SF REEL PASSION service report

Symptoms reported/work required

Test Autopilot Fluxgate and KVH Fluxgate and make a determination as to where to relocate compass for equipment maximum performance. Test Echo sounder operation. Remove all Electronics and Antennas from vessel for ship yard period and to have all Electro nics tested and repaired while vessel is being painted

Engineer’s report, including;  10/19  6 hrs. Auto pilot Mag compass relocated to Master State room Forward end of the bed and sea trail Autopilot and calibrated the Robertson fluxgate. Test Autopilot operation in Auto mode and track steering, Autopilot working well. Test the Furuno Radar underway, tried to Calibrate the KVH fluxgate and determined the fluxgate is not following in all quadrants. Found Sat TV is not tracking underway. Test the Echo Sounder underway and found operation is unsatisfactory

10/20/  8 hrs. Remove all Antennas from hard top. 10/22/  4 hrs. Removed Electronics from fly bridge helm and delivered all electronics to Bob’s office. 10 / 23   2 hrs. Delivered electronics to Yacht Tech in Stuart Fl. So that they may be shipped to Furuno for service 10/29  4 hrs. on-board Removed lights in salon overhead and Stereo speaker’s 10/30  5 hrs On-board continued to remove Lights and speakers in salon overhead. Removed overhead liner to gain access to cable runs in the overhead. Cut cable runs tie wraps and measure length of cable run for new VGA cables. Removed Port and Stbd. VHF antennas from fly bridge