SeaSmart.net WiFi Gateway initial impressions
I’ve been working on finishing off my NMEA 2000 network for the last year or two, and one of the pieces I wanted to have in it was something
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Reviews
I test and review equipment and devices in real-world scenarios and only publish a review after having decent time to evaluate things. I do not work for a vendor, nor am I paid for any of my reviews. I pride myself on having accurate, in-depth, and straightforward reviews for others to benefit from.
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BlueSea Terminal Fuse Block, a great innovation
This weekend I am replacing all three batteries on the boat as a result of damage from a crappy battery charger. I’m taking the opportunity to replace all of
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Bulkhead destroyed, and saga continues
It’s been a while since I’ve written about our bulkhead permit [https://seabits.com/permits-gone-wrong/] problems, but at least on that front, we don’t have to worry
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T-Mobile G2 WiFi calling and hotspot first impressions
T-Mobile released support for WiFi calling [http://press.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-android-wifi-calling] and hotspot a week or so ago. I’ve been waiting for this for quite some time since
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Permits gone wrong
For the last 2+ years I have been trying to get permits to repair the bulkhead out at our Vashon Island place. It’s been an exercise in futility at
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Collinite - magic stuff for boats
I’ve been through a lot of different waxes and treatments for boats that always seem to take forever to apply, or have some catch. I recently had my boat
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Simrad NSE12 + BR24
For a while I have been planning a new system on my sailboat for navigation. I started out back in 2007 with a Garmin GPSMAP 5208 [http://static.squarespace.com/
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Living on a houseboat?
I’ve been thinking off and on for a while about moving from my current 1 bedroom, 900sf apartment into something a little more unique, and a little larger. Friday,
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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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