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Sep
21
GPS Satellite Changes
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Two WAAS satellites have been decomissioned and two commissioned in their place. Satellite #51 on the North American east coast and satellite #48 on the west coast are the new satellites. WAAS GPSes need a firmware update, as do many chartplotters. Garmin tech support said that my old GPS 12 and GPS [...]
Sep
20
USB GPSes
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In previous blog I mentioned I returned a defective BU-353 to USGlobalSat. Their web site says that if no problem is found for an RMA’d product that a $30 charge will be applied. They didn’t find the problem I experienced and sent me an document that at first looked like an invoice for [...]
Sep
15
Colloidal Silver
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Towels and facecloths get pretty stinky on board after two or three days. I read in a recent issue of PS about facecloths and towels that would not get stinky. We need that on our boat, so I ordered some. When the cloths arrived, some marketing information was included that talked briefly about Polartec [...]
Sep
9
Two months of 24/7 testing
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I’ve just returned home after 8 weeks on board my sailboat. Half of that time was spent preparing for a trip from Vancouver to the north end of Vancouver Island; the other half was spent en route. I spent quite a bit of time testing products for various upcoming Practical Sailor reviews. [...]