Change your cover photo Upload Change your cover photoUpload Change your cover photo Ben Ellison https://panbo.com/about-panbo/#Ben_Ellison Panbo editor, publisher & chief bottlewasher from 4/2005 until 8/2018, and now pleased to have Ben Stein as a very able publisher, webmaster, and editing colleague. This user account status is Approved Posts Posts Comments Comments Forums Forums I agree, Will, and I'm also hoping we'll see fast, quiet single-outboard Downeast cruisers with well-integrated bow thrusters for docking… On Mercury’s new 600hp Verado V12: truly different & surprisingly smooth Thank you, Chris. I quoted you in this entry largely about NOAA's request for comments: https://panbo.com/epirb-and-plb-return-link-service-whats-the-holdup/ On Return Link Service, a major PLB & EPIRB improvement Well, NOAA is really taking its time with sunsetting raster charts. The first one just happened and it's a chart… On NOAA will sunset traditional nautical charts, sad but inevitable Thanks, Erin. Looks like good stuff. I've also enjoyed... https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingGoodBadandUgly/videos ... which gets at how little money is actually necessary… On SV Delos, much more than fun in the Pacific Thank you, Robin, but I'm confused. Why is NOAA even asking about an obviously positive feature, and why did it… On Return Link Service, a major PLB & EPIRB improvement Yes! Currently upgrading their charger inverter in cold Norway, but doing a great job cheerfully and well explained. Also great… On SV Delos, much more than fun in the Pacific Thanks, Mark. I'm hoping to avoid big fiberglass projects, but that new hardtop is impressive and Teal explains his techniques… On SV Delos, much more than fun in the Pacific I got my Ryobi One+ toolbox vacuum and found that an old Dyson brush fits pretty well and I think… On My love letter to a Milwaukee M18 Wet/Dry vacuum cleaner I first tested most of the MPower components in April 2019... https://panbo.com/mpower-digital-switching-the-strengths-of-maretron-and-carling-align/ ...so I was hoping it would become available… On Carling Technologies introduces new digital switching platform Way too much for most boat projects and/or budgets, but, wow, Makita figured out wireless autostart for the LXT X2… On My love letter to a Milwaukee M18 Wet/Dry vacuum cleaner load more comments