
flush westerbeke 30b new antifreeze
when I went to flush and replace the coolant on the westerbeke 30b in my 2001 Gemini 105mc the drain plug was frozen solid. It seems someone had replaced the brass plug with a steel plug which was not coming out. So after consulting the web, the owners manual and the stars,

Esp32 find multiple esp-now slave MAC addresses automatically
This is part of a larger project that uses the esp32 as a tank level sensor for a boat. But of course, it could be used in any situation that uses non-metallic tanks. This code handles up to three slave cards, but it could be extended to more than three. The code

a simple sales intro
Click this link for a slide presentation Sales.pptx About Latest Posts Don WinchellDon has been a business owner since 1976. He has created and managed 6 successful companies in 4 different industries in the USA and then in Canada. Since 2005 he has been consulting and coaching business owners who want to

Tank level sensor using esp32 Arduino framework using capasitive sensor
Update using a single esp32 capacitive sensor io pin instead of 5 The original design used 5 aluminum tape strips, very complicated to install and also not as reliable as expected. AND this requires the soldering of 4 additional wires on each sensor module. so here is what is happening so far,

esp32 arduino attachInterrupt() with isr function and passing variables via struct
For how it works, see the comments in the code. the serial output is below the code to see the code I used to come up with this see:https://www.upesy.fr/blogs/tutorials/what-are-interrupts-in-esp32-with-examples-for-arduino-codeandhttps://lastminuteengineers.com/handling-esp32-gpio-interrupts-tutorial/ Using esp32, which lets you use attachInterrupt() on every pin, unlike with the Arduino, which depends on the card and only works on

Makng sales with Black magic (or white magic)
The art of selling It’s all MAGIC. WHITE MAGIC AND BLACK MAGIC. Black Magic. Deception, manipulation, selling for the benefit of the sales person, little or no concern for the customer, short-term goals. White Magic. Telling the truth, effective communication, selling for the benefit of the customer, serving the customer, long-term relationship

Raymarine great instruments, horrible cabling system. SeaTalk NG (no good)
Okay I am very very annoyed. I have been using Raymarine for well over 20 years and probably before that. SeaTalk , SeaTalk2, nmea 0183 to SeaTalk, Mostly been very happy. On my second Axiom but come on, this SeaTalk-ng cable is GARBAGE. It could just be called SeaTalk-G . Yes, I

esp32 arduino a “factory reset” capability to add to your code
This is almost too simple to post, but hey, someone may be stumped. I am only including a short code snippet, and it WILL matter where this function appears. At least it does in this case as I am using it to store a Preference value in esp32 flash memory. As it

esp32 Arduino easily create a function from working code in arduino framework
How to easily create a function that can be called from anywhere using existing code that already works. Use this approach to clean up your code, make it “readable” as well as easier to edit, maintain and improve. This is done in the visual micro IDE, which runs on top of visual

esp32 arduino framework tank level sensor slave code
this is the slave code , master code is on another page About Latest Posts Don WinchellDon has been a business owner since 1976. He has created and managed 6 successful companies in 4 different industries in the USA and then in Canada. Since 2005 he has been consulting and coaching business

Esp32 tank sensor gauge, using Arduino framework, developed with visual micro: page 2
page one of this project Progress, but not there yet. Currently, it does the following. This is the master code, the slave code is separate. Queries up to three slave/sensor/sender units display the tank level readings on one set of 5 LEDs. A second set of 3 LEDs tells which tank is
Arduino Esp32 use millis() to put commands in sequence. Without delay
About Latest Posts Don WinchellDon has been a business owner since 1976. He has created and managed 6 successful companies in 4 different industries in the USA and then in Canada. Since 2005 he has been consulting and coaching business owners who want to take their company to the next level ethically

PlatformIO CLI problem with PATH on Windows 10 -SOLVED
at the page https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest//core/installation.html#windows the doc shows the following You need to edit system environment variable called Path and append C:\Users\UserName\.platformio\penv\Scripts; path in the beginning of a list (please replace UserName with your account name). To solve PlatformIO CLI problem with PATH What I have found is that you DON’T put a ‘ ; ‘ semicolon at the

An affordable foghorn for a boat
This project has way more to do with hardware than the code, obviously. But when looking for an electronic fog horn they were first hard to find, then ridiculously priced. I will get some pictures in here at some point, but it is essentially built from a megaphone similar to the yellow

esp32 tank sensor gauge using esp-now
esp32 tank sensor gauge using esp-now on a boat. The project is to create a “touchless” tank level gauge. “Touchless in this case means a sensor does not need ot go inside the tank. While it is for my own boat, the idea is it will be easy to install and use

Get MAC address for ESP32 (and probably Arduino)
This works with an ESP32, I have not tested with an Arduino, but it should work. It relies on the WiFi.H Library written by some genius About Latest Posts Don WinchellDon has been a business owner since 1976. He has created and managed 6 successful companies in 4 different industries in the

Arduino functions and passing arguments or variables to get things done.
https://esp32arduino.com/ This may be simple for you, and once upon a time, I probably understood it. But being over 70 years old and coming back to “programming” or “coding” or whatever you young folks call it, it has involved a lot of head scratching. I use this page as a reminder to

Arduino NMEA GPS replacement for paddle wheel transducer -not NMEA2000
Arduino NMEA GPS code to replace paddle wheel transducer uses GPS module TTL to RS232 converter, all code and wiring included. While it is all in the code, the kind of pseudocode is: Read GPS output at 9600 baud (that is the GPS default) Get rid of everything except $GNVTG sentence Convert

Arduino NMEA0183 GPS to Paddle wheel converter for sailboat 2022
Why an Arduino NMEA0183 GPS to Paddle wheel converter? This project uses an Arduino and a GPS module and a TTL to RS232 converter to read data from the GPS and parse it into a VHW sentence to feed into my existing Garmin GPSMap, so it will feed into my Axiom chart

You can please some of the people all of the time
You can please some of the people all of the time Don WinchellJust now·4 min read The marketing “gurus”, experts, wanna-be experts, and so on all seem to agree that no matter what you do someone won’t like it. Some, many actually, advocate “being extreme”. In other words, really annoying some people

Don’t burn the boats! Plan instead
Stop — Don’t burn the boats! The fallacy, misunderstanding or misuse of the instruction to “Burn the Boats” Don WinchellJust now·2 min read This is something you will hear a lot about on the get-rich-quick and even the get-rich-slower circuit. The basic storyline is attributed to everyone from Captain Hernán Cortés to
Business basics 101 – The 3 elements of business
What are the three fundamental aspects of a business? Any business? We suggest that there are three fundamental elements that have to work together for a business to function. . A product or service.For any business to succeed, it must offer something of value to its customers or clients. This can be
grow a service based business and still have time to sleep
About Latest Posts Don WinchellDon has been a business owner since 1976. He has created and managed 6 successful companies in 4 different industries in the USA and then in Canada. Since 2005 he has been consulting and coaching business owners who want to take their company to the next level ethically
Essential training sales marketing for new businesses
The first time hanging out your business sign. Putting up a sign, literally or otherwise is marketing. Marketing is building an awareness of your offerings and brand. Getting potential customers to notice you. This is different from sales. Sales is getting the order, completing the transaction. All marketing and sales have two

The best time management skills for success in today’s fast times
The topic of managing time has been written about as much as anything we can think of. If you search the web you will find thousands of listings. But what it really comes down to is this. Knowing what you want to accomplishDoing the most important things first Sticking to what you

Client Facebook Newsletters
Facebook Posts from Arbor Plant Health Care About Latest Posts Don WinchellDon has been a business owner since 1976. He has created and managed 6 successful companies in 4 different industries in the USA and then in Canada. Since 2005 he has been consulting and coaching business owners who want to take

First time hanging out your business sign, a big step to business success
The first time hanging out your business sign can be an exciting thing to do, even if there is no actual sign! Maybe it’s a web business or a service business operated from your home or car so there is no place to put a sign. But it is a big step,
Small company Covid19 business support 2020
Maybe we can provide some Covid19 business support. 1 in 6 small businesses has already closed due to Covid19. But we don’t want to waste your time, this is not a place to find grants, bailout programs, quick fixes or cleaning supplies. What we can offer an objective perspective and sound guidance,

Improve my business knowledge for success in the 21st century
Part One: If you are contemplating starting a business or are in your first 3 to 5 years of a new business there are a lot of things yet to be discovered about running a company. Do you know what you should learn first? Do you know what is important to build
Prosperity, what does it mean to you?
To prosper, to accomplish, to thrive, a sense of success and well-being. Isn’t this what we all want? Isn’t this what you want? We have been helping small businesses succeed since 1995. Would you like to learn how to move your enterprise forward? Would you like to do this steadily without making
Now over 70 years old, Don spends time on his boat, working on esp32, Arduino and electronics projects, but still offers consulting if there is a good fit.
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