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I took the old cover off today... wanted to wait until I had a reasonable idea where I was going to get a new cover and what the turnaround time would be. Overall things look darn good cosmetically - haven't seen any obvious problems with the gelcoat or anything. Like pretty much everything...

This sounds really good - when the time comes, I may hit you up for a drawing or picture or other reference just to make sure I'm on the same page re: the transom mount. Thanks for pointing out DSC... I was not aware of it. Sounds very handy.

Haha - ok, now that you explain it, it makes sense! I've never seen that in a forum before, so I was only relating to my experience. If that's explained somewhere, I missed it. Thanks!

I imagine it's something I'm doing, but haven't figured it out yet. I have a simple signature set in my profile. I typically write a post... hit the "Preview" button (the signature is there)... then hit the "submit" button... and when my message actually posts, it often doesn't have the...

That's good info, thanks. There is VHF installed in the boat and also have a handheld... I don't see a particular need to do anything in that area. I don't really anticipate needing radar either - at least that's the current thinking. Agree completely (huge difference). I spent a lot of time...

Had a little bit of time yesterday to climb through a hole in the cover and check out the cabin and cockpit. No surprises there. I also took a quick look at the electronics (stored inside the house). The larger instrument you saw in the cabin photo is a 90's era Furuno FCV-522 CRT based "Color...

Dad's final voyage - Lake Tahoe

Thanks. It is extremely rough. He appears to have a lesser-known form of dementia known as 'Lewy Body' which brings some added behaviors like hallucinations, delusions, aggression, etc - and since his background is mostly military and law enforcement, there's a lot stored away that his mind can...

Thanks for the recommendation. I think the key is "good" marine surveyor. I don't know what I have available in the area (good or bad)... but I'll keep my ears tuned.

Hello all - figured I'd toss this out there to see what I catch. My father was a regular in here some time ago... looks like he made over a couple hundred posts. User name is C-Bill. His boat is a '91 22-ft Cruiser. Some of you may (or may not) have noticed he hasn't posted in some time. His...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/39A Spectrum-wise, green might be a better color... I'm not sure. I'm guessing your point is that red is closer to infrared? Many green lasers actually emit a significant amount of infrared due to the internal conversion steps they go through to get to...

No... for a couple of reasons. The lasers made by this company are specifically designed to be signalers - they fan out over distance, and therefore are not concentrated enough beyond a few feet to pose a hazard to anyone. This fanned out beam also makes it significantly easier to "paint" a...

Maybe not 600 feet... but this thing will do 300, supposedly. http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/16/open ... ckstarter/

Kinda sorta related... I'm seriously looking into these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTh8ChlFss I'm sure it's just a matter of time before they come equipped with a metal detector.

I'm curious whether anyone has ever tried a floating wire antenna like submarines use for the low bands (160, 80...). Probably not something you'd want to do at speed or in traffic... but at anchor or trolling speed just working on a few QSLs? Do any of you actively work ham radios when...

I'm guessing it's "dockwa" - when I put that into the Apple App store, it comes up with an app that matches the description. I don't have anything to dock (yet)... but it looks useful to me. Looks to be mostly east coast... but hopefully they'll expand. I like the concept, anyway.

It depends on how close of a strike you get. Even if you don't take a direct hit, lightning can damage electronics through an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effect. So... if your equipment is not protected and lightning is nearby, there's always the potential for damage. A hand-held radio and...