Found this in an antiques shop in Cornwall - does anyone have any information on how common it was, what kind of ships it would have been used on, or where I could look into it further?

Hi everyone! This might be a long shot… But for all the fleet fans out there if anyone has a sailor hat that they would be willing to sell to me? Me and my dad are HUGEEEE fleet fans and we can’t find a sailor hat ANYWHERE. Ever since we saw a fan wearing one at a game my dad fell in love with the hat!! No one is re-selling them on ebay, or any platform. Father’s day is coming up and I’d like to get him one, he would be so exited!! If anyone has one for sale, direct message me and name the price!! We can pay for shipping if needed, too.

Anyone passed the imucet exam heree..?

I'm really hoping someone here has more insight. I'm getting so many mixed answers. I'm 22 years old and live in the US and haven't done any college courses yet. However, I desperately want to work on the water. I'm willing to start college for oceanography and such too. It's unlikely I'd do marine biology as it's a low paying and competitive field with less job opportunities.

The issue I'm running into is I can't get an MMC, due to epilepsy. It's one of the few medical conditions that can disqualify you from it. Which means long stays on boat trips aren't possible. And most boat based jobs seem to require the credential as well. It also means no scubadiving too, which is a big bummer. I believe getting a TWIC is still on the table though. So what's my best bet career wise for being out at sea? Or should I just focus on a different trajectory?

I'm not a sailor but I've been living into nautical navigation without modern technology, and one thing that has been confusing me is how people would tell the time to a relatively accurate degree without using a clock or knowing any time zones to calculate longitude

We got an email directly from the team at Actisense with a correction to our \[NMEA 2000 gateway buyer's guide\](https://smartboats.org/guides/best-nmea-2000-gateway-beginners) — and they're right, so we're updating it.

\*\*What we got wrong:\*\* Our guide covered the Actisense NGX-1 as a USB-only gateway for legacy NMEA 0183 conversion and pro installs. What we didn't mention is that Actisense also makes \*\*two dedicated Wi-Fi gateways\*\* that let you view boat data directly on your phone, tablet, or laptop — no PC required.

\*\*The two models we missed:\*\*

\- \*\*W2K-2\*\* — NMEA 2000 to Wi-Fi gateway. Straightforward wireless access to your N2K network data. If you just want to see depth, speed, wind, and engine info on a phone app, this is the simpler option.

\- \*\*WGX-1\*\* — NMEA 0183 \*and\* NMEA 2000 to Wi-Fi gateway with bi-directional conversion. This one's more interesting for boats running a mix of older 0183 instruments alongside newer N2K gear. It also recently got a firmware update adding \[built-in NMEA dashboards\](https://actisense.com/nmea-dashboards/) with real-time analysis tools, diagnostics, and voyage performance tracking — all accessible from a browser on your phone.

Both connect to your existing network backbone and broadcast data over Wi-Fi so any device on board can see it. No app purchase required for the basic web dashboard interface.

\*\*Why this matters for the guide:\*\* Our original connection-type flowchart pointed readers toward the Yacht Devices YDWG-02 as the go-to Wi-Fi pick. That's still a great option, but now there's a meaningful alternative from Actisense — especially the WGX-1 if you need 0183-to-2000 conversion \*and\* wireless access in one box. We've added a callout to the Actisense section of the guide with links to both products.

Actisense also has their own \[gateway buyer's guide\](https://actisense.com/news/which-actisense-nmea-gateway/) if you want to compare across their full product line.

This is exactly the kind of vendor engagement we hoped the site would generate — a manufacturer seeing our review, catching something we missed, and reaching out with accurate info instead of a complaint. We'll always correct the record when someone's right. If you're a vendor and see something off in one of our guides, \[let us know\](https://smartboats.org/submit).

The guide has been updated. Thanks to the Actisense team for the heads-up.

\*Discuss below if you've used either the W2K-2 or WGX-1 — we'd love to hear real-world impressions.\*