Recent content by agurney

Shotcut

"Normal wear and tear" springs to mind.

With a bit of research, probably not too badly. There's a fair chance the $200 is simply a 'drop ship' of the same kit - there aren't that many manufacturers of solar panels, and most are in China .. so really, it doesn't matter too much where you buy from. I buy regularly from AliExpress...

There's a slight slope down on the roof from right to left. It's called perspective, as you would have been taught in elementary drawing/art classes. The waterline is horizontal because it is at the viewer's eye level; extend the roof ridge to the left and it will "appear" to meet an extension...

I've happily used silicone sealant for mine. However, the company I work uses an industrial 3M velcro-type product called DualLock to attach equipment to various surfaces, and I've used it successfully on the boat. It's a single-sided hard plastic comb that interlocks with itself, for indoor...

Similarly, I'm fed up with hearing Mendelssohn every time I visit Staffa.

What's a "GPSR . ECEIVER"? If they can't get that bit right I'd stay well clear. As noted above, it probably only has a ~£5 GPS module inside .. and by fitting one of those inside an AWB you wouldn't even have to waterproof it.

More a duster than a sock. Typical west coast weather - doesn't matter which direction you look, the rain's still in your face.

At the risk of perpetuating an old thread: I use Shotcut to edit movies .. from underwater GoPro footage to removing ums, ahs and guff from recorded Zoom sessions. I then use Handbrake to post-process the Shotcut file .. to crop the image where appropriate, transcode for different...

Generally speaking, yes, they/we are sensible, but I've seen a few folks over the years getting a mouthful from lockkeepers in Crinan when boats are sitting in the sea lock with the radar on.

I used an electric motor on a wheelyboat (aluminium, flat bottomed) while fishing on a loch a few years ago. There was a gentle breeze , and after a few drifts (less than an hour of motoring) I had to struggle ashore to replace the battery (heavy duty traction). It might be OK for short tender...

Ofcom knows my boat's callsign and MMSI, but I don't recall ever telling them if she is a sloop, cargo vessel, hovercraft or tanker.

Average boat owners are not the primary audience for these measures; they are are for everyone who who is licensed to use the radio spectrum - so all the Telcos, broadcasters, taxi companies, anyone using RF to transfer data from remote sites, microwave communications, ham radio, and so on.

If you're compliant you won't need to worry at all. Do you only slow down when you know there's a speed camera nearby? Do you only get an MOT when you hear there are spot checks locally? What if you are not compliant but you're the first to be checked?

Any of the small modules that you can get for less than a fiver should do the job ( for example HERE ) . These are fairly generic, and typically put out NMEA at 9600 baud. I scavenged one (V.KEL) from a dead car satnav that I use with OpenCPN .. you might need to add a voltage regulator for a...