Re: Alternatives to Starlink
Your best chance of survival in an emergency is an EPIRB, or secondarily a PLB, or thirdly a portable VHF radio in a liferaft. Internet access and satellite phones are a joke. ** James H. Wilson, Jr.
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James Wilson
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
In that case you better give up your cell phones and stop watching streaming services, because SpaceX is putting up a lot of commercial satellites. Not to mention start avoiding many marinas and boat
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PIOTR SERWIK
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
It has less to do with politics than with giving money to an arrogant ass. When there is a viable alternative to Starlink, I¡¯ll be gone. Dave Second Star S362 #113 Fair Haven, NY/Lake Ontario I
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David Lochner
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
Ditching something that gives you the best chance of survival in an emergency for empty virtue signalling is beyond scary. REGARDLESS of one's politics.
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PIOTR SERWIK
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Re: Sabre 362/Yanmar 3JH3E Shaft Coupling
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Does the torque limiter serve the same purpose as a damper plate? Dave Second Star S362 #113 Fair Haven, NY/Lake Ontario
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David Lochner
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
Starlink in so much better than anything on the market is silly, it works better than my 5G at home [email protected]> wrote:
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Keith Bucklen
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
Jerry, Michael is looking for alternatives. -- Jim Gregory Sabre 402 #32 Milford CT
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Jim Gregory
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Re: S386 Emergency Tiller
Reading this thread i realize i have failed to ever test an emergency tiller. It is now high on my list of safety drills once we are back in the water. Once in flat water and once in heavier seas.
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waynemk
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Re: 600ah Lithium, 362
Hi Scott, I just did the same project and used the space below the nav seat and the space in front of the nav table. ?My victron inverter and Zeus plus other components went in the nav seat and up to
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Wrtiverton
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
Why would any of us want to compromise our safety and offshore communications over politics? When I'm crossing the North Atlantic East to West this summer, am I supposed to risk my crew and my boat
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Jerry Brecher
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
Same here. Just bought it for next summer¡¯s cruise to Newfoundland. I thought Amazon was planning on a competing network of LEO satellites. When there¡¯s a reasonable alternative I will be ditching
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Len Bertaux
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Re: Sabre 362/Yanmar 3JH3E Shaft Coupling
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The strange coupling on the back of your transmission is a "Torque limiter". -- Bill Lloyd River Plaza, NJ 1974 Chris Craft 22'
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@NJ_Bill
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Re: Sabre 362/Yanmar 3JH3E Shaft Coupling
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Just an FYI, the above info is an internal clutch cone, not a component of the coupling. -- Bill Lloyd River Plaza, NJ 1974 Chris Craft 22'
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@NJ_Bill
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
There aren¡¯t a lot of alternatives for satellite broadband ¡ª yet. Today, AT&T and Verizon announced that their respective partnership with AST Spacemobile hit a milestone with first
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Dan Grossman
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Re: Alternatives to Starlink
I agree. This is happening. Home - AST SpaceMobile ast-science.com Tony Tony Billera tony.billera@... 206 605 2650 linkedin.com/in/tonybillera Please consider the environment before printing
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Tony Billera
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Re: Insurance Survey Req - Annapolis
Comparing insurance premiums without providing information about the amount of coverage and the kind of coverage is pretty meaningless. Liability only coverage is much less expensive than Agreed Hull
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David Lochner
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Re: Insurance Survey Req - Annapolis
I've been with Progressive for about 10 years, my 34 is 46 years old. Premiums are very reasonable, never had to provide a survey. Been boating for 60+ years with no claims. For me the insurance is
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Philip Horn
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Alternatives to Starlink
We currently have Starlink aboard and mostly use it during our annual one month cruise along the Maine coast where we get into some remote areas and cannot use our phones as a hot spot.?? We would
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Michael Grishman
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Re: S386 Emergency Tiller
The tee handle tiller is better than nothing but not great. A few years ago I posted ¡°362Emergency Tiller¡± in photos. Made with aluminum tube and an ash handle & stows nicely. Works ok. Tested in
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David Short, SV One Timer, 1997 362, Mt Desert, ME
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Re: Insurance Survey Req - Annapolis
Bob - I use State Farm for my 1985 S32, no survey required, and I only pay $348 per year. -- Tim Dokken 1985 Sabre 32 #59 Bayfield, WI
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Tim Dokken
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