14′ of boat, 24″ of screen, & more WAAS
Had some fun this morning, showing my friend Jack the Garmin 5212 and 4212 in action while cruising around a very busy Camden Harbor (classic boat races again)…
Yearly Archive: 2007
WASS wacky, watch out!
I just learned that on July 31 (July 16 according to this Trimble PDF) the FAA decommissioned WAAS satellites 122 (#35) and 134 (#47), and that at least some marine GPS receivers are not able to recognize the remaining two correction-sending birds, 135 (#45) and the new 138 (#51). In other words, your plotter may not be showing your position quite as accurately as you’re used to…
Northstar 8000i & VEI & Furuno, @ 40k+
PMY’s Patrick Sciacca had quite a time testing this 3,600 hp Hatteras 60GT, at one point doing 48 mph in a serious seaway. He was also impressed with the 15” touch screen Northstar 8000i on center in the helm’s pop-up electronics console…
TH Class B, & come on FCC!
Back in June the FCC asked for comments regarding Class B AIS units, and several of you—along with the USCG and other safety minded organizations—all encouraged the FCC to approve, or at least waiver, transponders already approved and in use outside the U.S., as soon as possible. There were NO objections…
Swift Hitch, first viewing
So a friend of mine recently returned from the Upper East Side of Manhattan with a report of a New Yorker cartoon seen live: A madame parking her large and shiny SUV while getting backing directions from a lady friend stationed on the sidewalk via cell phone! No wonder there’s a
Krill SS BB PC, N2K too
Krill Systems just announced its solid state (SS), black box (BB), marine PC, which means I get to drag out this shot of Casey Cox mugging with it at my kitchen table in June. The box uses a flash disk drive and embedded Windows XP for 24/7 reliability with a current draw of only 55 watts. It’s meant…
Camden Harbor Master, WTF
We haven’t had any “weekend weirdness” or contest entries for a while, and this seems so right…
On SoZ with Bruce, & FUBAR
Darn, I was hoping to get a shot of Bruce Kessler in his wheelhouse departing the Camden Public Landing this morning, but got distracted by a contest idea (that you’ll find here this weekend)…
Bebi LEDs, from Fiji yet
Bebi Electronic’s LED lights most likely don’t employ the latest technology, like touch dimming, but there’s a lot to like about them…
Hella red/white LED, touch dimming too
Neato! Touch the red button on this new Hella Marine EuroLEDTouch dome light, and you get red light; hold your finger there for two seconds and it will cycle through four dimming levels…
