Hi guys!! My family and I are also installing that sensor on our 1978 Catalina 30, although have not had much luck with the epoxy we’re using to build the base for the sensor bracket. What did you guys use for that? Thanks!
Hello... I was watching you install video and was wondering how you removed the electrical connector from the cable. Did you remove it or cut the cable? I'll be installing the forward scan on my Island Packet this Spring 2020. I have to remove it connector to run the cable to my MFD in the cockpit. It looks like you are passing the cable through bulkheads with no connector on it. Thank you for the video! Smooth Sailing!
Hello, I did cut the connector, like 50cm away from the plug. The warranty will be void if the new joint is not done in a waterproofe case. So I entered the case with both cable end from downside ( water that rinses along the wire will not run upwards) . I joined the single wires ny soldering and isolating each with shrinkhose. additional I compleated the shild with a wrap of aluminium foil and self amalgating tape. This method worked fine and no faults so far. have fun sailing -Oliver-
@@Bdpjev Yes, thats right its fiberglass and the new sensor is aligned with the speed and deapth tridata sensor. But u need to keep distance to other sensors with the forward scan
Yes we aligned the direction of the forward sensor with the waterline and side to side. An eventual minimal deviation does not matter, the boat mouves in the waves anyway. -Oliver-
Hello Brent, for now we dont have real uncharted conditions like we encountered in South America or Caribbean, there it gets it´s hard test. Anyway you never speed into shallow waters, so it will give us some time to react. For now I can say: in 5m waters that we get a beam ahead of more than 2 ship length. In deeper waters it shows up to 100m ahead. A nice feature is the colored beam it shows on the chart, ahead of the ship. That beam changes its color from green , over yellow, to red if there are any obstacles in the way. -Oliver-
@@CHRIS198490 hello Chris, We tested the ForwardScan in the Bay of Gibraltar by sailing intentionally over some shoals. It worked very precisly, aspecialy the colored forward beam was helpfull. We also used it in two window mode, showing chart and scan window at the same time. Here a link to B&G: www.bandg.com/bg/type/forwardscan-and-sonar/
Hi Brent, Now we tested the ForwardScan in real life conditions on our sailing south to Tanger Africa. Please real our comments below. Fair winds Oliver
Hello, This very littel loss of speed is no problem on a big curiser. On a Cruiser, we carry all kind of equipment with us that makes the boat heavy but compfortable, so we choose the larger size of boat that tolerates it. fair winds -Oliver-
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Well done. I read about use proxy and gel coat. How u figure out that u have use proxy over gel coat? Thank u
👍 Nice job⛵️
do you remember what fiberglass you used for the build up to level the surface for the location of the sensor?
Hi guys!! My family and I are also installing that sensor on our 1978 Catalina 30, although have not had much luck with the epoxy we’re using to build the base for the sensor bracket. What did you guys use for that? Thanks!
What size drill bit did you use.. and what type of epoxy did you use.
Hello... I was watching you install video and was wondering how you removed the electrical connector from the cable. Did you remove it or cut the cable? I'll be installing the forward scan on my Island Packet this Spring 2020. I have to remove it connector to run the cable to my MFD in the cockpit. It looks like you are passing the cable through bulkheads with no connector on it. Thank you for the video! Smooth Sailing!
Hello, I did cut the connector, like 50cm away from the plug. The warranty will be void if the new joint is not done in a waterproofe case.
So I entered the case with both cable end from downside ( water that rinses along the wire will not run upwards) . I joined the single wires ny soldering and isolating each with shrinkhose. additional I compleated the shild with a wrap of aluminium foil and self amalgating tape.
This method worked fine and no faults so far.
have fun sailing
-Oliver-
SV Vela Nautica thank you!! That’s exactly what I wound up doing! Stay safe!
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Isn't that the beam of the hull?
sorry, I do not understand the question?
@@svvelanautica2374 no I thought that the center of the Hull where you drilled you hole was a wooden beam. But you have a fiberglass boat
@@Bdpjev Yes, thats right its fiberglass and the new sensor is aligned with the speed and deapth tridata sensor. But u need to keep distance to other sensors with the forward scan
You needed to check the hole in the hull with a level it should be level front to back and side to side.
Yes we aligned the direction of the forward sensor with the waterline and side to side. An eventual minimal deviation does not matter, the boat mouves in the waves anyway.
-Oliver-
How do you find the scanner? How far ahead does it look?
Hello Brent, for now we dont have real uncharted conditions like we encountered in South America or Caribbean, there it gets it´s hard test. Anyway you never speed into shallow waters, so it will give us some time to react. For now I can say: in 5m waters that we get a beam ahead of more than 2 ship length. In deeper waters it shows up to 100m ahead. A nice feature is the colored beam it shows on the chart, ahead of the ship. That beam changes its color from green , over yellow, to red if there are any obstacles in the way.
-Oliver-
@@svvelanautica2374 Nice device I think is must for World traveller do you have any link just to have look
@@CHRIS198490 hello Chris,
We tested the ForwardScan in the Bay of Gibraltar by sailing intentionally over some shoals.
It worked very precisly, aspecialy the colored forward beam was helpfull. We also used it in two window mode, showing chart and scan window at the same time.
Here a link to B&G:
www.bandg.com/bg/type/forwardscan-and-sonar/
Here a dealer link:
www.svb24.com/en/navico-forwardscan-transducer.html
Fair winds Oliver
Hi Brent,
Now we tested the ForwardScan in real life conditions on our sailing south to Tanger Africa.
Please real our comments below.
Fair winds Oliver
With Forward Scan installed ,, you lose boat speed because to the shape of the hole !
Hello, This very littel loss of speed is no problem on a big curiser.
On a Cruiser, we carry all kind of equipment with us that makes the boat heavy but compfortable, so we choose the larger size of boat that tolerates it.
fair winds -Oliver-