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Steven Dubnoff

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 3:30 AM

Captain Jacks is now unloading what is left in inventory for 75%
off. There is a seriously good price on the "Last Call." This is an
extension speaker for your VHF that records and can replay the last
30 seconds or so of a transmission (Ideal for when the weather person
finally gets to the good part and you miss it because you are spaced
out from listening to the buoy reports.)

This is a rather dubious buy at its regular price ($110!):

http://lastcallmarine.com/

but, at the $18.75 that Captn Jacks is charging, it is well worth the money.

http://www.capjack.com/store/main.aspx?p=itemdetail&item=ERRL01

Best,

Steve

Captain Jacks is now unloading what is left in inventory for 75% off. There is a seriously good price on the "Last Call." This is an extension speaker for your VHF that records and can replay the last 30 seconds or so of a transmission (Ideal for when the weather person finally gets to the good part and you miss it because you are spaced out from listening to the buoy reports.) This is a rather dubious buy at its regular price ($110!): http://lastcallmarine.com/ but, at the $18.75 that Captn Jacks is charging, it is well worth the money. http://www.capjack.com/store/main.aspx?p=itemdetail&item=ERRL01 Best, Steve

JS

Jeffrey Siegel

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 11:48 AM

Ideal for when the weather person finally gets
to the good part and you miss it because you
are spaced out from listening to the buoy reports.

Or even worse...you're waiting until they get past that part about the
number of degree-days experienced last month.

I honestly haven't listened to the VHF weather channels in about 3 years.
It's one of the huge advantages of having a smartphone - one favorite away
and a couple of location selections gives me the text of ONLY the marine
forecast for a particular area. There's no waiting around for it and you
get to see the text (...did they say the winds were going to be North or
East tomorrow?).

NOAA has quick text version of all their forecasts. No graphics or fluff -
just the text.

Get to it from:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marinewxi.htm

Click "Bay and Coastal" next.

Select your area.

Voila...

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Jeffrey Siegel
M/V aCappella
DeFever 53PH
W1ACA/WDB4350
Castine, Maine

www.activecaptain.com
Content, Communications, Community

..

> Ideal for when the weather person finally gets > to the good part and you miss it because you > are spaced out from listening to the buoy reports. > Or even worse...you're waiting until they get past that part about the number of degree-days experienced last month. I honestly haven't listened to the VHF weather channels in about 3 years. It's one of the huge advantages of having a smartphone - one favorite away and a couple of location selections gives me the text of ONLY the marine forecast for a particular area. There's no waiting around for it and you get to see the text (...did they say the winds were going to be North or East tomorrow?). NOAA has quick text version of all their forecasts. No graphics or fluff - just the text. Get to it from: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marinewxi.htm Click "Bay and Coastal" next. Select your area. Voila... ================================== Jeffrey Siegel M/V aCappella DeFever 53PH W1ACA/WDB4350 Castine, Maine www.activecaptain.com Content, Communications, Community ..

BM

Bob McLeran

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 1:32 PM

If you have a decent connection to the internet, this site works well -
gives you a graphical interface to the section of the coast you're
interested in, and then the text forecast (unfortunately with some HTML
formatting). I find this easier to use than combing through the text
forecasts until I get to the right area.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/ermzn.htm

<><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><>
Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina
MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base
DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida

On 6/30/2008 7:48 AM, Jeffrey Siegel wrote:

I honestly haven't listened to the VHF weather channels in about 3 years.
It's one of the huge advantages of having a smartphone - one favorite away
and a couple of location selections gives me the text of ONLY the marine
forecast for a particular area. There's no waiting around for it and you
get to see the text (...did they say the winds were going to be North or
East tomorrow?).

NOAA has quick text version of all their forecasts. No graphics or fluff -
just the text.

Get to it from:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marinewxi.htm

Click "Bay and Coastal" next.

Select your area.

Voila...

