How to make a 15 inch chart plotter for only $125 E112
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2021
- After spending the day trying to remove a rusted and damaged windlass on the Hatteras Yacht, we head back to the land house. I show how we made a 15 inch chart plotter / navigation screen for only $125 and an old cell phone.
Nothing like being a captain of a yacht and knowing how to fix issues- you really have become a worthy captain of the high seas two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻
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Thanks!
Procrastination isn't so bad. It's better than amateurcrastination.
Great idea with the 15" monitor! Genius Captain Sperrys! Looking forward to this season's videos. Roger out
Unfortunately. our only C-type to C-type cable broke almost immediately and we haven't been able to us the monitor yet.
Speaking from experience, it's always a heart stopping moment when you discover wet, rotting plywood anywhere on your boat. I had to rebuild both of the lazarette hatches in the floor of my cockpit deck last year. However, at least I'll never find any rot there again after the repairs, thanks to the miracle of Coosa board.
Hopefully it is not too bad. I hope to find out this weekend, if I can get the rest of the windlass removed.
@@tryingnottosink9107 I sincerely hope you have better luck than I did. When I first bought my boat ten years ago, I too found the loose bolts on the windless. The surveyor had totally missed seeing any problem with it, but when I took it apart, I found lots of problems. Water had gotten down both the bolt holes and under the cat head and into the actual hole in the deck the windless drive comes up through. It had rotted an area of my bow deck of about 3 square feet. Even worse, it had gotten into the back end of my bow pulpit and rotted the aft six inches of it too. The pulpit had to be removed, disassembled and have the entire core replaced. I was sad for weeks after that bill.
Oh well, having a big yard bill is still better than going to set your anchor and having your pulpit break loose from the hull...lol. Had a friend that had that happen in the Bahamas. Yikes!
Another great video!
Great video. Good luck in the anchor locker this weekend! Those look like lounging trousers, not PJs, and make perfect sense to me!.
Thanks. Sorry for the late reply. We just posted a new video of me removing the windlass.
Just stumbled across this! What an awesome idea!
Glad you like it!
I like the monitor idea.
oh my that windlass looks fun. just got a 40' richardson we will be doing the loop with one day. great videos, racking all the info i can on boating lol thanks keep it up
Thanks for watching! We hope to do the loop one day as well.
I recommend you disregard anything this crook advises, and I recommend you avoid ever being in proximity with him. He's dangerous.
This is such a great idea. I dont have a boat anymore but will again in the future... after the kids get through college. I'll go with a touchscree panel so I don't have to mess with the phone much. Don't know why I didn't think ove this already. Lol. Subed
Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
Great idea ! Thanks for sharing .
Thanks for watching!
Splendid idea on the monitor here.
We like it a lot.
This is something I would pay to have done....but that is me. Kudos for doing the work yourself
You are braver than I to tackle the windlass issue and the associated decking that will need fixed.
You mean I am "cheaper!" 😁
Cheaper😂, I don't think so. Smarter! I actually really enjoy doing projects like this. It gives you/me such satisfaction to do these boat jobs. I find paying a "professional " sometimes/mostly doesn't equate to a professional job. I've got a 1980 Gulfstar44 so projects are always on going. But hey, that's boat life.🛥🍻
10:04 for the monitor part. Thanks
Great Job love the videos ....
Glad you like them!
Good video. Looking at buying a 58' Hat yachtfish and the windlass needs work so this is helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow who needs a iPad Pro for over £2000. When phones are just as powerful and for £100 you can get one of those. Very impressed thank you. Thanks for sharing Ray K UK 🇬🇧 YNWA.
You're welcome!
Awesome video. Lived the ‘creepy’ background sounds!
There’s been a windlass conversation on Sams right now. Also a mini nightmare.
The electronics ideas you have are always welcome. This one is cool.
And..... another great video. 👍 Very well done.
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The Sam's conversation is probably me (Lookinglass)! Thanks for watching. We are glad you find the videos helpful.
So Ed, what area of suburban RU guys from outside of Philadelphia?
Nice tip using the big monitor. I’m going to investigate Amazon today for one... thx.
Glad it was helpful!
Great idea
Your trip into the bow reminded me of having to work on a 5.5 meter (transmitting) satellite dish. The "hub" was about the size of a 55 gallon drum, and it was me, a squirrel cage blower to keep the feed from freezing, the transmitter and the amplifier for the receiver. Oh, and a very greasy chain that would always jump off the sprocket if you tried to move it when it was iced up. Ten minutes to put the chain back once you finally got up in there...
