Really impressive ........doing battle with the tangle of wires on an older boat is definitely not for the faint of heart. Thanks for sharing this excellent upgrade vid.
I always love an episode where Bill climbs the mast! This doesn't top climbing the shroud in the middle of the ocean...but still pretty cool. Your nav station now looks like it has all the info you need to run the boat from below on a passage. Looking forward to more boat projects.
Glad you enjoy it! He seems to spend a lot of time up there LOL. We are excited with the improvements made at the Nav Station. Gives the boat a more modern feel. You are right we can run the boat well from dow below now!
First, congrats on hitting 16K subs. Second, I love your "how to" video's. How much wire and cables are within your mast? Personally I would hate to work so high up, especially with all those tools and new parts.
Thank you đ„ł! We have quite a few wires up there. Anchor light, tri color, steaming, dec. light, radar, and the old wind cable is still in there. I felt lucky to not have dropped that much!
There are tool lanyards you can sling around your wrist to help keep tools from accidentally (how else?) slipping out of your grasp and dropping at heights (e.g., at the top of the mast, over water). Really warming up to your videos and your personal style. Grace, you have a professional-grade announcer/narrator voice, no joke; what a pleasure to hear your narration.
Interesting to see the upgrades, I hope you see the benefits of those on your next sail. To be honest I preferred your Saturday releases to this new time as Fridays were already busy on youtube with several of my other subbed channells doing releases then. Fridays & Sundays seem to be the most popular days for weekly releases.
This is such a full episode and very informative. We are going to be replacing some of our electronics this season and we have an older boat as well. Thank you!
Lol so itâs looked nice on the outside. The chartplotter and all connections are waterproof and can be mounted outside a nav pod. The pod was cut a little too big for the set screws to grab so I glued the lip of plotter from the inside
that is not a nav pod key. It's a "security torx". You may find a set for the same price. On amazon in europe you can find one for 10 EUR ( 12 USD ). Many appliances has those screws . "security torx" keys are compatible with "torx" ( without the pin in the center ) in case you are interested.
I have only seen you two thought what Delos shows. I'm glad to see I was wrong. Your Nav desk is looking good and colorful. I know nothing about sailing. what does the wind instrument do? Why do you wait till your in port to fix things that break? Thanks for sharing
Happy that you found us Hazel! The wind instrument tells us the direction/angle is coming from and the strength of the wind. We fix things at port because thereâs a lot going on while weâre sailing. Itâs a full time job to navigate and keep watch plus the motion is generally too much to do much fixing. In port itâs much calmer and on anchor we donât have to babysit the boat as much and can focus on projects!! Glad to have you along for the adventure & thank u for watching âșïž
Ever thought of taking pic's of the electrical set up and label it so anyone else can see what everything is. I forgot how many programs there are for putting graphics in a pic. just a thought............................ enjoy
IT guy here, you will greatly improve the transmission quality & speed of that ehternet cable if you properly terminate it. I'm actually surprised that worked.
@@CalicoSkiesSailing lol cool. Those ethernet cables kind of depend on the way the pairs are twisted together to cancel out signal interference. But even two RJ45's connected to a barrel adapter would probably speed it up. There's a pattern you are supposed to use when you lay the wires into the little plastic jumpers. I love the channel, I watch you guys, and Delos, and a few others. Keep up the good work, Panama is beautiful.
Hey Bill, I tried to provide you some information on connecting your Victron gear with your B&G Gear as the Cerbo GX can do this, but YT seems to be removing my comments instantly. Maybe its pending review?
@@CalicoSkiesSailing Yes, the Cerbo GX indeed can be integrated onto a NMEA 2000 network, for 2 way data. Basically you your Victron gear can receive some data from the NMEA network, and your chart plotter can receive and display Electrical data from the Victron gear over the NMEA network as well. Victron has some guides on setting this up.
Really impressive ........doing battle with the tangle of wires on an older boat is definitely not for the faint of heart. Thanks for sharing this excellent upgrade vid.
Thanks :) ha this is true!!
Suddenly dawned on me how comfortable your interactions with the camera have become. It makes me feel like Iâm there.
Ha thanks Barbara! That's great to hear :)
I always love an episode where Bill climbs the mast! This doesn't top climbing the shroud in the middle of the ocean...but still pretty cool.
Your nav station now looks like it has all the info you need to run the boat from below on a passage. Looking forward to more boat projects.
Glad you enjoy it! He seems to spend a lot of time up there LOL. We are excited with the improvements made at the Nav Station. Gives the boat a more modern feel. You are right we can run the boat well from dow below now!
