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Old 01-08-2019, 07:18 PM   #3
Maerin
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City: East Coast
Vessel Name: M/V Maerin (Sold)
Vessel Model: Solo 4303
Join Date: Jun 2013
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We've made 8 trips to the Bahamas. We have cruising friends who subscribed to Chris Parker, they did NOT have SSB, they received updates via email. With SSB, you need to be by the radio at the appointed time, not always practical. I had a portable SSB receiver, it could not be relied upon to receive the WX. Chris's WX is some of the best, we were fortunate that our cruising friends shared their emails. For your initial visit, that option may provide you more confidence as there's more cruising-related detail/commentary- e.g. regional travel recommendations.

Without the subscription, we still were able to get WX nearly every day via internet. Depending on your location, LTE service is pretty good, and our WX of choice was Bouyweather, Windy, or PassageWeather, probably in that order. We subscribe to Bouyweather, not expensive.

Internet is available most everywhere, but gaps exist between towers, so a cellular booster amp and external antenna makes the difference between signal or none. Our Wilson external antenna and Sleek 4G amp works great, despite being "obsolete". That's discussion for a different thread.
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