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I found his handheld VHF... but it's pretty ancient. I'm fairly sure he had VHF installed in the boat as well, but I haven't run across it yet. I haven't really looked for it yet, still lots of boxes to go through. I'm guessing it's also a pretty old model... no AIS or anything. I'm an Extra...

I last posted about two years ago, and peeking in once again. The last two years have been a pretty wild ride! I've inherited a 22-cruiser and still haven't really decided what I'm going to do with it. I believe it's a '91. Since my dad had severe lewy-body dementia the last few years of his...

Glad to hear you got it back. My step daughter got her car stolen from her apartment in Henderson, NV a few days ago. Luckily, that was recovered as well. Also glad yours was recovered because it is pretty darn close to matching the description of my dad's (in Carson City) and I didn't want...

Correct. There isn't any marking on the coax so I don't know what it is - but it does seem like pretty lightweight stuff. You're right that the loss won't completely offset the 8db gain, but it just seems wasteful to have that much coax when it's not needed. I'm not convinced the VHF is a true...

I was obviously in too tight to give you proper perspective of where the mount was located... but this is actually the forward port mount. The aft starboard mount is the one that has been removed and patched. If the aft starboard mount used to be VHF... it appears that he intended to use this...

I took the old cover off today... wanted to wait until I had a reasonable idea where I was going to get a new cover and what the turnaround time would be. Overall things look darn good cosmetically - haven't seen any obvious problems with the gelcoat or anything. Like pretty much everything...

This sounds really good - when the time comes, I may hit you up for a drawing or picture or other reference just to make sure I'm on the same page re: the transom mount. Thanks for pointing out DSC... I was not aware of it. Sounds very handy.

Haha - ok, now that you explain it, it makes sense! I've never seen that in a forum before, so I was only relating to my experience. If that's explained somewhere, I missed it. Thanks!

I imagine it's something I'm doing, but haven't figured it out yet. I have a simple signature set in my profile. I typically write a post... hit the "Preview" button (the signature is there)... then hit the "submit" button... and when my message actually posts, it often doesn't have the...

That's good info, thanks. There is VHF installed in the boat and also have a handheld... I don't see a particular need to do anything in that area. I don't really anticipate needing radar either - at least that's the current thinking. Agree completely (huge difference). I spent a lot of time...

Had a little bit of time yesterday to climb through a hole in the cover and check out the cabin and cockpit. No surprises there. I also took a quick look at the electronics (stored inside the house). The larger instrument you saw in the cabin photo is a 90's era Furuno FCV-522 CRT based "Color...

Dad's final voyage - Lake Tahoe

Thanks. It is extremely rough. He appears to have a lesser-known form of dementia known as 'Lewy Body' which brings some added behaviors like hallucinations, delusions, aggression, etc - and since his background is mostly military and law enforcement, there's a lot stored away that his mind can...

Thanks for the recommendation. I think the key is "good" marine surveyor. I don't know what I have available in the area (good or bad)... but I'll keep my ears tuned.

Hello all - figured I'd toss this out there to see what I catch. My father was a regular in here some time ago... looks like he made over a couple hundred posts. User name is C-Bill. His boat is a '91 22-ft Cruiser. Some of you may (or may not) have noticed he hasn't posted in some time. His...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/39A Spectrum-wise, green might be a better color... I'm not sure. I'm guessing your point is that red is closer to infrared? Many green lasers actually emit a significant amount of infrared due to the internal conversion steps they go through to get to...

No... for a couple of reasons. The lasers made by this company are specifically designed to be signalers - they fan out over distance, and therefore are not concentrated enough beyond a few feet to pose a hazard to anyone. This fanned out beam also makes it significantly easier to "paint" a...

Maybe not 600 feet... but this thing will do 300, supposedly. http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/16/open ... ckstarter/

Kinda sorta related... I'm seriously looking into these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTh8ChlFss I'm sure it's just a matter of time before they come equipped with a metal detector.

I'm curious whether anyone has ever tried a floating wire antenna like submarines use for the low bands (160, 80...). Probably not something you'd want to do at speed or in traffic... but at anchor or trolling speed just working on a few QSLs? Do any of you actively work ham radios when...