I'd put higher priority on radar. Not all vessels have AIS. Or have it on. Just my $0.02.
On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 12:11 PM Rick Rohwer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have general charts aboard and tools to dead reckon with! I can see no > reason to not have at least a handheld GPS aboard with batteries. If you > can swing it though you should have a plotter! Great peace of mind! > I think I would prefer having AIS to radar. I have the radar but no AIS > currently! > A good friend said the added benefit of AIS is knowing how many folks > (roughly) are in the anchorage before you pull in! > I have read some very negative feedback on real time tests on radar > reflectors? > > Rick Rohwer > Paikea 37+ > Tacoma, WA > > > > On Sep 18, 2017, at 12:55, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I agree with Jack, as well; but the original post was sent by a person who > sails in the Vancouver Island area, which has far less shifting sand and > far more immovable rock… :^) > > Any electronic device is not a replacement for good seamanship and > piloting — but it can definitely be of great help when the wether goes bad > or it’s dark out. You still have a responsibility for keeping proper > lookout, and for double-checking your position. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Sep 18, 2017, at 11:22 AM, David Kaseler via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Jack I agree with all you say. > Dave. > 1975 C&C 33 > SLY > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 18, 2017, at 8:33 AM, jackbrennan via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Of course, the caveat to all of this is that, depending on where you > sail, even up-to-date charts can be anywhere from mildly off to wildly and > dangerously inaccurate. > > In the Keys and South and West Florida, where sand shifts all of the time, > TowboatUS and Seatow do a fine business from boaters blindly following > their chartplotters. Many inlets and channels in West Florida have nasty, > uncharted sandbars. > > After Irma, forget about it. Who knows what's where? You could go aground > on a sunken boat. > > Depth sounders and the ability to read water are more valuable navigation > tools in places like this. I like paper charts because you get a bigger > view. A GPS is wonderful for confirming that you are where you think you > are. > > Still, I get the allure of all that gear. I crewed on a friend's catamaran > to Fantasy Fest in Key West last fall. His electronics were several times > more valuable than many of our boats. > > I felt like I was on the con of the Starship Enterprise. Especially when > we hit warp speed (10+ knots). The only thing the electronics couldn't do > was spot crab pots at night. :) > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > -- Excuse the brevity. Sent from my phone.
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