19" 12 V LCD screen installed at the nav station. Articulated arm allows it to be "parked" against the hull when not in use to allow the nav table top to be opened. Plugs into the netbook to provide a High Defintion display for the weather, charting and routing programs...without having to peer at a 10" screen !!
And ...maybe ...watch a video from time to time....
It took 2 hours to get the vertical positioning right !!
And ...maybe ...watch a video from time to time....
It took 2 hours to get the vertical positioning right !!
The screen in the "parked" position... I need to make a webbing strap to hold it in place at sea...and of course put a plastic cover over it !!!
And here's a pic of the LCD screen displaying the GRIB file for tomorrow from Airmail..the black stuff is rain...and you can see a quite intense depression over the upper North Island...its 35 kts out there this evening !
Jacques is coming tomorrow at 1030 to install the PACTOR modem which connects to our ICOM 710 SSB HF High Seas radio and gives us the ability to send and receive text emails over the radio while at sea ! It's expensive to install, but costs almost nothing to run ...I'll send an email on it to all the people on the DIVA CONTACTS LIST so you all have the email address if you'd like to contact us directly ... ...but no jokes or attachments please !!!!!!!!!