PassageMaker January - February 2015

I read with interest the Ask Steve letter, “Warranty Issues,” in the September 2014 issue, which detailed the challenges faced by Rowen and Suzanne Hatch with manufacturers pointing fingers instead of jumping in to solve the problems faced by the consumer. I took delivery of my new DeFever 49 Euro in June 2013, in Seattle. Like any new boat, during the first year we faced several challenges to ensure that all systems were functioning as they should be. During this time there were several examples of problems that could easily have evolved into a fingerpointing between the boatbuilder and various manufacturers of components installed on the boat. Unfortunately, bad news seems to get more ink or airtime than good news. In my case, my experience with POCTA Yachts, builder of…

TRAWLER THERMOMETER I’m looking for an add-on product that includes a number of temperature sensors (20 or 30) that can be attached in various engine room locations and that includes an intelligent monitor and display. With the system, I want to attach temperature sensors to critical engine room items and have the monitoring/display system track readings from each sensor, and based upon historical averages and allowable deviations, present an alert. For example, I would like to attach sensors to the engine raw-water inlet, engine cooling water outlet, engine wet exhaust mixer, transmission oil, transmission heat exchanger, prop shaft seal and engine room ambient air temp, to name a few. Are there some costeffective products out there? —Leonard Landon 45’ DeFever Pilothouse Seattle, Washington Leonard, monitoring temperature will be the easier…