Life, the Universe and Fishing

2015 Evinrude ETEC 50hp Service

Here is how to change the fuel filter and gearcase oil on a 2015 Evinrude 50hp ETEC outboard motor.

How to Program Repeaters into the Yaesu FTM-500DR (without a Cable)

Even though the FTM-500DR has a microSD card slot, you need a cable to program the memories from a computer. I came up with this simple python program to convert CSV files from the Australian Repe...

LUKS on Intel or ARM Mac (using an ARM64 ArchLinux image under UTM)

For quite a while I’ve wanted to mount LUKS-encrypted partitions to my MacOS machines (here is how to do it in Windows). This post describes a way to do it using UTM virtual machine.

Installing Jekyll under Anaconda

Instructions for the above based on https://s-canchi.github.io/2021-04-30-jekyll-conda/.

New Zealand Fly Fishing Trip 2024

Over the Easter break, went on a fly-fishing trip to the South Island of New Zealand with Beard. My last trip was in 2015,

Telwater Stacer/Quintex Aerator Fix

This is the first problem I’ve had with my Stacer 429 (very similar to the Quintrex 420SC Renegade) since I purchased it in 2015. The live bait tank pump stopped working. Here are the steps I used...