Interesting! You can see why I was procrastinating!
Great idea with the monitor. I was wondering how you were going to deal with charging the battery, but it sounds like you’ve come up with a good solution. I don’t envy you when you get back to the project you are currently working on the boat. Good luck with that one, and I’ll await the next video to see how everything turns out. Keep the videos coming. I enjoy what you and Lynn produce. Great job!...Ed
We plan to give the windlass another shot this weekend. Hopefully it will go well and I'll post a video next week.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Looking forward to hearing about your success with the windlass!...Ed
Great idea, now I just have to see if I can find a monitor that’s bright enough. I know that when I was looking at tablets they measured brightness in nits, so I’m on looking for some thing that has brighter than 600 nits, my iPhone 12 has around 800 nits and looks great but it is a little small so if I could find a monitor that had similar brightness at 15 inches or even 12 inches that would be great. Thanks for the idea
Gr8 job Ed..
Thanks!
i bought one that is touch screen way more convenient! thanks for sharing!
A touch screen sounds much better.
The touch screen is nice but it costs 5 to 6 times more. At that price you may just want to buy the tablet.
Very cool, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Saludos!!! Desde PR🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Saludos!
Thank you.
Did a similar thing where I have a 15.6" touchscreen tethered to my samsung s21. Works amazing. Use a seasucker to mount it up on the dash. Works PERFECT!
Our only type C to Type C cable went bad at the start of the trip and we haven't been able to use it.
@@tryingnottosink9107 you can get another type C anywhere. Noticed you made it out of Philly and headed south. Enjoy and be careful!
Do you have any ideas on how to couple your monitor to the nmea2000 network? I have the same problem with my windlass. Too old to repair. time to buy a new one.
Ed you made me laugh, working on your windless in your PJ’s. I do some stuff around the outside of the house in my pj’s .
Might as well be comfortable!
I can’t work in my PJ’s because I don’t own any the closest I come is sweat pants.😁
Dude, you have me laughing with the long hair and the PJs. On a serious note, I continue to appreciate your research. I’m in the serious stage of purchasing an 410 Chris-Craft Commander. Your videos embolden me (within reason), damn the naysayers. I’ve got skills.
If I can do it - anyone can do it!
Mom!! Theres a strange looking homeless man in pajamas stealing our neighbor's windlass!
I love the monitor idea. How do you connect and charge the phone? Or is it one or the other, charge or monitor not both at once? Thanks for the idea!
I have one of those wireless charging stations. I plan to sit it on that.
Any ideas on how to add navionics or similar without the phone? Stand alone GPS receiver? Love your idea of the larger monitor, maybe even a touch screen? Sketchy reception on our phone on our lake but really need a chart plotter or map to avoid the shallow spots. Someone else asked as well but the monitor holders you utilize currently on your dash, where did you get those please? Love your channel too, the good with the bad makes it real!
You do not need the phone for Navionics. You can download the apps from wifi. We have it running on several $200 tablets as well as the phone. You can also use a mini computer like a Raspberry Pie to run it and use the 15 inch monitor. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079TGWRNR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Good thinking on the monitor.
Thanks.
I have a 61 Hatt MY in Baltimore and went through some windlass work last winter into this past spring. My motor was rusted and eventually failed. It’s replaced with a rebuilt one and I have added a sunbrella cover over the windlass and switches to keep water from getting into there again.
We have a sunbrella cover as well. I think we will be using it much more after I get the windlass fixed.
Gonna make one for mine
you seem up on computing nav stuff. suggestions yu might have for a complete novice. I am in middle Tennessee getting a boat ready may use within next two years to float down to the Gulf go out and fish a bit. Thinking radar, sonar, fish finder, navigation and radio but all linked in. Is that a possibility? And kinds that are best invest?
Yes, they can all be linked together. Since you want radar, you would need a ready built system, like Garmin or Foruno. If you can live without Radar (we can't) you can just use tablets and apps like Navionics and Sonarphone. They would link together through Wifi and Blue Tooth. We use a combination. Our radar is on our old Foruno Plotter that came with the boat. Everything else is an app on the tablets. We did several videos on our set up a couple years ago.
I’ve been in those areas of old boats before. Not easy for bigger guys like us. Lol
I didn't this for inside the cabin. Its a nice TV to kickback and watch plus can watch the cameras to be able to see whats going on outside
Anything available that you could have a big touchscreen working through your phone? To change the display on your system you have to have the phone handy, yes?
The phone is tethered to the monitor, so it is always handy.
