Sundae musings…

About that observatory in Hawaii, some Caribbean related news, and in the “war and rumors of war” department… Now that we have installed the new solar controllers that have a volts/amps readout, we discovered that our panels on the goalpost were under-performing by about 50%. Looking at the panels, it turns out that one of …

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OK, good, better…

Scalzi with a good post on billionaires/boycotts, Ian Welsh saying what we should already know, and over in the “REMF” department… I’m finding it difficult to continue doing what I need to do with crap like this raining down on our parade. For instance, yesterday’s task (installing a couple of solar controllers) should have been …

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sales and suchlike…

Rug pull scams, an Atlantic crossing of note, and some important situational awareness from EBM… I was not unaware that West Marine has a BOGO offer on winches. The fact is that I already have enough winches so not all that interested. It is a very good deal though if you need winches. I will, …

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some new engine mounts…

A book on my must read list, freedom for Kalaallit Nunaat, and in the “A lot can happen in 118 years” department… I recently purchased a set of Novibrasyon engine mounts. I am very impressed with both the quality of the mounts and customer service. We bought them online last Thursday and they were delivered …

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Everyday People…

Rude Pundit has words, some Super nova science, and in the “So much for the clean water act” department… Yesterday, while waiting for my better half, the muzak machine did a fairly respectable reggae/rap cover of Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People”. Yeah… Ooh, sha-sha. To say it made my day is something of …

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So, what about Starlink…

Some interesting NOAA/Bill Nye news, a scary question, and another case of sanewashing… For the last couple of years, Starlink has become a popular solution for cruisers as a way to keep online. We considered it mostly for the ability to have access to weather reports and business emails when in the middle of nowhere. …

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