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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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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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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Boatsense unit failed again
A few evenings ago I went to the boat to check on some things, and decided to test the new Boatsense [http://www.boatsensesolutions.com/] unit by tripping the bilge
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Second Boatsense unit installed
Got a replacement Boatsense unit from the manufacturer, and installed it last week. No problems on the swap – took about 10 minutes, and everything tested out correctly. Set up my
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Knocking noise partially solved - PSS Shaft Seal
For a while I’ve had a knocking noise when at low idle after the engine repower. After a lot of trips to the bilge trying to figure out what’
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Boatsense Problems
I’ve had the new Boatsense Remote Vessel monitoring solution installed for a week or so now, and have had a few problems with it. First, the company that manages
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Harrowing sail
I took today off to sail around the bay and continue to test out some of the new systems on Jammy. It was forecast to be pretty windy later in
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