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to fowl cay for some snorkeling. 30" Barracuda at 5PM!

L8R

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On Oct 13, 3:32*pm, "Flying Pig" wrote:
to fowl cay for some snorkeling. *30" Barracuda at 5PM!

Skip and "crew"


but are you making way?
Bob

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:{)) Yes, we made way - see our spot. Currently we are neither under nor
making way, but the wifi is still FINE - albeit a different station despite
our having a good signal from our Marsh Harbour point last night. Now we're
on something different, location unknown.

How you liking life on the big boat?

L8R

Skip and Lydia, off to snorkel the reefs at Fowl Cay national park

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On Oct 13, 3:32 pm, "Flying Pig" wrote:
to fowl cay for some snorkeling. 30" Barracuda at 5PM!

Skip and "crew"


but are you making way?
Bob

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Off to ManO'War/Sandy Cay. Great snorkeling today. Might catch another
fish?

L8R

Skip

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to fowl cay for some snorkeling. 30" Barracuda at 5PM!

L8R

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On Oct 14, 6:05*am, "Flying Pig" wrote:
:{)) *Yes, we made way - see our spot. *

Hi Skip......... naa, I think Ill pass on the spot offer.



How ou liking life on the big boat?
Skip

Well, its in the south, fat-uneducated-fearfull-angry-unhealthy would
sum up 90% of the guys here. the work is not all that hard. About the
same as remodeling an old house. But it will give me the time and
tonnage I want then Im outof there.

Me know??? Im sitting on an island at about N19.

Hope you are getting your fill of fixing things Ya know, sailing
shouldnt be one fix job afer another on a boat. If it is smthing aint
right.

bob

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On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:31:35 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

it will give me the time and
tonnage I want then I'm out of there.

What next, with time and tonnage?

19N - Cayman Islands?

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On Oct 14, 8:04*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:31:35 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

it will give me the time and
tonnage I want then I'm out of there.

What next, with time and tonnage?

19N - Cayman Islands?

Hi Wayne.........

Nothing that exotic. im in hawaii watching some great womens
volleyball.
Why the time and tonnage. Well, Nothing as adventurous as smuggling
coffee.
So what will I do with a 1600 ton ocean master license......... Ill
tell ya in a year when Im doing it :)

Bob

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At the Parrot Cays, great sail from Garden/Sandy Cays, beam/close reach in
14-17 apparent, 5.8 genny only, anchored in ~11' close to high tide. 43
sites to choose from over our wifi, Vonage call to my son just completed.
Lovin' it in the Bahamas/Abacos!!

L8R

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On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:20:00 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

At the Parrot Cays, great sail from Garden/Sandy Cays, beam/close reach in
14-17 apparent, 5.8 genny only, anchored in ~11' close to high tide. 43
sites to choose from over our wifi, Vonage call to my son just completed.
Lovin' it in the Bahamas/Abacos!!


You should really go into Hope Town while you're right there. Great
place, usually room to anchor somewhere, entrance should be OK for you
at half tide or better if you follow the deep water route along the
shore.

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On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:16:48 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

So what will I do with a 1600 ton ocean master license......... Ill
tell ya in a year when Im doing it :)

Starting from something like a 100 GRT Near Coastal ticket, what does
it take to become a mate or skipper on a 200 to 300 footer?

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On Oct 15, 6:16*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:16:48 -0700 (PDT), Bob
wrote:

So what will I do with a 1600 ton ocean master license......... Ill
tell ya in a year when Im doing it :)

Starting from something like a 100 GRT Near Coastal ticket, what does
it take to become a mate or skipper on a 200 to 300 footer?


Hi Wayne:
This is the place ya need to go for details

http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/checklists.asp

The length measure is a bit deciving. Chouest has soem 185 foot crew
boats all under 100 grt. Ive seen a few 200' utility boats all under
100grt and the tub im on at 185 feet is 983 grt.

One thing about the upper level licenses (500-1600 grt) is the Near
Coast requires 180 days as AB on boats over 100 grt. Thats what im
working on now. The Ocean mate doesnt mention anyting about sailiing
as an AB but does have 360 days as a M/M with 180 as m/m on boats over
100grt. There is another way listed too: 1080 on boats over 200grt
with 180 days as AB. The USCG gives several ways to satisfy the
requirments. But as old sink a boat Joe here said, its not the license
its what you have done while holding that license thatll get ya the
job. Although, what Ive been told by my captains, as a 500/1600 ton
mate ya can pretty well just hire on as a greenhorn.

