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quilombo
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Initially Posted - 04/07/2008 : 18:13:52

anybody have a tv in their boat?? any ideas on location, or installation
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/07/2008 : 19:29:27

I use internet TV most of the time but also use a USB TV tuner with my laptop, it simply uses rabbit ears. I find a good 17" laptop to be a great TV.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/07/2008 : 22:34:21

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gbeardjr
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Response Posted - 04/07/2008 : 22:51:55

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by quilombo
 anybody have a tv in their boat?? any ideas on location, or installation
thanks
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When I overnight I have a small 12 volt TV but mostly just read or watch movies on the laptop.

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 04/07/2008 : 22:59:29

I'm with Don L. I go to the boat for peace and quiet (when not racing..!). I don't even have a stereo on board.

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Even Chance
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 01:25:38

I recently read that more people in this country now "experience nature" by watching TV programs about nature than by actually going to parks and enjoying related outdoor activities. I think that's a sign of the apocalypse. I never cease to be amazed at the people who come from the city to their boats for the weekend to drink beer, watch TV, and never leave the slip. They're probably watching movies and shows about boating and sailing.

If I want to watch TV or use a computer, I stay home. It's a whole lot cheaper.

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quilombo
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 06:05:56

Im not like most people,,lol

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 07:31:19

guglielmo, we have a 7" DVD player with matching TV base from Polariod. Only get a couple of viewable channels but they include the local weather broadcasts.

It'll be obsolete as a TV next year when the stations go digital, the conversion boxes are bigger than the DVD/TV combo! So we're looking at the laptop option. It's looking good as a laptop provides so many other features: GPS, Charting, TV, DVD Player, Log Book.
If we had internet access, via wifi or cell signal, then we would also have videophone which I use a lot.

Paul

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 09:46:26

We don't have a TV. On most weekends we anchor out in a little cove for two nights. We take a Laptop and watch movies. We have USB powered speakers for that Big Theatre sound.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 10:10:33

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by stampeder
 ...We have USB powered speakers for that Big Theatre sound.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">OHHHHHHHHH... You're the ones!

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 10:16:06

I live aboard all summer, so have a 15" LCD tv with rabbit ears for use with shore power. When I sail, I wrap it in a sleeping bag and put it in the V berth, and it has never been damaged. If I want to watch a movie while away from the slip, I watch it on a portable DVD player, and the battery is rechargeable whenever the motor is running. If I want to watch a video while in my slip, I hook the DVD player to the LCD tv, and watch it on the larger screen with fuller sound. I'd like to mount the tv on a bulkhead, but have heard of some falling while underway. The LCD tv isn't very heavy, but it can get wrenched around fairly violently while underway. It's safer and easy to just stow it.

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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 10:16:51

Well, these days we don't have a "cruising ground", but back when we did, nighttime entertainment usually consisted of: "pour me another glass of wine," or "pass me the guitar," or "see, that's Orion, and the bright one over there is Regulus, I think, somebody hand me the star book." I try hard enough to avoid TV at home and the last thing I want on a boat is to leave the stars alone and go below to watch re-runs of "Laverne and Shirley."

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 10:23:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by crcalhoon
 ...the last thing I want on a boat is to leave the stars alone and go below to watch re-runs of "Laverne and Shirley."<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...or "CSI Des Moines".

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 10:38:21

Each time someone asks about personal technology on a boat some imply there is something wrong with wanting other than a Waldenesque experience. We sail as our preferred way to play, play by definition is fun, whatever makes it fun for you is what you ought to do. I think a little Letterman before bed is a nice thing. (And of course I must post to these forums from the lake!) If one can achieve bliss listening to the slap of water on the hull that is a nice thing too. (Love ya Derek.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 11:46:38

I guess I'll weigh in...

We have a stereo that mostly gets used for listening to baseball or football games, we occasionally will remember to turn it on for music. It's a boombox and I resent the amount of space it takes up & wish I'd bought something considerably smaller. I'm thinking about an Ipod to replace it, or something similar with an AM/FM tuner that we can hook up to one of the Ipod dock things for more sound when it's necessary.

As far as a TV, I think I'd opt for a laptop as several others have mentioned, although LCD screens are fairly cheap now, and you could probably run one through an inverter fairly efficiently. With a laptop you can easily watch DVDs, you can get tuners for TV, and you can get the internet with a card from one of the cell providers. Just seems to be a more useful thing than a dedicated TV.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 12:20:23

We do not have a TV but the laptop idea sounds like a good one.

David, here is what I bought for music. It is compact and sounds very good. It docks/recharges an iPod and the remote controls the iPod as well. It wont get loud enough to have you sound like a ski boat but it does a nice job in filling the boat with good sound. I also bought the carrying case and hang it from a hook in the cabin or cockpit. Tivoli sells them for $399 but Sears sells them for $129 online. Really, $129!

[url="http://www.tivoliaudio.com/product.php?productid=200"]iSongbook[/url]

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 12:54:52

There's nothing wrong with TV's on boats. With the price of fuel in the last few seasons, my marina is full of powerboats with TV's.

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 13:46:37

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by stampeder
 ...We have USB powered speakers for that Big Theatre sound.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">OHHHHHHHHH... You're the ones!

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If I really wanted to annoy someone, I'd take my guitar instead of my laptop.

Labarca is my Cabin at the lake, and every Saturday night is Movie night. When we're at home during the off-season we watch movies on our big screen TV with the Sony surround sound HI deafening bass vibrational noise monster. It scares the dog. The dog usually stays outside when we watch movies. But on the boat, we use the USB speakers that are fairly timid - but I must say - that the inside of the boat has fairly good acoustics. Don't need a big blast of power to be able to enjoy good quality sound.

Sound in the cockpit is pretty good too.

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tchowes
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Response Posted - 04/08/2008 : 15:32:53

Mike,

Wow, how'd you mount that inflatable off the stern? Pretty cool.

I'm definitely in the laptop camp. I have an airline power charger, so it's easy to charge anywhere. I discovered a wifi signal at the beach near where I plan to moor the boat one day by accident when I opened my laptop up to do some work. Hope it will reach to the mooring....

This will probably sound like heresy, but my plan is to make my sailboat an office from May 1 - Oct 15. I am always more productive on the water and find it much easier to do work. Plus, it's nice to take a break, read, stare out at the water, go kayaking for a little while, etc.

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 : 10:07:01

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">how'd you mount that inflatable off the stern?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

It's a Zodiac with flat stern pontoons - so I pull the bow of the Zodiac up to the top of the Stern Pushpit and chain the Zodiac to the top pushpit rail. The weight of the Zodiac remains in the water.
The Zodiac is 10' and kinda heavy, and therefore much easier to wrangle half out of the water rather than onto the foredeck, especially in a tight slip at a crowded marina.
Also, I put a length of pipe wrap foam around the rail to prevent damage from the chain.

Edited by - stampeder on 04/09/2008 10:09:26

skrenz
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 : 12:46:56

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Now if I can only hook up my 40 watt solar collector to my 250 watt quad amplifier......

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 : 18:15:04

I hate to ask this but....any of you have a dish to pick up satellite TV stations ?

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 : 20:41:07

Now THAT is...............

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tchowes
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Response Posted - 04/09/2008 : 23:32:57

Now you guys have me thinking about upgrading to a Catalina 30 so I can get my full swing when playing Golf on my Nintendo Wii. Maybe I should stick with my XBOX on the boat.

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quilombo
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Response Posted - 04/10/2008 : 16:17:33

LOOKS LIKE A HOT TOPIC

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/10/2008 : 16:43:46

The idle chatter subsides some when boats are back in the water...

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