diff --git a/seaweb.py b/seaweb.py
index dffd8c0..94a03ea 100755
--- a/seaweb.py
+++ b/seaweb.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import os
 import signal
 
 
+class InfluxGraph:
+    """to be imported"""
 
 try: import simplejson as json
 except ImportError: import json
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ def sea_request_reply(socket, command, tmo=5):
             t += 0.1
     if t > 5:
         logging.warning('unusual wait time %.4g (before command %s)', t, command)
-    #print command
+    #print(command)
     socket.busy = True
     socket.send_line("fulltransact "+command)
     data = []
@@ -480,6 +482,14 @@ class SeaInstrument(Instrument):
         self.lastcmd = command
 
 
+class SeaInfluxInstrument(SeaInstrument):
+
+    def newClient(self):
+        if not self.seaspy.connected:
+            self.init()
+        return self.register(SeaInfluxClient())
+
+
 class SeaGraph:
     HISTORICAL = 0
     ACTUAL = 1
@@ -551,7 +561,7 @@ class SeaGraph:
         return result
 
     def w_updategraph(self):
-        """update live values""
+        """update live values - seems not to work"""
         logging.info("UPD GRAPH %d", self.livemode)
         if self.livemode == self.HISTORICAL:
             return dict(type='accept-graph', live=False)
@@ -579,7 +589,7 @@ class SeaGraph:
                 return dict(type='graph-update', reduced=False, time=self.time[1], graph=result)
         return None
 
-class SeaClient(SeaGraph):
+class SeaParams:
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.group_version = {}
@@ -652,6 +662,14 @@ class SeaClient(SeaGraph):
         return dict(type='accept-command')
 
 
+class SeaClient(SeaParams, SeaGraph):
+    pass
+
+
+class SeaInfluxClient(SeaParams, InfluxGraph):
+    pass
+
+
 class DummyClient(SeaGraph):
     asynch = set(('id','update','redraw','command','reply','graph-update','graph-redraw'))
 
@@ -974,6 +992,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     type = instrument_config.get('type', 'sea')
     if type == 'sea':
         instrument = SeaInstrument(inst_name, instrument_config)
+    elif type == 'influxsea':
+        instrument = SeaInfluxInstrument(inst_name, instrument_config)
     elif type == 'dummy':
         instrument = DummyInstrument(inst_name, instrument_config)
     elif type == 'secop':