There are definatly some ways to tweek the licensing structure/CFRs to
"maxamize" youre seatime but thats best left as a pm ;)

Well, did my online courses this morning, just paid my bills, now to
head to the beach and swim off the sweat and watch the sun set.

AKA Bob

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Nah, Great anchorage (see the spot hybrid) and close enough to dink easily.
We're going to town and the lighthouse and maybe the reefs on the other
side - do you know if there's an easy walk from the northern harbour?

L8R

Skip, off to bed after watching Waterland, not the least bit seagoing :{))

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:20:00 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

At the Parrot Cays, great sail from Garden/Sandy Cays, beam/close reach in
14-17 apparent, 5.8 genny only, anchored in ~11' close to high tide. 43
sites to choose from over our wifi, Vonage call to my son just completed.
Lovin' it in the Bahamas/Abacos!!


You should really go into Hope Town while you're right there. Great
place, usually room to anchor somewhere, entrance should be OK for you
at half tide or better if you follow the deep water route along the
shore.

under way
 

"Flying Pig" wrote in message
...
Nah, Great anchorage (see the spot hybrid) and close enough to dink
easily.
We're going to town and the lighthouse and maybe the reefs on the other
side - do you know if there's an easy walk from the northern harbour?

Definitely an easy walk. But do walk around the settlement some. It's quaint
and some good places to eat.

I told you you shouldn't miss the Abacos. You could spend a couple or more
years sailing Between the Abacos and the Exumas and never tire of it. Be
sure to visit Spanish Wells. It's just a hop, skip and a jump over some open
water. You could spend several days there exploring and then sail back to
the Hub of the Abacos. Also make sure to visit Little Harbor and Cherokee.

Enjoy.

Wilbur Hubbard

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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
anews.com...
"Flying Pig" wrote in message
...
Nah, Great anchorage (see the spot hybrid) and close enough to dink
easily.
We're going to town and the lighthouse and maybe the reefs on the other
side - do you know if there's an easy walk from the northern harbour?

Definitely an easy walk. But do walk around the settlement some. It's
quaint and some good places to eat.

I told you you shouldn't miss the Abacos. You could spend a couple or more
years sailing Between the Abacos and the Exumas and never tire of it. Be
sure to visit Spanish Wells. It's just a hop, skip and a jump over some
open water. You could spend several days there exploring and then sail
back to the Hub of the Abacos. Also make sure to visit Little Harbor and
Cherokee.

Enjoy.

Wilbur Hubbard


Hi, Wilbur, and list,

According to every chart we've looked at, getting into Spanish Wells looks
out of the question for us with 7' (before we added all these provisions to
miss the triple prices here - example, Oreos [one indulgence] at $8 vs $3,
OJ [another indulgence] at $6 vs 1.98, same brand/size - but we're having to
buy that here, as it doesn't keep or come in on the plane with my son on
Monday like the oreos are :{)) so we may have to figure out someplace else
to be thrilled with in Eluethera).

Thanks for the advice, however. Having finally located a local who was able
to point us, we're having a great time in the Marsh Harbour neighborhood.

Unless we can figure out how to do SW (and might do it on the way back,
anyway), we'll give E'ra a miss on the way down, and head straight to
Highbourne and then to Norman, thence to the Staniel area for our next
visitors.

However, we're going to be here for at least a year, and won't miss E'ra on
the way back up. Still not scared of the 'canes :{)) - and VERY glad we're
here, now, cuz nobody else is, virtually. It will be the same zoo in G'town
when we get there, we expect, but we'll head north during the spring and
catch all the lovely places we jumped over last year.

HooNose, we may get so busy here that we leave only to satisfy
customs/immigration. Aside from another $300,.is there any impediment to
another year on the boat? We know that all we have to do is stop into a
local imm/customs to renew the visa...

L8R

Skip and Lydia, enjoying the somewhat cooler weather, but wish the breeze
had kept up - only 5 currently, over a voice quality internet connection
miles from anywhere - which amazes my son, who's a computer geek :{)) When
I get the galleries updated, I'll post some site scans in my pix; you can
see some of the wifi rig current setup scattered throughout the electronics
section in the refit/upgrades section of the SSI refit gallery...

