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Jul
22
I love my Spectra watermaker, but the filters are really expensive. Today I found a replacement activated charcoal filter. Spectra resells the KX Matrikx Industries brand for $30.50. The filters are nominal 3 micron extruded carbon, 10″ x 2.75″. Filtersfast.com has the same filter (KX Matrikx +10 /2 10-250-190-975) for $8.50.
Jul
18
Whale Sightings
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I just concluded a passage from British Columbia to California. Between Bodega Bay, CA and the Farallon Islands we encountered dozens of large whales: humpback, grey, and many individuals of a much larger species. Here is a video I took of two of these unknown whales. Any idea what they are?
Jul
4
I’ve had problems with timed transmit mode on my Raymarine C70 for years. The v4.29 software update seems to have finally solved the problem. Updated documentation is here.
Jul
4
NOAA has a useful service called Dial A Buoy. Unfortunately, the only phone number listed is 888-701-8992; if anyone knows of a non-800 number, please let me know.
Please, no bad puns about San Francisco and “Dial a Boy”. This is a high class blog.