<snip>

If you have a decent connection to the internet, this site works well - gives you a graphical interface to the section of the coast you're interested in, and then the text forecast (unfortunately with some HTML formatting). I find this easier to use than combing through the text forecasts until I get to the right area. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/ermzn.htm <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida On 6/30/2008 7:48 AM, Jeffrey Siegel wrote: > I honestly haven't listened to the VHF weather channels in about 3 years. > It's one of the huge advantages of having a smartphone - one favorite away > and a couple of location selections gives me the text of ONLY the marine > forecast for a particular area. There's no waiting around for it and you > get to see the text (...did they say the winds were going to be North or > East tomorrow?). > > NOAA has quick text version of all their forecasts. No graphics or fluff - > just the text. > > Get to it from: > http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marinewxi.htm > > Click "Bay and Coastal" next. > > Select your area. > > Voila... > <snip>

JS

Jeffrey Siegel

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 3:57 PM

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/ermzn.htm

Bob's right - there is a full graphical interface web-based interface
available for NOAA marine weather too but it sort of requires a laptop.

There are huge advantages to waking up in the morning, rolling over and
checking the forecast on your phone while still in bed. Then you can decide
whether to get up or go back to sleep. Same thing when you're off the boat
exploring an onshore area. You tend to figure out when the new forecasts
come out and learn to check them around the time that new data appears. No
booting a computer and nearly zero time-to-see-the-forecast.

---=
Jeffrey Siegel
M/V aCappella
DeFever 53PH
W1ACA/WDB4350
Castine, Maine

www.activecaptain.com
Content, Communications, Community

..

> http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/ermzn.htm > Bob's right - there is a full graphical interface web-based interface available for NOAA marine weather too but it sort of requires a laptop. There are huge advantages to waking up in the morning, rolling over and checking the forecast on your phone while still in bed. Then you can decide whether to get up or go back to sleep. Same thing when you're off the boat exploring an onshore area. You tend to figure out when the new forecasts come out and learn to check them around the time that new data appears. No booting a computer and nearly zero time-to-see-the-forecast. ================================== Jeffrey Siegel M/V aCappella DeFever 53PH W1ACA/WDB4350 Castine, Maine www.activecaptain.com Content, Communications, Community ..

RC

R C Smith Jr

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 4:24 PM

And bookmarking the local animated weather radar on the phone helps you to
know when to head back to the boat let out more scope and button
up...especially this time of year on the Chesapeake!

Bob

Robert Calhoun Smith Jr in DC
M/V MARY KATHRYN
Hatteras 58 LRC
South River
Annapolis, MD

And bookmarking the local animated weather radar on the phone helps you to know when to head back to the boat let out more scope and button up...especially this time of year on the Chesapeake! Bob ________________ Robert Calhoun Smith Jr in DC M/V MARY KATHRYN Hatteras 58 LRC South River Annapolis, MD

PG

Pascal Gademer

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 4:31 PM

although many phones dont let you bookmark long URLs and often radar urls
are pretty long with a bunch of variables.

if you have a website you can upload stuff to, you can easily create a
mobile home page with essential links like radars and marine weather...
http://site.mobi/ is an easy way to write a simple page (s) that will be
compatible with cel phone browsers.

pascal
miami, fl
70 hatteras 53MY
live helmcam @ www.sandbarhopper.com

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Subject: Re: T&T: Marine Weather Forecast

And bookmarking the local animated weather radar on the phone helps you to
know when to head back to the boat let out more scope and button
up...especially this time of year on the Chesapeake!

Bob

Robert Calhoun Smith Jr in DC
M/V MARY KATHRYN
Hatteras 58 LRC
South River
Annapolis, MD

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although many phones dont let you bookmark long URLs and often radar urls are pretty long with a bunch of variables. if you have a website you can upload stuff to, you can easily create a mobile home page with essential links like radars and marine weather... http://site.mobi/ is an easy way to write a simple page (s) that will be compatible with cel phone browsers. pascal miami, fl 70 hatteras 53MY live helmcam @ www.sandbarhopper.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "R C Smith Jr" <rcsmith@garrett-smith.com> To: "T&T T&T" <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:24 PM Subject: Re: T&T: Marine Weather Forecast > And bookmarking the local animated weather radar on the phone helps you to > know when to head back to the boat let out more scope and button > up...especially this time of year on the Chesapeake! > > Bob > ________________ > Robert Calhoun Smith Jr in DC > M/V MARY KATHRYN > Hatteras 58 LRC > South River > Annapolis, MD > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

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