Hi thanks to you both, nice videos of your live and travel adventures on your boat! Love your navigation station, lol
Haha thanks đ
That was a fun episode. It is great to see you back at the boat.
So great to be back đ. Thanks for watching
Good to see Max and Elixir! Personally Iâm putting off that windex forâŠ. A whileâŠ.
Max and his crew are a ton of fun, we are all together in the San Blas at the moment
Great job... looks pretty cool and more secure with the second displays inside the boat!
First, congrats on hitting 16K subs. Second, I love your "how to" video's. How much wire and cables are within your mast? Personally I would hate to work so high up, especially with all those tools and new parts.
Thank you đ„ł! We have quite a few wires up there. Anchor light, tri color, steaming, dec. light, radar, and the old wind cable is still in there. I felt lucky to not have dropped that much!
Awesome !!! You did a kick ASS job !....Better than Delos. Your wife's commentary was also nice....Kickin butt guy's great Job !!
Nice job on the electronics. Nice to have the extra convenience and security. đ
Nice work guys... love that you took a back up drill bit up the mast. That is an experienced sailor at work!
HAHAH Thanks! Yea been down that road before đđđ
So much work but rewarded with a beautiful sunset and dinner with friends. Thanks for sharing.đ
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Looks like a great upgrade, good job!
Thanks!
Coming from Delos and have subscribed. Love to see your side of their videos. Keep it up!
Yay!! Itâs so great to have u! Thanks đ
Well done !! Nav desk is looking very sharp !! â”ïž
Thanks! Love all the information available there now :)
There are tool lanyards you can sling around your wrist to help keep tools from accidentally (how else?) slipping out of your grasp and dropping at heights (e.g., at the top of the mast, over water). Really warming up to your videos and your personal style. Grace, you have a professional-grade announcer/narrator voice, no joke; what a pleasure to hear your narration.
Thanks! Good call! That would be safer, wouldn't want to drop a drill LOL.
Interesting to see the upgrades, I hope you see the benefits of those on your next sail.
To be honest I preferred your Saturday releases to this new time as Fridays were already busy on youtube with several of my other subbed channells doing releases then. Fridays & Sundays seem to be the most popular days for weekly releases.
You should sell that wind thingy.. I am sure someone of your fanbase would love to have a part of Calico Skies.
Ha thats a great idea! Too bad we go rid of it. It's kinda cool part since it sat on top of the mast head đ
Lots of toys connected with lots of cables. I like it.
me too! It was a fun project!
Great video!
This is such a full episode and very informative. We are going to be replacing some of our electronics this season and we have an older boat as well. Thank you!
Electronics are always a fun one! So much better than head hoses for instance lol đ
Awesome tech video Bill. Love B&G and Victron gear. Bill and Grace stay safe.
we love the B&G gear too. Its so well designed for sailors!
Nice! Though, watching with headphones on, I had to quick hit the mute when you demonstrated the alarm!
đ ha wow!
from past experience on yachts and now caravans - solder not crimps then heatshrink / tape cable then heatshrink over cable
nice tip đ
That making progress! Looks nice and will be very handy!
It was great to have all that info on our lastest passage!
Swan 36 one of most beautiful boat. Even in total darkness đ
Its a really cool old boat, there are even these interesting keel trim tabs things. Neat boat
Awesome job Bill, I hope to add chart plotter to Cavuâs nav station one day
Not bad for a former bean counter :}
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Dang! Your alarm made all the dogs freakoutđđđ
hahaha it's quite loud but that'll get us out of bed if on a collision course!
Love it! We are looking at new nav equiptment now
It def a fun upgrade! đ
B&G and Victron are the best equipment. How many feet/miles of cabling to you have in the boat? Great videos you guys put out.
HAHA good question, I bet we have meters and meters of cabling onboard, I often think about how much line we have onboard as well
change the 'alert' sound to screaming cockatoo. great to have you both back!
LOL That'd be funny
Thatâs a great setup youâve got going!
Iâd have dropped a lot more than 1 drill bit- Hahahahahaha!!!
HAHA I considered myself lucky to have only dropped one bit, was really focused up there!
Cool.
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I know this is coming up for us! So helpful to see. Really enjoying your videos!
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying đ
Amazing, good work!
Upgrades look good. Well done guys. đ»
Thanks đ
Great job!
Hi, great vid, been watching for a while now. Why put sealant on the inside of the nav pod? Cheers and looking forward to the next video.
