Tested Icom m802 with SRW meter, fine new backstay connection- 2023

Lately we have been doing some radio work. We tested our VHF with a SWR meter, and it seems fine on both sides of the antenna splitter.

Icom M-802 is now working with stand-alone GPS - 2023

We have our GPS antenna connected to our Icom M802 SSB radio and are getting time, longitude and latitude data! This means to us that we can press the emergency red button (like on the VHF) and send an emergency call around the globe with our position. Also, our Icom radio is now a standalone system, no longer dependent on the VHF or backbone network for the position data!

Bahia de Navidad Pickleball - 2023

 We took the dinghy into the canal to Cabo Blanco Hotel where we stopped and checked out the pickleball courts and games.

New replacement shackle for bridal etc. in Manzanillo - 2023

Yesterday we went to Manzanillo and also "La Casa Del Pescador" a chandlery in Santiago

. We picked up a new stainless-steel shackle to replace the one that got lost from our bridle (well the pin did). Also, purchased some floaty line and some stainless-steel polish.