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    Auto Email

    OK, I'll patiently wait for them to stop too. That causes me to pose the question; Is the new list host going to provide a simular service? Thanks.
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    Auto Email

    For the past few weeks the daily Auto Email messages have listed the various Forums but they all say "No New Posts". :banghead: What's up?
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    Costa Concordia

    This is pretty revealing *. *. *. *if it's true. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/23/costa-concordia-captain-distracted-guests
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    Costa Concordia

    This was interesting...A moment by moment track of the grounding of the Costa Concordia... * With commentary... * http://gcaptain.com/gcaptains-john-konrad-narrates-the-final-maneuvers-of-the-costa-concordia-video/?37941
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    Yaesu’s Amateur Radio Division Breaks with Motorola, Changes Name to Yaesu Musen

    Standard Horizon is affected too. * This was reported *on the ARRL.org web site 12/28/2011 *After four years under the Motorola umbrella, Yaesu has split from that company. According to Vertex Standard President and Chief Executive Officer Jun Hasegawa, effective January1, 2012, Motorola will...
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    Some pics Roche on the 4th

    If 1 of the 2 boats in your photo is suppposed to Makin Do, we've been misidentified.* We were in the Navy Yacht Club Everett wagon wheel (the one on the front line).* My photos were shot from the flybridge.* The bow in the foreground of the 2nd shot is of the 39' Searay on our starboard side...
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    Some pics Roche on the 4th

    Hmmm, the Roche Harbor YC goes to Poulsbo for the fireworks. Note in the 1st photo that someone is cleaning their bottom.
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    Head Flush - Raw water vs Fresh water

    *Peggy, I haven't read my LectraSan manual for a while but I don't remember any cleaning instructions in there.* Are you talking about removing the electrode, cleaning and replacing it? *
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    Battery sources in the Puget Sound area.

    This is really a 2 question post. I currently*have Trojan AGMs*as<a></a> the start bank and will be replacing them soon.* Does anyone in the PS area have a source for Trojan replacements at reasonable cost? Does anyone have experience with the Dyno batteries that are made in Seattle? Thanks...
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    Too many zincs & bording gate hinge

    *Graham, OK, I read back in the thread and now understand the hinge issue. *
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    Too many zincs & bording gate hinge

    *Graham, I am not qualified to answer your question re: the voltage you should see but you may get a better feel for making that determination by viewing the video at http://video.answers.com/boating-tips-galvanic-corrosion-161782436 I think you may have let your fingers get ahead of your...
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    Too many zincs & bording gate hinge

    *The short answer is yes. *
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    Too many zincs & bording gate hinge

    I picked up this reference while in the yard this winter.* Perhaps it will provide some valuable info. After looking the the uploaded images they don't look very usable.* I'll be happy to forward full size printable copies to those who would like them. -- Edited by Ed on Thursday 14th of...
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    Multiple DSC radio operation

    Baker wrote: The problem with entering the same code into two radios is you have to chase down the other radio to get it to quit alarming. And if you choose to have unique MMSIs, make sure you install the radios in a way that you can determine which one is ringing. We have a buddy that has two...
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    Multiple DSC radio operation

    Thanks, guys.* My friend has decided to contact the manufacturer.* If anything enlightening comes out of it I'll post it here.
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    Multiple DSC radio operation

    Hi all, This question is submitted for a friend who is not a member of the forum.* He has 2 DSC capable VHFs in his pilothouse that are used to monitor different channels.* He does not want to use scan or multi-channel monitoring to achieve his purpose.* He does want to program his MMSI into...
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    Carnage in Brookings Harbor, Oregon

    SeaHorse II, do you have a link for video in San Diego?
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    Oops

    For those interested in the boat here are some photos after she was refloated.*
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    Oops

    People tank: Submariner term for any space normally occupied by humans.
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    Oops

    This is an oops to be sure but in this case the owner chose to ignore the boat and continue paying moorage for 10+ years.* Suspected cause of water in the people tank, a decade of neglect including failure to change the zincs. The really bad part, the marina told her (owner) that the boat was...
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    One big container!

    The Triple-E Maersk container ship will be the world's largest ship and the most efficient Koreas Daewoo is to build the worlds largest ship for Mærsk line. The US$190 million, 400 metre Triple-E class bohemoths will carry 18,000 TEU containers, 2500 more than the current largest, Emma Mærsk...
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    Garmin G2 vision

    I got a 5212 in Jan. and have been asking myself the same question.* We cruise the Inside Passage and it appears that the only way to get Canadian charts for the Garmin is to purchase a Vision card.* One of the features that comes with the Vision card is the ability for the Garmin to calculate...
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    Bottom Job

    Phil, You may not want to wait for your diver.* Several yards in the PS*have free haul outs with a bottom job and there is 10% labor discount available. Just a thought incase you'd like to save a few bucks.
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    Help! That last Christmas gift.

    And then there is the other truth; The only ones who like change are bus drivers and babies.
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    Washington State TF members

    Wonderful idea but I'm not sure the timing will be "right" for us.* We are in Brownsville, WA so the 2 biggest driving factors*are the weather and the Admiral.* We too are going to the Seattle Boat show.
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