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You are adding losses from the solar by going through the starter / dc to dc. We have just converted to lithium and have starter...

Looks like a J-pole antenna, the shorter section is the tuning circuit, so it doesn't need a tuning coil. Interesting design. Monopole...

I did see one sone time ago that had a narrow long circuit board inside that was the antenna, this was a 2m radio ham one so they do...

I trained as an woodwind instrument repairman and often had the issue with stuck small brass machine screws, one solution was to file...

I’ve used a small patch of silicone sealant on the tip of glove finger, worked well and cheap

I use NavigationPLANNER 7 - Course planning software - NavigationPLANNER on my PC. It’s a bit slow and clunky, doesn’t do auto routing...

No doubt some woke entity complained about naming ?? I have actually picked up the tab for a couple of boats that forgot to pay here...

If I was going to have early start - before office opens ... I would PRE-pay stay ... to make sure I had payment slip in hand ... Most...

Still got some tidying up but most done, just today lifted out the AGMs, I’d forgot how heavy even smaller ones are. I’ve also a second...

Hope you meant sorting! 😀

Just need to resize them to upload later today

Just today completed replacing AGMs for Lithium, more work than expected as larger cables etc took some shorting. Must add thanks to...

I did one on our boat with a shallow curve a few years ago, did it in the summer sun and used a hot air gun to slightly raise the temp...

I think this has always been the case that you need the relevant chart areas to allow a route to be planned, same really as paper charts...

When I was working as industrial refrigeration tech manager I was responsible for many technical surveys of existing systems, the time...