Gary Golden, Manifest Marine Matt ~~~_/|)~~~

Agree. The systems using a Bullet use a Cat 5 LAN cable. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

There are many systems out there to choose from. Costs for the kit start at close to $400. They consist of a Ubiquity bullet (a radio receiver tuned for 2,4 ghz), a PoE injector (Power over Ethernet),

Uh oh, we are supposed to board a flight to France from JFK in 90 minutes. I guess we’ll not be going...... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Stay well! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

There is an excellent cleaner for burned on deposits that would work great for this application. It is a gun cleaning product called “Shooter’s Lube”. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Very helpful, thanks! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

People swear by this diesel fuel additive. Doesn’t deposit black soot on the hull. https://www.howeslube.com/products/meaner-power-kleaner ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Gary Golden Manifest Marine Out of Annapolis ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Many times, I’ve heard of people causing leaks in water heaters from overtightening plumbing connections. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

We started out with Eartecs. They work at a different frequency, and actually found the sound quality and range a bit better than Sena. But ours were older, and had a belt pack connected to the headph

#solution

We’ve used a couple of brands. Currently using the Sena Expands...a bit more robust, as the microphone boom is much shorter and doesn’t get in the way as much. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

#solution

The SSB radio transmitter ground is different from the antenna tuner ground. They should not be in common. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Many boat manufacturers used similar, foam-backed vinyl. All had sagging issues as a result. None should be using it today, unless they don’t care what happens 8-10 years down the road, after warranti

Second on those Fatty Goodlander books. The anchoring one is excellent! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

I was not going to interject into the anchor conversation, as this topic is akin to religion. The Mantus is of the latest designs in anchors. Very good. I worry a bit about the original style, in that

Trinidad has Peake’s (we hauled out their), Power Boats, also very good, and Coral Cove. A bit less expensive, but they are all negotiable. It’s out of the hurricane zone. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

The best protection from a direct hurricane hit is 100 nm. Grenada was hit by Ivan in 2004. It damaged most of the boats there. Grenada has learned since, and has improved their yard storage. Grenada,

Duralac is special stuff, but has a shelf life, and it shortens above 20°C. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Basically, we are in vehement agreement. A buck converter is normally a component in an MPPT controller. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt