MMSI and vessel name change

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Tom Graves

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Nov 16, 2020
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C&C 37 San Diego, CA
I purchased a boat with MMSI assigned to previous owner. PO cancelled his registration, and the FCC reassigned the MMSI to me I also changed the boat name on the FCC application.

When I look up vessel using Marine vessel tracker..or some other application, it shows boat with old name....however when searching the FCC database, the MMSI is associated with me and the Boats new name.

Does anyone know if there is something else that needs to be changed to get Boat name to show properly?

I'm new to this AIS stuff.

Thanks,

Tom

C&C 37
 
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dlochner

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Jan 11, 2014
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Sabre 362 113 Fair Haven, NY
The Marine tracker database is probably infrequently updated. You might contact the company and ask them about how to up date your data.
 
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JohnShannon

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Jan 4, 2010
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Farr 30 San Francisco
I think it is encoded in the transmission, you might need to have your transponder reprogrammed. According to Wiki the AIS broadcasts the ships name every 6 min.
 
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Kings Gambit

Kings Gambit

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Jul 27, 2011
5,134
Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
You might have to enter the new boat name into your on-board transponder and VHF if you have the DSC type of radio. The VHF usually allows only two attempts at entry before a technician must reset it. If the PO used up both attempts, say, made a mistake in the first, corrected in the second, then you would not be allowed a new entry until it is reset. I don’t know if the AIS transponder works the same way or not. But the idea is the same. The MMSI number is supposed to FIXED to the boat, so it is not easy to change it, or the boat name.
 
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Tom Graves

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Nov 16, 2020
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C&C 37 San Diego, CA
Ok... My unit is em-trak B100, and it says I can program using Pro-AIS.... I'll give her a try and report back with results
 
Kings Gambit

Kings Gambit

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Jul 27, 2011
5,134
Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
Tom Graves said:
OK...After spending the morning searching for the transponder, I located the unit and was able to reprogram the Vessel name using PRO AIS. Now vessel name is correct on tracking utilities.
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Yeah!! A success! So few who come here asking for advice ever seem to act on it, most of it good, and report back.:dancing:
 
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Tom Graves

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Nov 16, 2020
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C&C 37 San Diego, CA
I tore apart the boat looking for the unit...even at one point thinking it wasn't installed anymore and it just used my VHF radio for AIS.

After scouring VHF manual, it seems my B&G V50 radio also has a AIS receiver... but it doesn't transmit....
So back to my sesrch....

Finally located it on the ceiling of the electrical panel behind one of DC panels.
 
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