Lol so itâs looked nice on the outside. The chartplotter and all connections are waterproof and can be mounted outside a nav pod. The pod was cut a little too big for the set screws to grab so I glued the lip of plotter from the inside
Nice episode, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your vids. I've watched off an on for a long time. Recently added an app that lets me see my fav channels weeky. So, see ya soon, I hope
Thanks! That's an interesting app! What's it called?
@@CalicoSkiesSailing Pocket Tube
Hey, subscribed to your patreon. See ya when you post next vid.
Yas!!! đ welcome onboard!
Great video.
Nice Job.
Very cool episode!
Thanks!
Looks good đ»
that is so cool! I love IT episodes
Ha you are right, this boat project became an IT project!
good instructionâŠgreat videoâŠ
Glad you liked it!
Nice job
Enjoy the new toys Bill. :)
I will! đđ
Cool beans!
that is not a nav pod key. It's a "security torx". You may find a set for the same price. On amazon in europe you can find one for 10 EUR ( 12 USD ). Many appliances has those screws . "security torx" keys are compatible with "torx" ( without the pin in the center ) in case you are interested.
Good to know! I wonder what nav pod charges for the same tool đ
GOOD STUFF!
A ne mo meter! anemometer, I'm not sure you pronounced that. Good to see new equipment for the passage to... Marquesas??
Eventually!!
Thx for all you both bring to us! Are you both saying Niminia? Is that a different kind of network? ConfusedâŠ
NMEA 2000, it's a standard networking language for marine electronics đ
@@CalicoSkiesSailing That's what I thought you were referring to. I hear that called "NEMA 2000". Small diff. Just threw me⊠Thx!
Whaat⊠just happend to bump into Delos⊠crazy⊠i wonder if that kid you having dinner with is that kid who i now follow..
LOL is his name Max?
Thank you âïž
You're welcome đ
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I have only seen you two thought what Delos shows. I'm glad to see I was wrong. Your Nav desk is looking good and colorful. I know nothing about sailing. what does the wind instrument do? Why do you wait till your in port to fix things that break? Thanks for sharing
Happy that you found us Hazel! The wind instrument tells us the direction/angle is coming from and the strength of the wind. We fix things at port because thereâs a lot going on while weâre sailing. Itâs a full time job to navigate and keep watch plus the motion is generally too much to do much fixing. In port itâs much calmer and on anchor we donât have to babysit the boat as much and can focus on projects!! Glad to have you along for the adventure & thank u for watching âșïž
Ever thought of taking pic's of the electrical set up and label it so anyone else can see what everything is. I forgot how many programs there are for putting graphics in a pic. just a thought............................ enjoy
That would certainly help, I know the wiring well bc I've installed everything but would help a future owner
IT guy here, you will greatly improve the transmission quality & speed of that ehternet cable if you properly terminate it. I'm actually surprised that worked.
Interesting! Yes it works but maybe is a bit slow. I found a junction box onboard lol
@@CalicoSkiesSailing lol cool. Those ethernet cables kind of depend on the way the pairs are twisted together to cancel out signal interference. But even two RJ45's connected to a barrel adapter would probably speed it up. There's a pattern you are supposed to use when you lay the wires into the little plastic jumpers.
I love the channel, I watch you guys, and Delos, and a few others. Keep up the good work, Panama is beautiful.
Hey guys, love the channel, the cable you installed for the plotter, it doesn't interfere with the compass?
Thanks! Happy to hear that :) we havenât noticed any interference, no
That is a cool setup. How much current do the devices consume all together?
Hmm not sure really. The draw is not discernible for usâŠat least compared to the fridge and freezer running 24/7 lol
All kidding aside, tether your tools when working aloft.
Good call! Especially the drill lol
ummm...what ever happened to K.I.S.S. ? đ
đ long gone LOL
Hey Bill, I tried to provide you some information on connecting your Victron gear with your B&G Gear as the Cerbo GX can do this, but YT seems to be removing my comments instantly. Maybe its pending review?
hmm thats odd! I'll have to check out the held for review section, not sure. Cerbo Gx can network with NMEA 2000?
@@CalicoSkiesSailing Yes, the Cerbo GX indeed can be integrated onto a NMEA 2000 network, for 2 way data. Basically you your Victron gear can receive some data from the NMEA network, and your chart plotter can receive and display Electrical data from the Victron gear over the NMEA network as well. Victron has some guides on setting this up.
Do you get discount on b&g
No we don't. We really like the functionality of their equipment
Mm