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Not that answer I was hoping for, but I appreciate the benefit of you guys' collective experience. Well maybe the thing to do is to open a new tube and do all the sealing at once rather than part by part as I install them. And then store it in the downstairs beer fridge along with by flashlight batt...

I have got to drill a hole through the side for my VHF antenna wire, replace a gas overflow, and maybe install a couple of rod holders, mount an FM radio, etc. I went to good old Boat World and they wanted to sell me a little tube of stuff for $10 and by the way the next time you go to use it, you h...

I don't think you guys realize how cheap I am (or try to be). I have sunk a whole $10 in this 2003 Jeep AM/FM/CD player and a big $15 more for the wiring plug tail. So I am going to try the CorrosionX that was suggested and also keep it as enclosed as possible without overheating it, and I'll let yo...

So maybe I put the car CD/FM in my little fresh water boat. The $160 unit Wevans showed is pretty reasonable. Before, I had simply looked over radio units at the local boat store, and everything "marine" seemed to be $300+.

So I've got a nice car CD-FM player that I would like to mount in my boat. I would mount it where just the face was exposed but protected from spray under the dashboard, with the rest of the unit inside the cuddy cabin. Given it is only exposed to salt air and not water, is it going to last a while ...

Thanks Tom - I took a close look at the MapSource BlueChart and it does look like the best available right now. A lot of people are selling ver. 6.5, but there is a ver. 7.0 out that goes for the same price (best so far is $105 for the Americas CD). A question - when you buy the CD, can you only unl...

No, I haven't purchased yet, but I also do metal detecting, so I would want a handheld unit for that too. I was gung ho on the Garmin GPSMAP 76, but this Magellan Meridian has more what I feel I need at a better price too. They both appear to be first class manufactuers.

So, what do you do when you are running for home port when waves start coming in over the stern? Can you not zig zag at a 45 degree angle to the direction of the swell similar to how you tack into into the wind with a sailboat? I don't plan to get into this situation, but nor do I plan to start slid...

Hi guys - I read the "2 anglers killed in boating accident" article and wondered how much sooner they would have been rescued if they had had a GPS for an accurate position... As I am continuing to outfit my 20 ft. cabin cruiser for (up to 10 mi. !!) offshore, and now that I have an ICOM M...

Knot Tester - I would like to hear about doing a radio check to the Coast Guard also. Sort of like a pre-flight inspection, it only makes sense. Is there no public ramp(s) in Steinhatchee? I have a house trailer about 30 miles north of there (near town of Mayo) where I plan to keep the boat when I a...

I got a 20ft. cuddy cabin with an I/O merc. I have no friggin idea how far out I have to go to get fish. I wus looking at the charts around Steinhatchee and thinking that the depths were in fathoms, but now I see that "1" means 1 foot deep and understand it is about 3 feet deep out for 5 m...

OK Tom, you got my attention. I was wondering if Uniden was a little weak, but there are so many being sold, they seemed alright and feature packed. I have seen a lot of Icom's but not heard of Standard Horizon, but I will look at them both. And thanks for the $.02 - that's the kind of advice this n...

Thanks grabbinglimbs - I would think that means our Coast Guard buddies are indeed monitoring. I was wondering what kind of VHF gear you have, as I am working to outfit my 20ft cuddy cabin for some not-too off-shore fishing. I have pretty well settled on a Uniden Oceanus DSC VHF radio with a Shakesp...

Well thanks guys for the replies, even if they didn't help a whole lot. I will try finding a contact with the Coast Guard in North central FLA region and let you know what I find out. But, I bet if I have a question about how to set up a trolling rig or somesuch, you all will be there for help, and ...

I am purchasing a marine VHF radio with DSC. As I go to get my personal MMSI number, the form says that the Coast Guard will start monitoring DSC in 2005 or 2006. I was wondering if any of you know if they are doing that or not yet. I will be fishing mostly out of Steinhatchee. Thanks.