Hi all, As I have found no independent reports of the AES AGM Trojan batteries, I am inclined to consider…
Hi Marie, you made it just ahead of the blow, bravo. We are in BOI Marina, on F21. SV Bonnie…
… that could comfortably accommodate 6… !
Great project. The boat seems so incredibly well thought out for its purpose. Fantasizing… would love to see another such…
Hi Carl and Alastair, Good to hear that Alastair has had good service from the ICS. That said we had…
Correction, it’s the older version of the Nav6 Plus, which does not have the digital barograph capability. See table of…
Thanks for your reply John! I prefer when it’s a first hand recommendation for routers, someone with specific credentials. Don’t…
Thanks John! You are right that MFD can play games with you, be glitchy. Ours sure does and it’s rarely…
ICS Nav6 Navtex, the standard version, but earlier model than shown in the link, but with the updated antenna after…
Which Navtex do you use? The last one I had aboard a vessel that worked was a Furuno that printed…
Absolutely, InReach is not an Epirb. Nor is it a weather source. It really only provides one primary service: world-wide…
NAVTEX still works and provides me with regular weather information both area forecasts and station reports, among other navigational warnings.…
Hi Carl, I guess we will have to agree to disagree on the InReach or Iridium GO! or hand set…
This discussion about communication seems to have focused mostly on access to weather and Gribs. But for general communication I…
Hi Marie, I agree, people spend way too much time trying to game Starlink and then bitch when it all…
Hi Marie, On free standing radar be benefits: https://www.morganscloud.com/2015/02/24/marine-electronics-recommendations-radar/
Thanks Eric. People coming to and from the rig was my worry. There was a ship with AIS going to…
Hi John! Thanks for your input. The skipper is responsible for routing and taking the best decisions for his crew,…
Hi Rob, Interesting that you never had CPA targets but it also sounds like the 2Nm you were typically…
Sadly, you are only too correct. The sweet spots are either do as John described, or go one step up…