(posted 03/05/24)
So, Brian Coleman of Coleman Marine (a Raymarine company) arrived at 9 am. We spent the day tearing the boat apart looking, poking, prodding and tugging on wires. Brian put a lot of effort into this puzzle, and finally he left a little after noon, he had unplugged one of the Seatalk Network cables, and told me to swap the autopilot back (it had been calibrated to the boat, whereas the one I installed had not). That took a couple of hours and at the end of the day, everything in the way of navigation and boat instruments is working!!!
We also discussed the upgrades, this will replace our current 12” chart plotters with new 12” chart plotters (that fit in the old holes) and the radar (from analog to digital) and the peripheral equipment to make it all work. It will also replace the three dedicated instruments above the gangway with a single 9” chart plotter. The dedicated instruments are boat speed, wind speed and direction, and depth. The Chart plotter will be able to do all of that and also show everything we get on the bigger display. This will allows us to sit under the dodger in foul weather as opposed to sitting at the helm. The wind and temperature difference is significant. Our current equipment is from 2005, so no updates to charts in almost 20 years. Etc.
After Brian left, the plan was to run the water maker and fill the tank, but… the marina turns off the water pressure most of the day. So, that did not work. I got everything put back together on the boat, and we got to the brewery for happy hour excellent beer, Banana and Hazelnut porter! Then back to the boat and I BBQ’d the sausage.