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I do a lot of anchoring in the West Coast of Scotland and some of it solo sailing (1070 #5). By the time I walk to the bow and control the windlass the bow can be lost in the wind. Therefore, I wanted to be able to control the windlass wirelessly from the cockpit so I looked up Lewmar for a device o...

Hi Nicolas Yes depth, boat speed, wind speed are displayed but i have that on repeaters in cockpit and at navigation station anyway. I could use the anchor alarm app on my watch but I wouldn't trust the watch's GPS to stay connected while asleep in my bunk and it would be better to use the boats ext...

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I fitted a Garmin GNT 10 to connect our Raymarine to my Garmin Fenix 5 watch. Unfortunately, it only displays basic data and I don't find it particularly useful. I can't control the auto pilot, no anchor drag alarm or man over board alarm functions.
All the best
Nick

Pour diminuer les frottements sur le filoir de renvoi, j’ai installé une poulie à attache Dyneema qui se fixe sur le filoir, ce qui évite de percer des trous supplémentaires dans le cockpit ( nécessaires si on installe une poulie Flip-flop). Poulie Ronstan 40mm Orbit pour cordage de 8mm, charge max...

Hi Nick, I am in the process of mulling over my options to deal with a faulty Webasto Thermo Top C on a 1070 (leaking heat exchanger and faulty circuit board). The pipe installation to move the water about the boat is neat and I can take some photos when I am next there if you like. The Webasto spa...

Hi All I was thinking about force air heating on my 1070, possibly Autoterm as they are cheap https://shop.autoterm.com/ might be a false economy? I was researching drilling through bulkheads as i am nervous about the structural implications. I came across this on a cruiser forum https://www.cruiser...