQ 36 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Stephen Petri <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Haven't seen a post in days. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stephen Petri >>>> S/V Witchcraft, Ranger 33 No. 161 >>>> http://www.teamwitchcraft.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Liveaboard mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To adjust your membership settings over the web >>>> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >>>> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >>>> >>>> To search the archives >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>>> >>>> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >>>> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Liveaboard mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To adjust your membership settings over the web >>> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >>> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >>> >>> To search the archives >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> >>> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >>> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >
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