Odyssey Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Herbs73 said: You don’t need a complete power loss you only need the display on your plotter to to go tits up. This happened on my vhf whilst out. Being able to “manually navigate” enables you to get home without calling the coast guard. I agree… but I had 2 plotters and my GPS puck failed so I had my back up GPS from my AIS transponder on the network take over. A new puck was ££££ so I got a 2nd hand Simrad unit to add to my network for less money than a new NEMA2K puck… that had an inbuilt GPS…. I fixed the old puck but only after I had fitted my 2nd hand MFD…. So now it looks like star ship enterprise 🤣🤣 but I’ve got 3 MFDs, 3 GPS inputs hence my comments about relying on electronics. However, even with Radar and an AIS transponder and a full radar reflector I don’t head out in fog… If fog comes done I can get home. Obvioouaky electronics can fail, just as my spaniel can eat a paper chart… so it’s all about risk management.. Herbs73 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Herbs73 said: You don’t need a complete power loss you only need the display on your plotter to to go tits up. This happened on my vhf whilst out. Being able to “manually navigate” enables you to get home without calling the coast guard. Agreed - unit failure could also cause issues, which is why GPS's point above about redundancy is worthwhile i.e. have more than one plotter, so that if one should fail you can still navigate home on the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 On a more serious note, I had a major tech failure on Saturday. I ran out of gas. I had only put half the pack of bacon in and it was just about crisping up enough to have a roll each (brown sauce). We had no hot water all day for coffee or pot noodles. This sort of thing is a real harsh learning curve. I considered putting out a pan pan but I felt a little embarrassed at my poor planning. Herbs73 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Odyssey said: I agree… but I had 2 plotters and my GPS puck failed so I had my back up GPS from my AIS transponder on the network take over. A new puck was ££££ so I got a 2nd hand Simrad unit to add to my network for less money than a new NEMA2K puck… that had an inbuilt GPS…. I fixed the old puck but only after I had fitted my 2nd hand MFD…. So now it looks like star ship enterprise 🤣🤣 but I’ve got 3 MFDs, 3 GPS inputs hence my comments about relying on electronics. However, even with Radar and an AIS transponder and a full radar reflector I don’t head out in fog… If fog comes done I can get home. Obvioouaky electronics can fail, just as my spaniel can eat a paper chart… so it’s all about risk management.. 4 MFD's with inbuilt GPS here, plus a standalone GPS/electronic compass, plus a regular ships compass. And as it happens I too have a perpetually hungry spaniel... 🐶 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 minute ago, JonC said: On a more serious note, I had a major tech failure on Saturday. I ran out of gas. I had only put half the pack of bacon in and it was just about crisping up enough to have a roll each (brown sauce). We had no hot water all day for coffee or pot noodles. This sort of thing is a real harsh learning curve. I considered putting out a pan pan but I felt a little embarrassed at my poor planning. I'm with you on the brown sauce. Ketchup has no place on my plate whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Just now, Andy135 said: I'm with you on the brown sauce. Ketchup has no place on my plate whatsoever. Mayonnaise , it's the only sauce to have! Being a posh lad @Andy135id have thought you would know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Just now, Saintly Fish said: Mayonnaise , it's the only sauce to have! Being a posh lad @Andy135id have thought you would know that. I thought you had hollandaise on your eggs Benedict and salmon for breakfast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, JonC said: I thought you had hollandaise on your eggs Benedict and salmon for breakfast? I do, but bacon demands the continental touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The reality is …… you should design the electronics on your boat so there is no ‘single point of failure’, in my world known as an SPF. so, twin batteries that can be manually switched, twin or more plotters, at least two GPS sources, main radio plus handheld, etc, etc. Malc, Odyssey and Andy135 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Just now, GPSguru said: The reality is …… you should design the electronics on your boat so there is no ‘single point of failure’, in my world known as an SPF. so, twin batteries that can be manually switched, twin or more plotters, at least two GPS sources, main radio plus handheld, etc, etc. That’s all good and well but it wouldn’t have helped my bacon cooking emergency Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, JonC said: That’s all good and well but it wouldn’t have helped my bacon cooking emergency You talk enough shit to power the cooker 😂😂 Andy135 and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, GPSguru said: You talk enough shit to power the cooker 😂😂 Is this you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 minute ago, JonC said: Is this you? Just spat my coke out 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, JonC said: Is this you? Nah, too fuggly… 🤣 Saintly Fish and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 hour ago, GPSguru said: The reality is …… you should design the electronics on your boat so there is no ‘single point of failure’, in my world known as an SPF. so, twin batteries that can be manually switched, twin or more plotters, at least two GPS sources, main radio plus handheld, etc, etc. And take biscuits for hungry spaniels 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 5 hours ago, JonC said: Is this you? Is this you, Jon ? Andy135 and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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