I have the navtex connected and working. We kept it and vhf channel 16 on the other week while the tail of the hurricane passed us by. Both are useful for the weather forecast, but between times the navtex is a great wind monitor. Set to display voltage, if the windmill sustains around 13.8v or more then you're in a gale. We just peaked at 13.2 from the north, and wind is meant to be 9mph from the west.
Weather forecasts? Hope the rest of the week is better, hopefully we're on our way soon, as long as we can get the starboard engine sorted - it's not happy.
Out of interest, if you're out there Martin, how does she handle close to on only one engine?
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