Hi Ed, great video. Just a thought, you can also pair a Bluetooth mouse to that Note 8 so you can navigate on the monitor without having to mess with the phone's touch screen. Just a thought. Cheers!
That's a great idea! I'll give that a try.
@@tryingnottosink9107 what about a touch screen monitor?
@@billstobie4872 that’s what i’m planning to do. I have a touchscreen monitor at the helm connected to a Windows PC in de cabin. Now i would like to connect a Samsung device with DeX to my Windows computer (you can download DeX for Windows 10/11). Now the question is. Will my touchscreen monitor work as it does not have a keyboard or mouse?
Looks like a super fun job! Just an FYI, if the WD-40 doesn't work, get some stuff the is called PB Blaster! The stuff is amazing at getting rusty stuff apart! I have used it on exhaust bolts on cars from New York and they came off without breaking! Any way to get a fan blowing up into that hole to speed up the drying process? Good luck with the repairs!
I use PB Blaster as well. I sprayed the hell out of it last weekend. Hopefully it does not give me much trouble when I try to remove it this weekend.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Crossed fingers it comes apart for you.
Cool idea with the screen. Is the monitor resolution greater than the phone? In other words, will it upscale or is it just - bigger?
Is the monitor touch? I know most phones allow usb keyboard and mouse controls so a touch screen monitor should work and be perfect for a chart tablet.
No. I use the screen on the phone as a touchpad.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Cool. It wouldn't be $125 if it was touch. Great hack nonetheless! Thanks for the video. Ive been enjoying your channel.
The c clip on the windless holds the chain hub down on the shaft. It probably popped out or wasn't installed correctly. Looks like you opened a big project up this time. Stay warm.
That is what I thought, but I could not find a groove for it. I have a shaft and gear box one coming, perhaps it will be more clear.
Any idea if this water issue around your windless is a common issue with Hatteras?
I have heard it is. I do not think it originated from the loose bolts. I think they were loose because of the rusted mount. Perhaps I will figure it out once I get everything apart.
@@tryingnottosink9107 The reason I ask is that we might consider a Hatteras as a live-aboard. I do like the layout of these MY's. Of course every boat has its quirks, it's just good to go in eye's open. Really enjoy your channel! Cheers from Vancouver Island, BC.
Ed, you mentioned you have Wifi on your boat for navigation so I assume you have it while underway. My question is how do you get Wifi on your boat while cruising?
Ditto
When I am cruising in the States, I just use my phone as a hotspot. Between my phone and Lyn's we have 50 gig available. I am thinking of adding a dedicated hot spot, like the Franklin from T-Mobile. I also have a wifi extender on the boat, which can pick up my phone hot spot, or any other wifi at a local marina or Starbucks. When I am in the Bahamas, I rent a "MyIslandWifi" for $50 per month but supposedly T-Mobile will work there. I guess I'll see this Spring. The last time I was ther I was on AT&T.
How do you get sonar data on the monitor? I don't believe my old E120 has video out.
I use Sonarphone.
Curious how those monitors work in the day light ? Can you read the screen
They are bright enough but keep in mind, we have a hard top so they are never in direct sunlight.
Im down the same road. Most display manufactures charactarize thier display as outdoor readable at a brighness of 800 nits. Typical crlphones are 250 - 350 nits. I got a 60$ samsung 10.1 android 4
42 and 425 nits. Mirror my lowrance to it over on boat wifi and with a display visor, pretty readable. Sendit back and continuing my quest for a daylight readable 15-17 inch display to pair with an old hdmi out android phone wich will run the mirroring fom my console fishfinder.
Great idea about using your phones gps abilities. You could probably use it without wifi too. Just download the maps you need to your phone and the gps does not need wifi to work, however , with wifi it may be more accurate. Realize that all gps on phones are not equal, depending on how many satellites your phone will compare determines your accuracy. When I use to travel all over the world as an airline pilot I would use a global mapping app, such as cities to go, and use the phone without wifi or cell data to not get lost in the big cities of the world, Paris, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, etc.
It works very well. We use multiple device with different views, so we always have a second opinion on GPS location. We are big believers in redundancy!
Hi,
How to connect your sonar on it, how to connect your radar on it. Which chart are you using?
Kr,
Hi Ed,
my name is Uwe from Germany.
Thanks a lot for the nice videos you share with us.
