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• I received some interesting advice last week
  • After PFDs, the CG usually asks, "Do you have a phone onboard?"
    • I almost hate to bring this up after the discarding compass discussion but
    • What's next? Winch handles? LOL!!!!
      • I haven't even used their lower manual speeds yet, Nat.
      • Too much weight...trying to get lighter, not pack more stuff aboard
  • Makes sense. Some of the exchanges with the CG heard on VHF have bordered on disturbing.
    • I agree, but wouldn't give up on fixed mount VHF yet
      • Stuffs there, antenae wires in the mast. Not far down the road somebody will tear it all out, every bit.
        • NOAA weather VHF has been out in NY
          • My wife and I used to laugh about the NOAA drone
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              • My charts margins are sqribbled with NOAA factoids like, Day N-10-15, Nite 15-20 + 20-25 THEN SOUTH,...
                • Now that's what the real world used to be. I
              • You mean, Sven?
                • That was supposed to "edit" the post.
          • I really like NOAA.
            • Hi Braden! NOAA has those litte Grib thingies on their website.
      • Maybe the cell as DSC?
    • Outsourcing the VHF calls... tell me it ain't so.
  • In Mexico it is need to check in and out of some ports
  • VHF is hugely important and I disagree with that thinking.
    • It's amazing just how fast we can regress into
    • Very true...
    • I made extensive use of VHF this summer
      • And if you ever run the ICW between New Orleans and Galveston where you are
    • Good post, Dan - I couldn't agree more...
      • They still have broadcast TV?
        • LOL! Yeah, but I'm sure it will soon be going the way of paper charts (grin)
    • I have all those radio capabilities aboard the boat and at home
      • Nice boatanchors...
        • You know your heavy metal, Brian
          • FB...
            • The Hex Beam is a very nicely engineered piece of gear.
      • Wow... that setup would make even Doctor Electron green with radio envy (grin)
        • Dr. Electron is a bit too cutting edge for that old stuff, Jon
          • Yeah, I figured you for one of the Old Breed... but, surely you have an oscilliscope, right...?
            • Look closely, there is an audio monitor scope in the picture
      • I'm impressed Paul. Is that your
        • I've only been a licensed amateur operator of 11 or 12 years.
        • Go for it...
          • There are on-line exams that you can take...
  • Not surprising what your Towboat speaker said.
    • We called TowBoatUS on our iPhone using their app.
      • That App is a good one. You went to
        • It is a capitated system?
  • During our cruising this year...
    • Very interesting, because I've run the ICW from Norfolk to Port Lavaca, Texas at least twice, and opened
    • Is this so NSA can record it?
      • LOL- last I was through he rode a golf cart
    • Could they see you?
      • We were
        • Well, it is California, possibly they're all old laid back and stoned hippies tending the bridges these days.
          • I agree, BUT......
            • Non rolling chair was probably the right assumption.
              • Yep....