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Catman
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C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Songbird (Bambina, 16')
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| Pat, what an extraordinary trip this is going to be! I've just spent five hours reading your blog, Captain John's and the other links detailing the looper experience. You'll have so many places to see and visit it boggles the mind. And don't forget your ocarina(s). |
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El and Bill
Joined: 08 Nov 2003
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City/Region: Lakewood, CO
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C-Dory Year: 2000
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Vessel Name: Halcyon
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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And, a reminder, take your time and enjoy the natural world, the new friends, and the nation's history.
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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City/Region: Birch Bay, WA
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Daydream
Photos: Daydream and Crabby Lou
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| El and Bill wrote: | | And, a reminder, take your time and enjoy the natural world, the new friends, and the nation's history. |
Yes, that is our plan!
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CRABBY LOU - CD16 Angler (sold 2020)
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Pat Anderson
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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And here is the third installment of Daydream's Great Loop blog, Navigation on the Great Loop, tackling the issue of whether paper charts are necessary! Hint: I compare the usefulness of paper charts to that of LORAN, a World War II technology that the government put out of its misery officially in 2010, although rigor mortis had set in long before then!
I was going to say that paper charts are probably favored by the same people who think their Motorola flip-phones are great, but as It turns out, that would too cruel to several of my friends!
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Pat Anderson
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| journey on wrote: | P
Apparently no one s going to volunteer their back yard.
Boris |
Yes, everyone has good advice. I will start calling around,
I am wondering if we could launch on the Caloosahatchee, drive back to Apalachicola to store the truck and trailer there, and then catch a ride (Uber?) back to our boat. I don't actually know what arrangements for storage Marc had in mind, just that he said he would be able to find us suitable storage there.
And BTW, any West Coast of Florida Brats here willing to volunteer their back yard to store our truck and trailer?? 
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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City/Region: Sequim
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C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Pat, Thanks for link again. I just went through the navigation and choices section, twice+, and your descriptions and reasonings are great. I love my C-120 and for the PNW cruising it is more than adequate with my Garmin backup. Would love to do some of what you are doing with a tablet too.
Are you running an AIS transducer, (Active AIS) or just the AIS receiver?
Harvey
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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C-Dory Year: 2005
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Vessel Name: Daydream
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| hardee wrote: | Pat, Thanks for link again. I just went through the navigation and choices section, twice+, and your descriptions and reasonings are great. I love my C-120 and for the PNW cruising it is more than adequate with my Garmin backup. Would love to do some of what you are doing with a tablet too.
Are you running an AIS transducer, (Active AIS) or just the AIS receiver?
Harvey
SleepyC
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Just the receiver. When I identify a tow on the Mississippi I will at least be able to hail it by name! |
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Wefings
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Pat , sorry I have missed alot of this thread . Was looking forward to seeing you in Apalachicola. Ill brainstorm storage options in the crowded part of Florida !Or see about coordinating a trailer ride back here .
Marc
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Pat Anderson
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| Wefings wrote: | Pat , sorry I have missed alot of this thread . Was looking forward to seeing you in Apalachicola. Ill brainstorm storage options in the crowded part of Florida !Or see about coordinating a trailer ride back here .
Marc |
Thanks, Marc! |
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Larry H
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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C-Dory Year: 1991
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Pat,
Great blog entries!
Could you post the make, model and size of your USB monitor? Looks like what I need.
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Ranger Tug 27 ex 'Jacari Maru' 2017 - 2022
Puget Trawler 37 ex 'Jacari Maru' 2006-2017
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ssobol
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If you are using a USB monitor anyway, I think a micro PC might be a better choice than a laptop. It would take up much less space.
Granted a micro PC is probably about double what you paid for the laptop. |
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Pat Anderson
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| Larry H wrote: | Pat,
Great blog entries!
Could you post the make, model and size of your USB monitor? Looks like what I need. |
Larry, all the information on my USB monitor is here. It is possibly a little large but it definatley works.
Here is the bracket. It is intended to be mounted horizontally out from a wall, but I mounted it vertically down from the electornics shelf, which works better from my purposes. |
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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C-Dory Year: 2005
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Vessel Name: Daydream
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| ssobol wrote: | If you are using a USB monitor anyway, I think a micro PC might be a better choice than a laptop. It would take up much less space.
Granted a micro PC is probably about double what you paid for the laptop. |
You are probably correct, but it is the laptop for now! If/when the C-80 gets replaced completely with the PC based system, including all the required interfaces for radar, AIS, depth sounder and multiplexer, I will no doubt go with a micro PC. What kind would you use? |
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Larry H
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Pat,
Thanks
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Daydream
Photos: Daydream and Crabby Lou
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Larry H wrote: | Pat,
Thanks
Larry H |
You bet, welcome! We saw this system, although with purpose built components, on Lyle and Shelly's (of Bess-C) 46 West Coast Bessie, and were really impressed. |
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