(27-03-2017, 12:43 AM)Nowhere-Man Wrote: Why a strange site, Mike?
I described it as strange as it pretends to be a definitive source for rectifying marine electrical problems, and discusses a vast variety of issues, but is lacking in any real detail. On many of the web pages there are repeated phrases at the end of each paragraph. "Batteries Start with a lead acid battery type". this is strange!!!
The other thing I saw was many sketches and images all seem to be elsewhere on the internet, (or of course it may be the converse and the other examples of the same images were taken from John Payne's site)
He is obviously a skilled marine electrician, but his web site is obviously a means to publicise the books he has written on the subject, I cant comment on them as I have not seen or read them.
It's strange as well because I could see no links to actually purchase a book or to contact the author of the web site.
Just my personal view.
Just to add a little background about myself, I have sailed boats from when I was at school. I built my first boat, a 29 foot Motor Sailor when I was in my mid 20's from the bare fibre glass mouldings. I have rebuilt and marinised diesel engines, fitted and aligned prop shafts, fabricated the mast from the bare aluminium extrusion and made all my own rigging. Designed, fabricated and fitted the internal joinery, and designed and fitted the deck hardware. I have since carried out extensive re-fits on other boats. In later life, with my background and C&G qualifications in Electrical Installations I was often called upon to rectify and advise on other yacht owners electrical issues.
Building my first boat was a massive learning curve, very hard work, but very fulfilling. As well as my full time job in the Theatre, I kept up 4 more part time jobs, including taxi driving, ice cream van driver, and freelance model maker involved in making models of Nuclear fall out shelters. I was recently pleased to be put in touch with the current owner of the boat I made, who confirms the boat is still going strong following a recent refit by him. Here is the boat, it still has the original name I gave it, but the colour of the hull has changed from green to blue.
Mike
