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Four Suns
02-28-2007, 10:56 AM
Anyone have any experience with SSB grounding solutions for a 48' Sea Ray?
Sea Gull
02-28-2007, 02:49 PM
Most of the SSB installations that I have seen use a Dynaplate or the like as a dedicated ground.
Four Suns
02-28-2007, 06:10 PM
Thanks... That's basically what I found also. Didn't realize I was going to have to get the boat pulled out of the water to install a SSB radio... everything is always twice as much as you originally think. :smt089
JC3
02-28-2007, 06:20 PM
Gary, Not a truer word has been spoken! :lol: JC
Four Suns
03-01-2007, 06:17 AM
I have to get the boat pulled anyway as I am getting a water maker installed so I guess I can still blame the pulling of the boat on that item... It's all still cheaper than a hydraulic swim platform! :smt101
Robski97
03-01-2007, 08:41 AM
Gary,
Which water maker did u go with ....


Rob
Four Suns
03-02-2007, 12:37 PM
I am going with HRO Systems conventional watermaker. It's not one of the new technology/energy recovery models. It's a 700 gallon/day modular system and the components are going to be balanced around in the lazarette area and the control panel brought up into the cabin. I'm also going with several of the pre-filters in an effort to minimize the clogging and oil problems.

I did a lot of poking around on these things and the new technology (energy recovery) models like West Marine sells appear to not be holding up well. Those systems appear to work off of a pulsating pressure system that stresses the membranes whereas the older conventional systems are high-pressure at all times but do require a lot more juice. Since I have a diesel generator that is running all the time anyway, what's the point of a low-energy model. I also only wanted to run the thing 4 or 5 hours a day which is why the 700 gallons/day (150 gallon freshwater tank).

The range on these things are from very simple but all manual high-energy systems to very complex all automatic low-energy systems. I went for something in the middle.... we shall see how it works out. Like anything, another reason these things seem to go bad is from lack of use and improper storage... but I'm not a watermaker expert but I'll keep you posted on my outcome.