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    Same here. First house went 20 years. Been at least 20 years at our current residence. It's not a "thing" around here
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    Boating GPS

    The ability to update “over the air” does not exist, per se. The WiFi on the unit is an access point. You still need a means to connect to the internet via other means
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    Boating GPS

    No personal experience with WiFi but here are the instruction https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-CDD85099-F5B6-41B4-84D1-524AE6475690/EN-US/GUID-0992784D-EA66-4F01-A0D1-573A9A925EB9.html
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    Just curious

    Sounds like many of the tall tales told by First Mates over the years. Live lining bait rig…3’ long dropper line tied 3’ above a heavy snap swivel. An egg sinker of suitable weight (3-4 oz.) goes on the bottom. Works great anchored or drifting
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    A buddy owned a plumbing supply company. Gave me a couple of cases of commercial "bacteria/enzymes" treatments to put in my septic system. Never thought much about it until we sold the house several years later and the buyer wanted the septic tank pumped. The septic guy came out, popped the...
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    Yamaha F225 ECU Upgrade

    Sounds like you have a mismatch in the PGN numbers. Garmin is looking for PGN 127489 - Engine Parameters, Dynamic
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    Yamaha F225 ECU Upgrade

    Don’t get me started on the engine and electronics manufacturer’s use of proprietary communication protocols (messages) to lock you into their brand…..lol Your chartplotter utilizes NMEA2000 which was developed as a marine “industry standard” protocal to allow end users to mix and match...
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    Hard to hide something out of square when you have three parallel lines for comparison. No one will notice once you get something on the wall to break up the optics As a design engineer, the lack of symmetry with the cabinet layout and the window bothers me more.
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    Yamaha F225 ECU Upgrade

    Can’t help with the part number, but engine temp wasn’t available via NMEA 2000 until 2006 model year
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    Seen and used many bidets around the world, but the one’s I’m accustom to are self-contained units. Have never seen the functionality as an add on attachment. The ones in Japan have heated seats with adjustable water temp with a blow dry option….lol
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    Just in case thing get out of hand....lol My hotel room in Thailand
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    A tale of woe and poor anchor management.

    I can see this happening in a lake with no current, but how does that happen in tidal currents? Current keep the boat down tide of anchor Maybe.....very stupid thing to do in a current. Good way to pull the transom underwater and swamp the boat.
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    Boating GPS

    Blue charts are raster charts. New versions are released annually. Current release, 2025.0 was released March 2025. Installed Map version is displayed on the screen at boot Per NOAA, bouys are positioned using GPS/GNSS data with a stated accuracy of 2-10 cm Surprised me that it was that far...
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    A tale of woe and poor anchor management.

    I guess. I was taught to point the bow at the anchor, turn the wheel hard over into the current and back down to keep tension on the line at all times
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