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Gordon West

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Ask SAIL: Some Random TLC

Jun 14, 2021
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Ask Sail: Underperforming Solar

Mar 17, 2021
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Ask Sail: Is Wacky Wiring Fatal?

Sep 21, 2017
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Ask Sail: Is Wacky Wiring Fatal?

Aug 8, 2017
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Ask Sail: New VHF Nomenclature

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: VHF Portables on Land

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Ready About!

Aug 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

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

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Noisy LED Lights?

Aug 2, 2017
NMEA 0183 wiring is confusing
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Ask SAIL: True Colors

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: The Ultimate Ground

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Short on Shortwave Weather

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Bad Plug?

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Thumb Trick Test Coax

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Not so Sweet Sounds

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Plastic Top Gone

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: VHF Radios Ashore

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Forward-looking Sonar to Spot Floating Deadheads?

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

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Two AIS Numbers

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Scrub or Paint?

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Guests are Scrambling my Pilot

Aug 2, 2017
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Hum Another Tune: Installing Audio Aboard

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Portable Battery Power

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Installing Satellite TV

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: MMSI Numbers

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Stereo Trouble

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Coast Guard on SSB?

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Latest on LED Lighting Strips

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Autopilot Interference

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask SAIL: Fix a Misleading Sonar

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Dead Fish Magnet

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Zinc-Air Batteries

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: The Price of Safety

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: So Many Numbers

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: VHS/GPS Interface Woes

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Dueling Sensors

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: Dockside Interference

Aug 2, 2017
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Ask Sail: AIS Antenna

Aug 2, 2017
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Radar on High

Aug 2, 2017
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New Directions

Aug 2, 2017
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Freeze Frame

Aug 2, 2017
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One MMSI For All?

Aug 2, 2017
Cruising Tips

Rescue 21

Aug 2, 2017
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Don't Get Zapped

Aug 2, 2017
Electronics and Navigation

Transducer Tricks

Aug 2, 2017
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VHF Frequency Confusion

Aug 2, 2017
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Slashed Mast Wires

Aug 2, 2017
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Test Calls

Aug 2, 2017