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Get 10% off 6” and 8.5” MOVA Globes with code SHIH at https://bit.ly/davidshihmova ❤️ *SUBSCRIBE* to see us cross the Pacific Ocean and thanks to @ParlayRevival for taking me along for the ride. Iridium Go Satellite Phone vs VHF Radio vs Garmin I...

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With Trevor wrapping up his snow survey job, he gets to work preparing Sea Dream of Clyde for offshore sailing. A few small cracks along the bottom of the hard dodger that had gone unnoticed allowed water to penetrate into wood core, resulting into some ro...

** Huge thanks to our partner BoatUS for making this episode possible! Need a domestic MMSI number for your VHF radio? Go to www.boatus.com/mmsi ** Does your boat have a LIFE-SAVING button? Ours does! Well, let’s be honest, pressing it in a maritime eme...

How not to pay a service centre for MMSI reprogramming. How to reset the old MMSI number and register a new one without removing the radio from the boat.

Marijke and Jaap Mulder have spent their adult lives largely at sea having extensive passage experience and being long term live-aboards in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Japan. Even when they tour on land they inhabit a camper van, another tiny space....

This week we are going to talk about what makes a marine VHF work extra well, and what causes them to sometimes, well, suck. Introduction [00:00] Why it Matters [01:16] Supply Power [05:18] Choose a Radio [09:01] Coax Cable [11:...

This week on Emily and Clark's Adventure, Emily explains how to use your marine VHF radio. This is an important piece of safety gear that everyone should be familiar with. WATCH EMILY RUN A VHF RADIO NET On a regular day in George Town, Bahamas: https://y...

Welcome to Episode 34 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I discuss 16 internationally recognized distress signals. I start with purposely designed items such as flares and finish with signals that have been adapted such as flames on a vessel. SHOWNOTES...

In this week's video, I finish rewiring the mast and install a Garmin Fantom 18 Radar, Garmin Wired Starter Pack 52, VHF antenna, and LED nav lights. 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Products overview 01:56 Rewiring the mast 05:10 New coax cable 06:39 PL259 con...

Most new VHF radio users get their initial experience by calling another person or a marina. After making a few calls, using the VHF radio becomes second nature – just like using the telephone. Watch this video and then head over to our website to get si...

Last season, we made a video about how sailors in George Town, Exuma do "social media"--the morning VHF Cruisers' Net each morning. We typically talk about beach parties, what we have to trade, and what's going on in town. But with a complete weekend lockd...