Thanks Alan for the quick reply. I do have an automatic tuner and wondered if tuning to the longer physical length by adding in the triatic would be an advantage. In at in a pit at Vuda Marina and

Hi Bob, If you have an automatic tuner there would be no advantage in connecting the triatic to your backstay. The tuner tunes the frequency to the length of the antenna automatically. If you don't

Alan, I have a Maramu and use the backstay as my SSB antenna. It's been working well. I was wondering if lengthening the antenna by connecting my insulated triatic with gto-15 cable would improve

Many thanks for the advice. I've been in touch with Dessolator & they say the same thing. I'll buy a new capacitor !

I never mentioned to flush the watermaker with chemicals twice per week ?!? The chemical addetive is only for hybernation or during wintering when you do not use the h2o maker > 4-6 month. According

I guess this means that the Santorin does not have a dedicated SSB ground. Mine therefore must be connected to the zincs, which is why they are wearing more quickly. How have other Santorins grounded

Hello again Kent! Did some late night work and tanks to your input I found the wire from the zink and connected that to the bilge ground strap, so now there is no resistance between the Zink and the

The insulated triatic is not useable as an SSB antenna.To answer the question though, the core of the coax is connected to the insulated triatic, the shiled is not connected to anything. The triatic

Kent! Thank you very much this will help a lot Unfortunately I'm leaving the boat for a 14 night and have to clear out all the wires then. But I'm sure it will be much easier with this input Thank

OK David But il will be in April, my boat is in Grece and I only will be there at this time. Friendly Jean-Paul

Hi Paul. It's very important that you understand the bonding system. If not correct, your underwater metals are at risk of galvanic and possibly electrolytic corrosion. There are five "grounding"

Joel, That was interesting , its good to hear confirmation of what you believe to be true. Could you address the backstays, I have never kept them nearly as tight and have gathered that they are not

Thank you for that Bill After cleaning the threads on the bolt I measure good contact between the two bolts holding the two zinks on the rudder. However when measuring between he bolts and the shaft

Paul, You said, "The bolts on the rudder holding the zink are not connected electrically with each other." The bolts on the rudder holding the zincs SHOULD be connected electrically with each other

I think that you may be describing what Dessalator calls the "sterilizing cartridge." It does work well using the "flush" procedure. I have the sterilizing cartridge, but no longer use it. I did

I think I just found it: o understand why the rig tension on an Amel is so very different than on other fiberglass boats, we must first consider and understand the structural differences that Amel

I just got my electric motors rebuilt. Riggers got the forestay back up. Now comes the question of tuning. I searched the site for Joel Potters Rig Tuning but did not find anything.

Thanks Eric, the insulated part of triatic is not a dipole. Well, the copper core of the coaxial is connected to the insulated part of the triatic, but WHERE do I connect the shielding braid? A

Thanks Pat. I thought that was the same as your arch. Hi to Diane Kent

Thank you Vladimir I have tried your concept with cleaning and now they conduct and have electric contact with the copper strip in the lazaret. Don't understand what you mean by all grounds connect