In doing some further investigation on my Marquis, I hooked the battery
up and was doing some checking about. seems like it cranks and wants to
fire fine, not problem there, but flipping the accessory switch I got
nothing. Upon looking under the dash, (easy to do) I find somebone
performed wiring *******y of the highest degree. Evidently the key
swith accesoory position screw had turned green and rotten off, so
somebody did the brilliance of attaching a jumper wire with aligator
clips to mace a connection. Now I'm done some rigging like this to
"make it home" but once there, you seek a permanent, well done
solution, instead of "it works now... that was an easy fix"!

I installed a new key switch, and redid some wire with soldering and
shrink wrap. pulled other connections , cleaned , installed, with
di-electric gell, on some plug-ins, and jsut a dab of clear silicon on
screws that might need pulled in the future.

OK, so I switch on the accessory, and stuff seems to work. I turned on
the depthfinder (Int3erphase 20/20) and it light up. the functions work
well, and even though this is a bit primitive, possibly made in the
early to mid eighties, with its simple black field, and orange line, it
seems to work. punched a couple buttons, and I got the temp (51.3
degrees F. and depth of 1.9 feet) temp of the warehouse, and highth of
the transducer with boat on the trailer.

GREAT!

now I move on to the marine radio. it's a Ray Johnson MC 610. I turn it
on, and with the squelch down, I get open frequency static on most
channels, but the LED channel indiator won't light up so I figure it's
toast.

Probably not worth seeing about getting it repaired??

The antennas are well mounted and secure. Dual graphite sticks approx
4-41/2 ft. long. If I don't replace the radio, I'll probably take the
antennas off, because it would be silly to have the antenna's and no
radio. So I'll probably get a radio...

Any suggestions on a reasonable replacement?

AND are the twin antenna compatable or necessary for a modern radio?

I'm open for suggestions.

Thanks!

I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio, but if I ever
wanted to take the family on the Ohio, Illinois, or Misssissippi, I
figure it would be really nice to have one.

Tim wrote:
In doing some further investigation on my Marquis, I hooked the battery
up and was doing some checking about. seems like it cranks and wants to
fire fine, not problem there, but flipping the accessory switch I got
nothing. Upon looking under the dash, (easy to do) I find somebone
performed wiring *******y of the highest degree. Evidently the key
swith accesoory position screw had turned green and rotten off, so
somebody did the brilliance of attaching a jumper wire with aligator
clips to mace a connection. Now I'm done some rigging like this to
"make it home" but once there, you seek a permanent, well done
solution, instead of "it works now... that was an easy fix"!

I installed a new key switch, and redid some wire with soldering and
shrink wrap. pulled other connections , cleaned , installed, with
di-electric gell, on some plug-ins, and jsut a dab of clear silicon on
screws that might need pulled in the future.

OK, so I switch on the accessory, and stuff seems to work. I turned on
the depthfinder (Int3erphase 20/20) and it light up. the functions work
well, and even though this is a bit primitive, possibly made in the
early to mid eighties, with its simple black field, and orange line, it
seems to work. punched a couple buttons, and I got the temp (51.3
degrees F. and depth of 1.9 feet) temp of the warehouse, and highth of
the transducer with boat on the trailer.

GREAT!

now I move on to the marine radio. it's a Ray Johnson MC 610. I turn it
on, and with the squelch down, I get open frequency static on most
channels, but the LED channel indiator won't light up so I figure it's
toast.

Probably not worth seeing about getting it repaired??

The antennas are well mounted and secure. Dual graphite sticks approx
4-41/2 ft. long. If I don't replace the radio, I'll probably take the
antennas off, because it would be silly to have the antenna's and no
radio. So I'll probably get a radio...

Any suggestions on a reasonable replacement?

AND are the twin antenna compatable or necessary for a modern radio?

I'm open for suggestions.

Thanks!

I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio, but if I ever
wanted to take the family on the Ohio, Illinois, or Misssissippi, I
figure it would be really nice to have one.

OK, I just looked around a bit and Overton's.com has quite a variety.

In the "cheap stuff" I saw a couple hand helds Humminbird VHF55 that
has quite a few features( I really don't know what I would really need)
for $89.

A Midland Nautico 1 on sale for $49.00

And a solid mount Laowrence LVR850 for $99.00

For what little I'd be using them, if any at all, am I wasting my money
with the "cheap stuff?"

Decisions, decisions....

"Tim" wrote in message
ups.com...


The antennas are well mounted and secure. Dual graphite sticks approx
4-41/2 ft. long. If I don't replace the radio, I'll probably take the
antennas off, because it would be silly to have the antenna's and no
radio. So I'll probably get a radio...

Any suggestions on a reasonable replacement?

AND are the twin antenna compatable or necessary for a modern radio?

I'm open for suggestions.

