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I have, over 2 years of ownership, been very happy with my Ray fishing pilot. While not knowing just exactly how accurate these things can be, I came across this thread that absolutely amazes me, depicting the performance accuracy of an S1000 in substantial seas at only a couple of mph. While I...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/flir-s ... _news_stmp Glad to see the competition will remain.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNLDE6 ... 428?rpc=44

Does anyone have experience with the application of one of these on a CD? Apparently you can use them several ways including just clamping to a 12V battery. I know it probably has a big battery drain but if you have a large house supply and a big dedicated alternator, it would seem to...

Useful link for the CD bookmark folder. http://beta.circuitwizard.bluesea.com/

I was reading a thread on microwaves and a number of people seemed to be going over to toaster ovens. I have a 2000w inverter (cheapo) off a 3 optima house bank and my low power microwave has never really worked very well. So I am looking at toaster ovens as a possible alternative. The first...

Saw this 16 listing on Craigslist and that there are currently no 16 listings on the site. No affiliation. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/1546349139.html

Who knows how much accuracy to expect out of a 7 buck item, but I think I'm going to try one of these as a simple monitor of at least the relative condition of the house bank. Too simple to work I suppose. Chris http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vector-1 ... ccessories

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 922908.ece

I know this has been talked about a lot, but it appears the two are now getting very competitively priced. The ACR aqualink with gps is now around $350 and the fast find is about $300. The ACR does appear to float and I don't think the fast find does and the ACR has a strobe. model 2882 at...

Apparently there are some fancy new software upgrades for the C and E series available at the following link: http://raymarine.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/r ... faqid=1219

I guess this would be a good thing, at least for people under a Raymarine warranty. Not so sure about being a good thing for the future of marine electronics from an innovation and competitive pricing standpoint. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/garmin ... 0%20%20%20 Chris

Does anyone know the approximate thickness of the bottom FG skin back near the transom? Repair time. Thanks, Chris

I have a 2 bank battery system with a combiner for charging. My 90 etec is isolated on the #1 battery. Almost everything else runs off the #2 house bank. I have a 9.9 Johnson Kicker with e-start and 6A alternator. Can I just run it off the house side (so I don't have dueling alternators) or am...

I got this a few days ago for the detail on a number of lakes. But as I cruised around what shocked me was that the Ocean coverage appeared to be as detailed as my recent vintage West Coast Gold+ card, except for coverage of Alaska and Hawaii. I haven't checked every location. Am I missing...

In a recent post on "How much Chain?", I posted that I received a Delta Anchor that was so sharp it cut my hand and had to be filed down to be safely usable. I e-mailed Defender about the issue, mostly so they could check their stock to see if this was a common problem. Today, to my surprise, I...

I have an older Lewmar 400 windlass on my 22 that works fine. I am changing my anchor from an 11# Lewmar claw to a 14# Delta plow. The Windlass restricts me to 1/4" G4 chain and 1/2"rode. I read somewhere that 9' of chain is all that's really needed. Somewhere else, I read that the length of...

take a look at this Amazon item and then read a few of the (700+) customer reviews. I came across this on THT. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... udio0a-20/ Chris

My Raymarine plotter/ff shuts down each time I start the outboard. It appears to be extremely sensative to even modest voltage drops. It is currently wired to the main panel. While it's not the worst to have to reboot it each time, I am wondering aloud if there is a simple fix? One thought is...

Since I'm in the mode of asking a few "cheapskate" questions: I have 200' of rode in good shape. I'm convinced I need 400'. Can this be spliced and still work reasonably well in my Lewmar, or do I need to breakdown and buy a new 400 to avoid problems? I suspect 90% of the time I would not be...