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On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:03:46 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Skip and Lydia, enjoying the somewhat cooler weather, but wish the breeze
had kept up - only 5 currently, over a voice quality internet connection
miles from anywhere - which amazes my son, who's a computer geek :{))

I talked to your friend Bob at http://islandtimepc.com/ the other day.
Unfortunately he is out of Ubiquiti units right now but told me what
he uses. Found one at Wlanparts.com however and it is on its way
here as we speak. Do you know where I can find an operations guide?
I've only seen the data sheet so far which is not helpful.
Specifically I'd like to know what steps are required to configure the
Ubiquiti bridge to a new SSID and re-establish conection to the
below decks router/AP. I'm sure that must be documented somewhere but
I haven't found it yet.

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"Flying Pig" wrote in message
...
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
anews.com...
"Flying Pig" wrote in message
...
Nah, Great anchorage (see the spot hybrid) and close enough to dink
easily.
We're going to town and the lighthouse and maybe the reefs on the other
side - do you know if there's an easy walk from the northern harbour?

Definitely an easy walk. But do walk around the settlement some. It's
quaint and some good places to eat.

I told you you shouldn't miss the Abacos. You could spend a couple or
more years sailing Between the Abacos and the Exumas and never tire of
it. Be sure to visit Spanish Wells. It's just a hop, skip and a jump over
some open water. You could spend several days there exploring and then
sail back to the Hub of the Abacos. Also make sure to visit Little Harbor
and Cherokee.

Enjoy.

Wilbur Hubbard


Hi, Wilbur, and list,

According to every chart we've looked at, getting into Spanish Wells looks
out of the question for us with 7' (before we added all these provisions
to miss the triple prices here - example, Oreos [one indulgence] at $8 vs
$3, OJ [another indulgence] at $6 vs 1.98, same brand/size - but we're
having to buy that here, as it doesn't keep or come in on the plane with
my son on Monday like the oreos are :{)) so we may have to figure out
someplace else to be thrilled with in Eluethera).

You can go right over the reef through the pass. It's well charted and
easily seen by the depth of the water on the way in as long as the sun isn't
in your eyes. You might have troubles getting into the inner harbor but
there's water enough outside and you can dinghy in. It's a beautiful
settlement with a character all it's own. Amost New Englandish. Ask around
some more and I think others will tell you it is doable even with your
draft.


Thanks for the advice, however. Having finally located a local who was
able to point us, we're having a great time in the Marsh Harbour
neighborhood.

Marsh Harbor is nice and you're there at a good time. Come November it will
start to get very busy. But, with the busyness also comes lots of cruising
sailor activities. Couples have a blast because there are lots of couples to
hang out with. It's easy to get into a routine of sailing most every day
when the winds are good and anchoring off a favorite island each night then
back to "civilization" to get a restaurant meal or some cold alcoholic
beverages. Oh, and if you haven't done it, take the ferry from Marsh to some
of the destinations. The ferry is a great way to relax and enjoy the sights
without the stress of navigating. Used to they sold a week long pass that
was reasonable.


snip

Wilbur Hubbard

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On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:06:02 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

According to every chart we've looked at, getting into Spanish Wells looks
out of the question for us with 7' (before we added all these provisions
to miss the triple prices here - example, Oreos [one indulgence] at $8 vs
$3, OJ [another indulgence] at $6 vs 1.98, same brand/size - but we're
having to buy that here, as it doesn't keep or come in on the plane with
my son on Monday like the oreos are :{)) so we may have to figure out
someplace else to be thrilled with in Eluethera).

You can go right over the reef through the pass. It's well charted and
easily seen by the depth of the water on the way in as long as the sun isn't
in your eyes. You might have troubles getting into the inner harbor but
there's water enough outside and you can dinghy in. It's a beautiful
settlement with a character all it's own. Amost New Englandish. Ask around
some more and I think others will tell you it is doable even with your
draft.

Both channels, the south entrance and east entrance to Spanish Wells
have been dredged in the last couple of years and now have 7 to 8 ft
at MLW. The probem is on the outer approaches where there are 5 to 6
ft spots. The tide range is 3 ft however so at half tide or better
there is no issue from either direction.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:03:46 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Skip and Lydia, enjoying the somewhat cooler weather, but wish the breeze
had kept up - only 5 currently, over a voice quality internet connection
miles from anywhere - which amazes my son, who's a computer geek :{))

I talked to your friend Bob at http://islandtimepc.com/ the other day.
Unfortunately he is out of Ubiquiti units right now but told me what
he uses. Found one at Wlanparts.com however and it is on its way
here as we speak. Do you know where I can find an operations guide?
I've only seen the data sheet so far which is not helpful.
Specifically I'd like to know what steps are required to configure the
Ubiquiti bridge to a new SSID and re-establish conection to the
below decks router/AP. I'm sure that must be documented somewhere but
I haven't found it yet.


