Sailing ... slightly cold but still nice
In the last two weeks I’ve been out on the water twice, once only for a short sail (about 2 hours) and today for about 4. Last week it
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Steve Mitchell
I'm a technology nerd that loves playing piano, playing with new electronics, being on the water, and solving new problems.
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ACR Nauticast Class B transponder
Update Early 2015: I have since moved to a new boat, and have a Vesper XB-8000 AIS unit. The ACR Nauticast unit failed in 2012, and was replaced with another
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Favorite G1/Android stuff
I’ve had the G1 for a while now, and have found a few things that are must-haves both in hardware and software. First, the Innocell [https://www.seidioonline.com/
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Switched to T-Mobile G1
A few days ago I got a call from AT&T saying that I was likely going to have an increase on my cell phone bill due to the
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Strange iPhone icon - SOLVED
SOLVED Updated 10/13/2008 I finally found out what the icon is – it’s for TTY access. Apparently I either turned it on by accident, or it came on
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Boarded by the Coast Guard
Yesterday I was out sailing with a friend in Elliott Bay, well I guess we weren’t really sailing because there was no wind…. anyhow, we were trying to figure
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SPOT Satellite Messenger Shared Page
I’ve had a SPOT Satellite Messenger for about 6 months and really like it. I use it primarily when I sail to keep my friends updated on where I
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EVDO update - Sprint vs Verizon
I’ve had some time to play with the EVDO options out there – I ended up getting a Sprint card in addition to the Verizon one I had as well.
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Everyone is after me....
Above is a screen shot from my chart plotter at the end of the day when I was sailing/motoring back into Elliott Bay here in Seattle. The larger boat
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Rule iL500 Portable Pump
I’m always looking for a good pump, since the nature of having a boat is having to stave off water being in the boat at some point. I have
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I hate heaters
How many heaters have you gone through? I use a West Marine 1500W cabin heater, the ones you can buy for around $70 that sit on the floor, to keep
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BioSok
My previous engine had a meltdown before I had it removed, and that included dumping a huge quantity of watery oil into my bilge. Ever since then, oil makes it’
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