I struggled over it while searching for intresting solutions for my Bayliner 275 here in Germany. Well the boat runs in Beglium, which ist jaust near my home. Anyhow I would like to write to you today, as I had nearly the same idea as you had with the monitor. BUT I didn't like the need to touch the small mobile surface for settings or Apps to open. After searching and trying a lot I found a solution that does it all-in-one!!! It is the "V7 L156TCH-1G 15.6" USB-C Portable Touch Screen Monitor". It has all the features you told us about PLUS the possibility to touch the large screen to use all mobile functions. So it is a true display mirror of my mobile. and that ist really the best I ever saw as solution. You may use every App on the mobile when ever you want behind the streering wheel of your boat - incl. WhatsApp....
Best regards, from good old Germany and "always a hand's breadth of water under the keel" as we say here. ;o)
Were did you get the brackets from that hold the monitor 🤔
Off Amazon. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079TGWRNR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
rust oleum rusty metal primer.....I have sprayed rusty stuff 20 years ago the stuff still sticks no peeling. use it on that winch
I have thought the same thing about my old iPads. The thing is, you will need to start the phone bill back up on it to use Navionics, right? I use my phone and a 12.9” IPad Pro right now alongside my Raymarine Axiom on the flybrige. i want to use the old ones on the lower helm. The iPads use cell service. Honestly, I’ve never tried them with the cell off, but my guess is that they won’t work with Navionics. I hope I’m wrong!
To answer my own question I just tried it with my cell and WiFi off and it seemed to work fine. I guess it just uses GPS and the info that is already loaded. Thanks for the info!
Yes, it uses GPS. You only need wifi to download new maps.
@@tryingnottosink9107 thanks so much. If you all only knew how much you have helped us in our cruising. If we ever cross paths, I’ll make sure and send you off with some super Tennessee whiskey.
Can you tie your depth and radio into the screen as well. Thank you
We tie the Sonar to it all the time, but have not found a way to add radio. Not that we need it.
Hey Ed, great video but i encourage You to use gloves and safety glasses on that type of proyects
What are you using for Wi fi on your boat?
T-Mobile Home internet when in the states and our phones as hot spots in the Bahamas.
Lovely idea with the 15" monitor. However, for navigation it will still be dependent on the phone for the essential GPS signal. And far enough from shore the phone can not provide a GPS signal. So...options are then either a separate GPS receiver to another USB port, or buy a tablet that has a GPS signal built in. Correct?
No, the phone always has a GPS signal. So does the tablet.
Hi great Idea, thanks .... If it is a Samsung you are able to use DEX and your Phone is the touch screen....
It is Samsung and I do have DEX. I just can't do Dex and the Nav App at the same time. Or maybe I haven't quite figured it out yet.
where did you get this screen at and what cord will allow my phone to be viewed on that screen is there a program that has to be downloaded to the phone?
I bought it on Amazon. It takes a special USBc to USBc cord and I have had some problems with them.
One thing owning a boat you learn daily
How is the monitor in direct sunlight?
Not sure, probably bad. We do not get direct sunlight on our bridge because of the hard top.
Lekker man Lekker
they got a rasberry pi 8gb ram model out now good for open cpn. gonna be building a system myself using that. gonna use nmea 2000 and seatalk adapters as well. can setup ais as well.
I think about that once in a while. Perhaps one day.
what was that gps module we could hook up to a laptop and use with open source software to make a charter plotter too? I've found and lost again. Could anyone help? Thnk you.
I don't know.
Would you be able to play music through this and the phone, or do you have to buy another device?
Not sure, never tried.
Love the tablet idea but how does it work 80 miles offshore with no wifi?
It does not require wifi. Maps are downloaded ahead of time. GPS is everywhere.
Is the screen touch sensitive?
No. I use the screen on the phone as a touchpad.
Awesome idea, however, the phone needs to have service to run the app, current?
No need. The maps are downloaded to the phone and GPS does not require service.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Awesome, thanks for the info!😃
Where did you get the holders for the 15in screens?
I didn't yet
@@tryingnottosink9107 What adapter would I need to hook up to my IPhone?
Is the monitor a touch screen too?
No. You need to use the phone like a laptop touchpad.
@@tryingnottosink9107 Does the monitor charge the phone? (That would be handy...)
Wouldm't that drain your airtime? also is that a touch screen?
It is not a touch screen, but the phone is. Our airtime is unlimited, but it doesn't use much. We actually stopped using this system on the bridge because I kept having problems with the USB cords.
It’s a Niuto 14 inch touch screen from amazon:
4K Portable Touch Monitor Travel Screen Second Touchscreen Extender UHD USB C Computer Gaming for Laptop 14.0 Inch 3840 X 2160 IPS Compatible with Mac,MacBook,Nintendo Switch
What is the make and model of the monitor?
