"Donal" wrote in message ...
"Joe" wrote in message
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(Roy G. Biv) wrote in message news
Yeah, I recall a ferry smashing into the dock in the clear daylight
not so long ago in NY. Accidents happen.
They failed to maintain a proper lookout with radar. Has nothing to
do with safe speed, the jerk you talked about most likely would of ran
someone over at 3 knots.
Are you claiming that you can maintain a proper lookout with radar alone?
Thats what I'm claiming Donal. I would not suggest it running a
strange river for the first time, but if you have navigated the same
area many times and you know it like the back of your hand then you
can safely run it with a quality fine tuned radar. I've done it a
thousand times. Nothing to it. If it's fog bound in an area I'm not
familiar with I usually wait and follow someone that knows the area.
You are the perfect example of the weekend warrior that has no clue.
Take you boat out every day for a year and study every dock,
bend,tank, slip, strem,ect on your radar, add those details to your
charts, including the names of every dock. Study your local area and
you will be able to do the same without a problem.
Joe
Regards
Donal
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