Plus, Skip is CRUISING, which for most people is about seeing new
and
interesting NICE places. He sailed right by Cold Spring Harbor to
anchor in Little Neck Harbor. He's still there, so this was more
than
a quick overnight way point. Sort of like going camping by parking
your RV in the WalMart parking lot.




Just looks like I'm still there. Spot sucks; the enabling system is
convoluted and didn't work, where the "OK" message DID get out,
leaving PJ for LN.

We're in Atlantic Highlands after a very calm anchorage in Pt. Jeff
cuz we couldn't get to PW; we went to LN to get as close to our exit
as possible and it was, too, a lovely anchorage.

Too much going on; haven't had a chance to do a log - more details
when I do, about the anchorages, the last couple having been just a
place to throw the hook...

--
L8R

Skip

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"Skip Gundlach" wrote

Just looks like I'm still there. Spot sucks; the enabling system is
convoluted and didn't work, where the "OK" message DID get out, leaving PJ
for LN.


I've had no problems or missed tracking initiation since I learned to hold
the button down until the LED lights and then goes out. If you press the
button until the LED just comes on and then release before it goes out
again, it sends an OK message.

I always send an OK message after I anchor and then turn the unit off for
the night. In the morning, I turn it on, press and hold the button, and it
always goes into tracking mode reliably.

I admit that they could have done a better job on the user interface but
I've been very happy with mine. My review for "Points East" didn't make it
into the upcoming issue but may appear with the story of my August cruise
sometime this winter.

--
Roger Long

I take it back. I just got back from an overnight cruise and my tracking
page is blank. Since S&L's isn't working either, I suspect they are still
working on the servers or there is some problem at that end.

First failure I've had since I figured out the button sequence.

--
Roger Long

Belay that. The page tracking info just showed up. My browser was probably
looking at a cached page. I tried reloading Skip's though but it still
shows him in Bayside.

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in
:

Belay that. The page tracking info just showed up. My browser was
probably looking at a cached page. I tried reloading Skip's though
but it still shows him in Bayside.

--
Roger Long





I don't have your URL, but I clicked up Skip and nothing loaded, at first.
Clicking that little rotating button (refresh) at the bottom of the text
list resulted in an instantaneous refresh that shows the Pig just east of a
tiny little marina, out in the bay on the hook I suppose, at Bayside.

Looking at the satellite/map hybrid, the little marina's fuel dock looks a
short walk to The Bay Terrace at Bayside, come kind of big mall...(c; St
Mary's Hospital is very close, too....which is nice if you need it.

I bet the rent in that nice high rise complex between 23rd and 17th Ave
fronting on the Cross Island Expressway is a LOT more than Skip is paying
for a much better view....(c;

The last spot on his page was 3 days ago.

They're long gone. I think Skip has gotten disgusted and tired of SPOT and
isn't running it any more. Too bad. It was fun following them. The unit
is a bit quirky but works fine when you figure out the klunky interface. I
think they probably added the tracking feature after the case and circuit
were already finalized and had to come up with a button sequence so tracking
was added with a firmware function instead of a dedicated button. Late
implementation would also explain the tracking page still being in beta
development.

Mine's working fine and still on the same batteries I put in after I bought
it last March. I'll be taking it on the delivery trip of the Maryland
research vessel so people at the university can follow the progress.

SPOT should really come up with a second generation unit that has an "Up /
Down" button and a small LED screen. All it does is transmit numbers to the
sat system. If you could change just one number, you could set up a page
with the people you were communicating with and have 64 to 256 prearranged
codes which would let you convey a lot of useful information.

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
They're long gone. I think Skip has gotten disgusted and tired of
SPOT and isn't running it any more. Too bad. It was fun following
them. The unit is a bit quirky but works fine when you figure out
the klunky interface. I think they probably added the tracking
feature after the case and circuit were already finalized and had to
come up with a button sequence so tracking was added with a firmware
function instead of a dedicated button. Late implementation would
also explain the tracking page still being in beta development.


Not disgusted and tired to the point of non-use. It just didn't do its
thing on the last couple of trips. If we implement your sequence
successfully, it will show our passages. When I get the "OK" notice on
wifi before we've left, I'd presumed it was working... Not yet
decided; we'll either do a one- or two-jump (all the usual
disclaimers/allowances) trip (Charleston maybe if not direct) to Miami
when we leave here (Atlantic Highlands)...

Mine's working fine and still on the same batteries I put in after I
bought it last March. I'll be taking it on the delivery trip of the
Maryland research vessel so people at the university can follow the
progress.

Your battery life is encouraging; I wish now that we'd known your
success instead of their cautious "2-week life" statement, as we'd not
have bought the 4 (sets) replacements at staggering prices...


SPOT should really come up with a second generation unit that has an
"Up / Down" button and a small LED screen. All it does is transmit
numbers to the sat system. If you could change just one number, you
could set up a page with the people you were communicating with and
have 64 to 256 prearranged codes which would let you convey a lot of
useful information.

So, call or write them with the suggestion. Bet they'd send you a new
one to test...


--
L8R

Skip

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"Roger Long" wrote in
:

Belay that. The page tracking info just showed up. My browser was
probably looking at a cached page. I tried reloading Skip's though
but it still shows him in Bayside.

--
Roger Long





I was browsing around looking for Archie Bunker's house, and found many of
them, when I ran into Shea Stadium on Flushing Bay.

I wonder if those nice folks at the marina right across the expressway from
Shea Stadium would let you borrow a slip long enough to take in the ball
game and have a few overpriced hot dogs? The picture shows lots of empty
slips. Must be kinda pricey to be empty like that....(c;

Boy the Jumbotron sticks way up behind the outfield!

Gogarty wrote in
:

As I have said before, this is the ideal place to wait out the Hell
Gate or the Sound going in either direction.

thanks.