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0885RN8FQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
does the phone charge via 15 monitor ?
No, we have the phone pugged in while in use.
You may want to consider a different phone like a newer one. As phones become older the batteries don’t age well. And in extreme cases they turn in a fire risk. I would look in to a cheap new phone that is specked the same
Lynn break out the swizzzors on Ed's Hair! it is getting out of control!
For the idea on using the note 8 to drive a Monitor that is great! this leads to many possibilities.
Can you.get stainless steel chains and save all the rust problem
The chains are stainless. It was the mounting plates and bolts that rusted.
Do you have a link for tablet, does it have GPS in tablet.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0885RN8FQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I do not know if they still sell it. No GPS. I just use the phone for GPS.
The water in the core could have frozen and expanded the core. Causing more stress on the bolts.
The bolts did not run through that part of the core. But you might be right. There might be more water damage that I did not find yet.
Hope you all can sail in 2021
We do too!
Check also BBN Marine OS for raspberry pi4. Many free and opensource boat software packages preinstalled and preconfigured.
Thanks for the tip.
Ouch, that looks uncomfortable! You need to follow James over at M/V Dirona and get a good pair of Coveralls for jobs like that !
Yes, but he rocks the whole Hugh Hefner doing boat maintenance look.
Yeah, that is the look I was going for! 😁
@@tryingnottosink9107 Well, if your new look begins attracting the attention of centerfold quality women, be sure to tell me immediately. Whenever I'm working on my boat in the marina, all I ever seem to attract are old, retired guys drinking beer, who stop by to tell me how I'm "doing it all wrong."
How to you interface sonar?
It is automatic with Navionics.
Stick around if you want to learn about his monitor. The first 80% I’d talking about the windlass but the last 20% is of value re monitors
Ed, your wifi on the boat can be solved by T-Mobile. Ask about their 100gb data plan for $50 monthly. It is 5G and they will sell you a 5G mifi (Inseego) for 50% off. You’ll have great service anywhere you can get T-Mobile service.
I saw you a few years ago, and watched some of your early videos. I don't know if it's because you were a politician before or something else, but you did then and still currently give off strong creep vibes. I hope you never end up in a slip next to me. I've never yet been wrong about these feelings. I'd be curious how estranged you are from your family. Almost be willing to bet they are embarrassed to be related to you.
100 dollars or so, you can get a brand new Amazon fire hd... ten minutes later have it hacked to android format. Easy CZcams search, granted not your 15" screen but still nice, could always beam the screen to a larger tv.
Only thing I see is your old phone don’t you have to have that phone active on an account. I’m thinking about the same type of thing I would like 2 chart plotter screens.
The phone does not have to be active. I just hook it up to wifi if I need to download something.
But that monitor doesn't have touch input.
Don't you just hate "mystery parts"? Is it a makeshift spacer, because there was play in the capstan? was it supposed to go up inside the capstan (not likely, I think)? Can you get a schematic for that windlass? www.galleymaid.com/galley-maid-windlass.html They might sill have one.
I have a parts drawling. I think it was supposed to be on the shaft below the wildcat but who knows. Once I get the whole thing apart I might be able to figure it out.
Hi Ed, Love your videos. I do have to wonder why a guy who owns a 65 foot Hatteras, is not using real marine electronics. iPads and cheap screens from Amazon attached to an old phone may work on a sunny day are not the best solution for a boat. There is a reason why quality MFDs from the major bands cost so much more. They work always, in all weather. Cutting cost on electronics seems penny wise and pound foolish. I presume you carry full paper charts as a back up to your rube Goldberg set up.
Keep in mind, I still have two Furunos on the boat. They work fine. One reason I can get away with tablets is that my flybridge is enclosed. I never have a problem with weather or sunlight. I do have paper charts onboard, but I am almost never out of sight of land, so I do not worry too much. And, I like the redundancy. I currently have 3 tablets, 2 smart phones, and two Furunos on board. All are capable of navigation, sonar and AIS. The Furunos handle the radar. And, I am cheap. Still, you might see me switch over some day. I have been offered steep discounts from a major brand to install their system and do a video about it.
Time for a haircut.
I think that time passed about 8 months ago!
Skip ahead 10 minutes until there’s discussion about the monitor.
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Why is this the wrong video?
1 problem you didn't address is that your phone needs to be charging too.. if it can't be charged wireless you will need to disconnect the screen to charge the phone..
No. The phone sits on a wireless charger and is continuously charged.