I just installed a NS2. followed the directions on this site.
http://blog.dankim.com/2009/07/28/wifi-cruising/
Gordon

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On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:44:17 -0700, Gordon wrote:

Specifically I'd like to know what steps are required to configure the
Ubiquiti bridge to a new SSID and re-establish conection to the
below decks router/AP. I'm sure that must be documented somewhere but
I haven't found it yet.


I just installed a NS2. followed the directions on this site.
http://blog.dankim.com/2009/07/28/wifi-cruising/
Gordon

Thanks, very helpful. Have you tried setting up an onboard router/AP
yet? If so, do you need to move the ethernet cable back and forth
between the router and laptop when you reconfigure to a new SSID?

under way
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:44:17 -0700, Gordon wrote:

Specifically I'd like to know what steps are required to configure the
Ubiquiti bridge to a new SSID and re-establish conection to the
below decks router/AP. I'm sure that must be documented somewhere but
I haven't found it yet.

I just installed a NS2. followed the directions on this site.
http://blog.dankim.com/2009/07/28/wifi-cruising/
Gordon

Thanks, very helpful. Have you tried setting up an onboard router/AP
yet? If so, do you need to move the ethernet cable back and forth
between the router and laptop when you reconfigure to a new SSID?


No router.
G

WiFi (was) under way
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:44:17 -0700, Gordon wrote:

Specifically I'd like to know what steps are required to configure the
Ubiquiti bridge to a new SSID and re-establish conection to the
below decks router/AP. I'm sure that must be documented somewhere but
I haven't found it yet.


I just installed a NS2. followed the directions on this site.
http://blog.dankim.com/2009/07/28/wifi-cruising/
Gordon

Thanks, very helpful. Have you tried setting up an onboard router/AP
yet? If so, do you need to move the ethernet cable back and forth
between the router and laptop when you reconfigure to a new SSID?


Hi, Wayne,

No, configure both as routers, DHCP enabled, which will pass the signals
through.

I use sequential end numbers - 14 bullet, 15 vonage, 16 Linksys dot 1 - so
that it's easy to segregate, and keep all three up, as tabs on the same
browser page (Firefox - Bullet doesn't talk to Chrome, my default), so
toggling between them is easy.

So, my defaults are the main page (to verify connection, strength, and
packet traffic), link setup (for scanning and power adjustment - hitting
"select" opens a new browser window, which closes when you make your
selection) and the client page on the Linksys (so I can see who's on it,
bounce those who've not done the courtesy of coming to see us - and, if it
happens 5 times in a row, blocking them).

Because Vonage is not a passive passthrough, I have it as one of my LAN
ports on the Linksys. If I were willing to let it run all the time (I
don't turn it on when the signal's not strong enough - a rare occurrence
this trip; maybe cuz of the way I now have my mast top stuff installed?),
however, (witness the number above), it would pass the signal through to the
Linksys. All being passthrough, you can interrogate each that way.

Bob (Hi, Bob, cc ,) wrote me recently and said to
tell folks to email him, as he has some available, just not assured stock,
so the web page shows delay. If you talked to him in the last couple of
days, I presume that means that his current stock sold out quickly.

However, your questions make my point about why someone should buy from him
instead of brewing their own. If you ain't got the chops, he'll make sure
it's right (sets it up before he sends it) and talk you through any
challenges, rather than wandering around in the wilderness (as I did for 2
years, albeit with pieces of junk that NOBODY could make work, even some who
had the exact same units, from three newsgroups devoted to those sorts of
things, before Bob came, literally, to my rescue - free, just being a
helpful newsgroup participant - and thus my seemingly slavish fealty to his
program; he's been an invaluable resource beyond my initial foray into
success with the LiteStation2 [which he told me where to buy, not from him,
yet!] through today).

We're going to enjoy Hopetown today so I don't know whether I'll get any pix
up, but check in my gallery for a heading of WiFi - one of the sections will
be site scans. Since we got within 6 miles of land, we've never been
without a connection from Spanish Cay south, under way and at anchor - and,
technically, the same applied from Saint Simons Island south to Lake Worth.
The picture of the Daytona Beach area scan takes two screens to capture -
over 70 sites, from a few miles offshore!.

L8R

Skip and crew

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