"Bob" wrote in news:1139953124.850923.324820
@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Humm. Simple...cheep.... reliable............ You sold me.
Thanks




One more little item I forgot. In parallel with the float switch is the
helmsman's panic switch to raise the dead should there be some life-
threatening emergency that needs an "all hands on deck" callup. The
cabling was in the right place, so it was a good idea. The switch is hard
to get to up under the instrument panel so no inadvertent, heart-stopping
alarms in the middle of my offwatch sleeping...(c;

The panic switch not only alerts the crew their attendance in the cockpit
appears to be mandatory, but alerts a couple of miles ahead, 1/2 mile to
the beams and aft, as well....(c; When someone is running me down, I tend
to want to make LOTS of noise to the contrary....

Hollar out at 2AM sometime and see how long it takes to get everyone out of
bed and on deck for an emergency drill. The big siren drops that time
significantly, those that aren't in cardiac arrest, of course.