Thanks!
I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio, but if I ever
wanted to take the family on the Ohio, Illinois, or Misssissippi, I
figure it would be really nice to have one.


Dual antennas are not necessary, if fact if they are not phased properly
they can reduce the effective transmitting power. If they are wired
together, it sounds to me like some stuck a dual CB antenna on the boat
which would be cut for the wrong freq range for marine VHF.

Given the condition of some of the other electrical stuff, I'd invest in a
new antenna as well as a radio. Uniden and Icom are common radios. (get an
Icom!)

You really should have a marine radio on the boat.

Higher the antenna, the better.

Eisboch

On 18 Nov 2006 12:04:11 -0800, "Tim" wrote:

In doing some further investigation on my Marquis, I hooked the battery
up and was doing some checking about. seems like it cranks and wants to
fire fine, not problem there, but flipping the accessory switch I got
nothing. Upon looking under the dash, (easy to do) I find somebone
performed wiring *******y of the highest degree. Evidently the key
swith accesoory position screw had turned green and rotten off, so
somebody did the brilliance of attaching a jumper wire with aligator
clips to mace a connection. Now I'm done some rigging like this to
"make it home" but once there, you seek a permanent, well done
solution, instead of "it works now... that was an easy fix"!

I installed a new key switch, and redid some wire with soldering and
shrink wrap. pulled other connections , cleaned , installed, with
di-electric gell, on some plug-ins, and jsut a dab of clear silicon on
screws that might need pulled in the future.

OK, so I switch on the accessory, and stuff seems to work. I turned on
the depthfinder (Int3erphase 20/20) and it light up. the functions work
well, and even though this is a bit primitive, possibly made in the
early to mid eighties, with its simple black field, and orange line, it
seems to work. punched a couple buttons, and I got the temp (51.3
degrees F. and depth of 1.9 feet) temp of the warehouse, and highth of
the transducer with boat on the trailer.

GREAT!

now I move on to the marine radio. it's a Ray Johnson MC 610. I turn it
on, and with the squelch down, I get open frequency static on most
channels, but the LED channel indiator won't light up so I figure it's
toast.

Probably not worth seeing about getting it repaired??

The antennas are well mounted and secure. Dual graphite sticks approx
4-41/2 ft. long. If I don't replace the radio, I'll probably take the
antennas off, because it would be silly to have the antenna's and no
radio. So I'll probably get a radio...

Any suggestions on a reasonable replacement?

AND are the twin antenna compatable or necessary for a modern radio?

I'm open for suggestions.

Thanks!

I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio, but if I ever
wanted to take the family on the Ohio, Illinois, or Misssissippi, I
figure it would be really nice to have one.

I've got the cheapest Standard Horizon that West Marine carried. It works
great, especially after I replaced the old antenna.

"Tim" wrote in news:

In doing some further investigation on my Marquis

What lenght is the boat ?

I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio,

Length answer will tell you if having a radio is law ....

Ron

It's a 22 foot v hull cuddy


Ron wrote:
"Tim" wrote in news:

In doing some further investigation on my Marquis

What lenght is the boat ?

I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio,

Length answer will tell you if having a radio is law ....

Ron

"Tim" wrote in news:1163974936.535594.256880
@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

It's a 22 foot v hull cuddy

Up here its volutary for pleasure craft but if you have a radio then a
radio licence is mandatory. Check what your local/national requirements
are. And also look into digital radios and their licencing too.



Ron wrote:
"Tim" wrote in news:

In doing some further investigation on my Marquis

What lenght is the boat ?

I really don't feel I have a need for a marine radio,

Length answer will tell you if having a radio is law ....

Ron

Ron wrote:
"Tim" wrote in news:1163974936.535594.256880
@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

It's a 22 foot v hull cuddy

Up here its volutary for pleasure craft but if you have a radio then a
radio licence is mandatory. Check what your local/national requirements
are. And also look into digital radios and their licencing too.


You could be right, Ron.

I don't think that my 22 ft'r would require a radio, and I will check
out the idea of licensing, But I'll check out what the Coast Guard has
to say about it.

Thanks!

"Tim" wrote in message
oups.com...

Ron wrote:
"Tim" wrote in news:1163974936.535594.256880
@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

It's a 22 foot v hull cuddy

Up here its volutary for pleasure craft but if you have a radio then a
radio licence is mandatory. Check what your local/national requirements
are. And also look into digital radios and their licencing too.


You could be right, Ron.

I don't think that my 22 ft'r would require a radio, and I will check
out the idea of licensing, But I'll check out what the Coast Guard has
to say about it.

Thanks!


If other on a small lake, you need a VHF. May not be required, but needed.
If you have problems, and do not know exactly where you are, and use a cell
phone, you are going to possibly be looked for, for a long time. And how do
you hail another boat nearby? You have his cell number?