Speaking of old radar...I just gave up on my Furuno 1720 radar after several bench hours swapping out AF boards with no luck. I do know the cable and display work fine. Does anyone need a donor system...or does anyone have a dusty 1720 array in their garage that works??
Harry Hallgring hhallgr...@icloud.com
On Jun 09, 2013, at 01:30 PM, Michael Cotton <mpc51...@yahoo.com> wrote:
When I was looking for radar some years ago, I found confusing evaluations and advertising. So I went to New Bedford, Ma. to see what the commercial fishing boats were doing. Universally they all had Furuno. I bought Furuno.
Michael Cotton
From: Knowles Rich <r...@sailpower.ca>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List RJC 1000 Radar
Good move!!Rich KnowlesIndigo. LF38HalifaxThanks everyone for your comments on the JRC 1000 Radar.....I think I will pass on this unit for several reasons......e.g. not even sure it works, owner doesn't want to remove the mast mount brackets (not sure why but not going to argue with him), have a feeling he is looking for half the price of a new one, and consensus is there are better radars out there.
Great advice, as always, from the C&C list.
Regards
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2013/06/09 10:57 AM, Bill Bina wrote:About 8-10 years ago, I bought a Furuno 1623 and an Edson pole mount for the stern. The mounting pole and hardware ended up being about half the total cost of the RADAR installation. That stuff is EXPENSIVE. It has held up remarkably well though. I advise that you price it all out before you jump in. When shopping for which RADAR to buy, I took note that almost all the RADAR domes I saw on commercial fishing boats were Furuno. Turns out that was a good tip. I'm now half hoping that it will break so I can upgrade to a new color HD model. Now that I have the mount installed, it isn't as daunting a prospect, as far as either cost or labor to move up. I just need an excuse. I'm a cruiser, not a racer, and I don't really mind sailing in adverse conditions. I'm often headed out when others are headed in. The RADAR is something I could not do without.
Bear in mind that operating and correctly reading a RADAR display requires practice. Like reading X-rays, you need to learn how to interpret what you see. Is that fat blob a navaid, or a tanker? I use mine often even when the conditions are crystal clear, just so I can compare what is on the screen to what I see with the naked eye. It also serves as early warning of big ships (and little ones) approaching, long before I notice them by scanning the horizon un-aided.
Bill Bina
From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, June 8, 2013 10:33:42 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List RJC 1000 Radar
Seaview mast brackets are $300 +-, the JRC radars were $999 new and overpriced at that. If you want a good radar, get a new Furuno 1623.
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