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by Hawkeye
September 4th, 2020, 2:28 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Marine gas - any available on Woodville Highway?
Replies: 5
Views: 1961

Re: Marine gas - any available on Woodville Highway?

Good to know ... thanks for the update!
by Hawkeye
September 4th, 2020, 1:26 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Marine gas - any available on Woodville Highway?
Replies: 5
Views: 1961

Marine gas - any available on Woodville Highway?

Heading down to St. Marks soon, to put in at the Spanish fort, but need to gas up.

Do any of the stations along Woodville Highway still offer ethanol-free gasoline?
by Hawkeye
August 6th, 2019, 5:55 am
Forum: Boating
Topic: Emergency MMSI — how to test if GPS & radio are linked??
Replies: 4
Views: 2770

Re: Emergency MMSI — how to test if GPS & radio are linked??

Sailcat, this is exactly what I needed to know. I'll check to see if my radio has this function. It is a basic unit, but it might. I've not used the radio much and don't know its ins and outs. I just turn it own to listen to traffic or in case someone should need help. Yes, I asked to question to av...
by Hawkeye
August 4th, 2019, 6:31 am
Forum: Boating
Topic: Emergency MMSI — how to test if GPS & radio are linked??
Replies: 4
Views: 2770

Re: Emergency MMSI — how to test if GPS & radio are linked??

Thanks.

I'll give it a look again.

I did not notice the GPS, but it might be the case.

The VHF is about 10 years old and is pretty simple, nothing fancy.
by Hawkeye
August 3rd, 2019, 7:44 am
Forum: Boating
Topic: Emergency MMSI — how to test if GPS & radio are linked??
Replies: 4
Views: 2770

Emergency MMSI — how to test if GPS & radio are linked??

After reading the exciting account last month of the guys out in rough water and their boat capsizing, I decided it was finally time to register my craft to get an MMSI number for mayday calls. Got the MMSI number, and I entered that into my VHF radio. But, is my GPS connected? I hope, but don't kno...