I use to set the old Loran for anchor watch.
Now with the new GPS Chart Plotter installed in the cockpit I will not be
able to hear the anchor alarm from inside.
I wonder what would be the best way to solve this problem without having a
repeater inside the boat.

wrote:
I use to set the old Loran for anchor watch.
Now with the new GPS Chart Plotter installed in the cockpit I will not be
able to hear the anchor alarm from inside.
I wonder what would be the best way to solve this problem without having a
repeater inside the boat.



Get one of those battery powered alarms that parents set by the
babies bed. When the baby makes sound the alarm sounds to wake you up
g

I have a second cable that plugs into 12 V outlets in the cabin so I just
bring the GPS below.

However, I sleep right through its alarm. It just isn't loud enough. The
funny thing is, I wake up for things like the motion of the boat changing
when the tide turns. I just haven't been able to train my mind to put that
little electronic beep on the list of things to keep track of while I'm
sleeping.

--
Roger Long

On Thu, 17 May 2007 20:33:24 -0300, wrote:

Most modern GPS units have a wire point that can be connected to the
negative (usually) side of a cheap $7 alarm. The positive side of the
alarm/buzzer/piezo is connected to a power source such as taken off a
light. To ensure that I sleep soundly at anchor I have one of these on
the ceiling of the saloon - about 4 feet from my head in the forward
cabin.

Believe me, it is well worth taking the small trouble involved in
installing one. When I go to sleep with the GPS anchor alarm set, I
know that should we move, either due to a change of wind (usually) or
the anchor dragging (very seldom), I shaqll be awoken with a loud
"barp, barp" etc. I find that I am instantly awake from a deep sleep
and on my feet, knowing exactly what the alarm means.

Before, I would sleep lightly unless in a quiet anchorage, fearful
that I wouldn't hear the cockpit GPS alarm.

regards
Peter

I use to set the old Loran for anchor watch.
Now with the new GPS Chart Plotter installed in the cockpit I will not be
able to hear the anchor alarm from inside.
I wonder what would be the best way to solve this problem without having a
repeater inside the boat.

I like the idea and I will review it seriously.
Thanks for the suggestion.

"Peter Hendra" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 May 2007 20:33:24 -0300, wrote:

Most modern GPS units have a wire point that can be connected to the
negative (usually) side of a cheap $7 alarm. The positive side of the
alarm/buzzer/piezo is connected to a power source such as taken off a
light. To ensure that I sleep soundly at anchor I have one of these on
the ceiling of the saloon - about 4 feet from my head in the forward
cabin.

Believe me, it is well worth taking the small trouble involved in
installing one. When I go to sleep with the GPS anchor alarm set, I
know that should we move, either due to a change of wind (usually) or
the anchor dragging (very seldom), I shaqll be awoken with a loud
"barp, barp" etc. I find that I am instantly awake from a deep sleep
and on my feet, knowing exactly what the alarm means.

Before, I would sleep lightly unless in a quiet anchorage, fearful
that I wouldn't hear the cockpit GPS alarm.

regards
Peter

I use to set the old Loran for anchor watch.
Now with the new GPS Chart Plotter installed in the cockpit I will not be
able to hear the anchor alarm from inside.
I wonder what would be the best way to solve this problem without having a
repeater inside the boat.