The autopilot gets its rudder angle data from a rudder angle sending unit which should be located in the vicinity of the rudder quadrant. I assume...
How do you identify navy ships in the dark? I frequently deliver private pleasure cruisers to the Seattle area and sometimes have to travel after...
As a young lad in the late 50's, I was intrigued by airplanes and especially military jets. Some friends and I would ride our bikes out to...
I was delivering a new 32' yacht tender from Campbell River, BC to the owner in Seattle. I had been in and out of fog for a couple of hours,...
Thanks, I'll pass that on to the class.
I was teaching Aids to Navigation in our Power Squadron class and one of the students asked about the different islands in the Carribean and if...
I've replaced quite a few ProSine's with Magnums and the customers have all been pleased with the new inverters.
I've installed variations of both of these motors into new boats. I favour the John Deere just because of how easily they start. The Cummins has...
Does the head use fresh or sea water to flush? There's no sewage on earth that smells as bad as stagnent sea water in the summer heat. I've...
Wow, tough crowd here. I am a professional with 20 years of high end boat building experience and I know how to remove silicone. However, when...
I was down at the marina to fix up some items on a customer's 5 year old, 45' cruiser yesterday. One of the items was related to the...
Did anyone else think of this while reading through the thread? :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg
If my memory serves me correctly, I think that I ran into this issue a few years ago. Have you tried zooming out to even higher ranges? I think...
Has anybody dove on the buoy in question to see if it has any underwater damage? It may only weigh a couple of hundred pounds but it is attached...
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