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DIY electric outboard motor: How to build your own electric engine

  • December 12, 2018

Olly Epsom explains how (and why!) he built his own 1kW electric outboard motor for under £600

Anchor light and emergency VHF antenna

  • February 19, 2016

Paul Newton mounts an anchor light and emergency VHF antenna on his pushpit

VHF essentials: How to solder a PL259 plug to a VHF cable

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Connecting a PL259 plug to a VHF aerial cable - step by step

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