"Shaun Van Poecke" wrote in message
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Im sure heaps of people out there must be carrying their laptops on board
when they are cruising for navigation/internet.... what is the general
consensus on life? Do they suffer a lot from corosion? is anybody
opening up their laptop and sparying the circuitboards with anything?

I have two notebooks that id like to carry permanently on a thunderbird
26, mainly for navigation use, so they'll be on most of the time and id
like them to last at least a couple of years if possible.... I had the
idea of separating the screen and the motherboard/HDD, encasing most of it
in a waterproof container, nolting the screen to a bulkhead and using an
external keyboard.... a bit over the top?

Is anyone shockproofing their laptop, or just sitting them on a table?

Thanks all
Shaun




You don't want to be opening up your laptop and spraying CBs. The system
will overheat. Buy a laptop that's designed for the marine environment
(rugged) or not use it as a primary device should the one you have fail due
to corrosion. I've known people to go for a long time with a regular one
without any problems. Probably one big problem is damage due to it not being
secured when the boat is in a seaway.

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