Brad — I’ve been extremely happy with all of the MarineBeam mast lighting I
installed last year. Very bright, and well-made. I put on the combo
steaming/deck light, as well as the anchor/tricolor light, and all are very
visible over long distances.
A couple of years ago, I also replaced the
I would like to follow up on this thread with Fred, and anyone else who has
changed out the nav lights for LED, how did the Marinebeam masthead steaming
light work out? I've got my mast down and was searching for both led
replacement bulbs for the Aquasignal 25 fixture. Cost wise I may as well
Bob,
I bought a Mercury Hypalon RIB 8’2” (260) to use with Half Magic, my Landfall
35. It is a single wall fiberglass hull which some would argue may not hold up
over
Bob,
Other listers seem generally happy with a roll-up and a 2HP, but let me give
you contrarian advice.
When I bought my C 34 about 7 years ago to sail on those same waters
(LIS/Vineyard/Block/Buzzards - based in Westport CT), I bought a Zodiac roll-up
and a 2HP Honda. Crew was me, my wife,
Thanks Fred. I know that. I do not believe that was what was being used
on this old wooden boat, which had a laundry list of rather important
things that were either not present or not operational. It should never
have left the dock.
Bill Bina
On 3/3/2017 8:05 AM, Frederick G Street via
Bill — if you have an onboard WiFi router and get the AIS data to that from an
AIS receiver or VHF, that’s another way to get AIS data to your iPad or tablet
(rather than shore stations).
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
> On Mar
I, too believe that is why losing his wifi connection would have
mattered. However, using AIS apps on a tablet or phone means you are
using land based AIS information, which is usually delayed by 20 minutes
or so, and does not show all vessels with AIS transmitters. Land based
AIS data is
