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Ask SAIL: Some Random TLC

By Gordon WestJun 14, 2021
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Ask Sail: Underperforming Solar

By Gordon WestMar 17, 2021
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Ask Sail: Is Wacky Wiring Fatal?

By Gordon WestSep 21, 2017
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Ask Sail: Is Wacky Wiring Fatal?

By Gordon WestAug 8, 2017
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Ask Sail: New VHF Nomenclature

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: VHF Portables on Land

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Ready About!

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
Do believe the hype: today’s radars really do require less power to achieve better resolution
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Ask SAIL: Better Radar, Less Power

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
Switch out an AIS antenna as a means of checking it
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Ask SAIL: A Low Cost AIS Test

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Noisy LED Lights?

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
NMEA 0183 wiring is confusing
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Ask SAIL: True Colors

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: The Ultimate Ground

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Short on Shortwave Weather

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Bad Plug?

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Thumb Trick Test Coax

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Not so Sweet Sounds

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Plastic Top Gone

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: VHF Radios Ashore

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Forward-looking Sonar to Spot Floating Deadheads?

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Wet Batteries in a “Waterproof” Portable Marine Electronic Device

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Two AIS Numbers

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Scrub or Paint?

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Guests are Scrambling my Pilot

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Hum Another Tune: Installing Audio Aboard

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Portable Battery Power

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Installing Satellite TV

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: MMSI Numbers

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Stereo Trouble

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Coast Guard on SSB?

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Latest on LED Lighting Strips

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Autopilot Interference

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Fix a Misleading Sonar

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Dead Fish Magnet

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Zinc-Air Batteries

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: The Price of Safety

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: So Many Numbers

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: VHS/GPS Interface Woes

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Dueling Sensors

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Dockside Interference

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: AIS Antenna

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Radar on High

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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New Directions

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Freeze Frame

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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One MMSI For All?

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
Cruising Tips

Rescue 21

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Don't Get Zapped

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
Electronics and Navigation

Transducer Tricks

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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VHF Frequency Confusion

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Slashed Mast Wires

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017
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Test Calls

By Gordon WestAug 2, 2017