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Forum: Marine Electronics 31-03-2022, 06:39
Replies: 14
Views: 3,570
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Iridium GO installation

Thanks I appreciate you posting. I feel more confident with my decision to try it with the built in antenna. Great to have real life experience with both internal and external antenna. Thanks
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-03-2022, 17:14
Replies: 14
Views: 3,570
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Iridium GO installation

Thank for your input. I want everything to work without too much frustration but I also don’t want to waste time and money if it isn’t necessary. We are heading south this season and there is a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-03-2022, 08:27
Replies: 14
Views: 3,570
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Iridium GO installation

Thanks for the reply. I will hold off on the antenna install and see how it goes. Thanks again I needed someone with real-time experience.
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-03-2022, 07:05
Replies: 14
Views: 3,570
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Iridium GO installation

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Just wondering if you still feel that the iridium go works best without an external antenna.? We have a full canvas in closure and would ideally like to use it without one. We could place...
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-09-2020, 18:08
Replies: 10
Views: 3,831
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Xantrex freedom marine 25

I have read that the newer xantrex have had poor reliability? Would 2007 be from a dependable year ?
Forum: Marine Electronics 10-09-2020, 11:40
Replies: 10
Views: 3,831
Posted By Secondwind410
Xantrex freedom marine 25

I was given an freedom marine 25, 2007 vintage inverter. The inverter has had very little use. I was reading the manual and was surprised that it is a modified sine wave. Is this unit worth the...
Forum: Our Community 23-03-2017, 08:44
Replies: 52
Views: 5,949
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Affordable Camera, what's your favorite?

We bought the knock off version of the go pro called andoer off eBay.com for about 40$ and its 4K video and comes with all the attachments that you would need! Great camera, just as good if not...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 27-02-2017, 09:54
Replies: 26
Views: 3,442
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Stuff for the boat

Hi, Igotnuthin, we boat in Georgian Bay and have found that we do most our research to find boat parts in online, we buy on EBay and get free shipping on most items and others my brother brings back...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 02-08-2016, 08:39
Replies: 27
Views: 5,669
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Sailrite Ultrafeed LS-1 sewing machine

Hi Inga, would love to buy this from you, just trying to see if my mom has any of her winter friends down there in Caoe Coral or North Ft Myers, that would pick this up and pay for this, I want one...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 14-12-2015, 13:27
Replies: 13
Views: 2,434
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Added drawers to front-opening fridge

Hi, great idea, I have seen these drawers at Home Depot and have even put these in my kitchen cupboards to make life easier at home! They were much cheaper in Canada for a two tier one that pulls out.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-10-2015, 06:00
Replies: 12
Views: 10,000
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Fixing Beneteau interior woodwork?

Hi, we fixed our saloon table on our Hunter that had many surface scratches from plates sliding across it and daily wear, the shine was gone and needed to be buffed. We used aqua buff 2000 and 1000...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 01-10-2015, 11:28
Replies: 33
Views: 6,354
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Rewiring for all LED Lighting

Hi there, hsi88, we went on eBay.com and pulled up the lights all different manufacturers, just make sure you check off the free shipping on the left side and china as area to buy from. then we just...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 30-09-2015, 09:05
Replies: 33
Views: 6,354
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Rewiring for all LED Lighting

hi, we changed all our lighting inside to LED last year and we bought them online from china for about $1.00 a light and we just searched the bulbs by the colour and lumens we wanted for the area we...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 28-07-2015, 13:36
Replies: 30
Views: 9,299
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Dentistry on my boat

In think this is a great idea, I work for one of the largest dental companies and we send many a dentist to far away places to do volunteer dentistry. if you keep it on the low down then officials...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 27-07-2015, 09:47
Replies: 12
Views: 4,982
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Budgeting for bareboat charter

Hi we have used conch for 6 years in a row and they Re a great bareboat charter company!, the $1500.00 is just a deposit that you put on your credit card for loss of dinghy, damage to boat etc. They...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 17-07-2015, 09:06
Replies: 18
Views: 4,688
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Looking for help purchasing Health Insurance

As Canadians we have looked into cruising insurance, you can apply for a two year leave and still be covered by our OHIP and then return to Canada for a certain amount of days (sorry can't remember...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-07-2015, 10:11
Replies: 105
Views: 17,696
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Wife Hates Sailing Help!

As the saying goes, happy wife, happy life! I think the chartering idea is a great one, the cat is a good idea, however, if you are not thinking of buying a cat for sailing/cruising, then maybe just...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2015, 07:12
Replies: 23
Views: 4,901
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Help! Need fishing advice...

Hi there, we fish each year from sailboat charter in BVI. And this is what we have found helps to catch the fish, you have to see the birds!! Flying fish really help to locate them as well. we use...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-06-2015, 09:54
Replies: 29
Views: 28,174
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Buying first sailboat, Hunter, Beneteau, Catalina, Bavaria

Hi, we have a 1998 Hunter 410 in Georgian Bay and it's. 3 cabin/2head layout, great for guests or extra room for storage. we have had it now for 6 seasons and have chartered in the BVI 7 times all on...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 19-03-2013, 11:12
Replies: 572
Views: 121,301
Posted By Secondwind410
Re: Sudden Attraction to Hunters

Hey Don I too have a 1998 410. We have had her for five seasons now and have logged over 6000 miles on her in Georgian Bay. She has been a great boat for us. Very comfortable and loads of room for...
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