"Wayne B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:42:57 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce Gordon" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote:

For the most part they wasted their money.


bunch of drivel snipped......

LOL!

Wilbur Hubbard

Only a Moroooon (Bugs Bunny definition) would think to use a Radar
only
for spotting Weather..... That is NOT what Marine Radars were
Designed,
Built and Installed to do. Marine Radars were and are designed, to
keep
you from running into other Moving Objets, that can't be seen with
the
naked eye, or enhanced eyes, when it is DARK, Foggy, or
Precipitation
is
cutting down your visual Range. Back in the day, Radar was used as a
Position Fixing Device, but that has largely been replaced with,
first
Loran A, Loran C, and now GPS. It also was used for locating Buoys,
and
Navigational Aids, in the past, but that has largely been replaced
by
the ChartPlotter, driven by the above mentioned Position Fixing
Devices,
on the modern Bridge. the AIS Transponder System is making some
inroads,
into the classic RADAR uses, but there are many OBJects, that simply
do
not carry AIS Transponders. So, simply, Radar in todays Marine
Environment, is to keep you from running into other non-fixed
Objects,
that you can't see, due to a variety of causes.

--
Bruce in Alaska add path before the @ for email



Duh, if you can't see where you're going then slow down or heave-to
until visibility improves. Motoring around at high speeds relying
solely
on radar causes more collisions than it avoids. I'm talking
recreational
vessels, now, not commercial vessels that have to maintain some sort
of
reliable schedule. There is no reason for a cruising boat to be
operating in no-visibility conditions in congested areas.


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Only a fool would argue with Bruce Gordon about radar and/or marine
electronics.



He's a commercial fisherman if I've got him pegged. I bet even your
precious Bruce Gordon is not enamored of recreational vessels constantly
in his way mucking up the works. You seem to be forgetting that
recreation is LOW PRIORITY so stop selfishly interfering with commerce
with your toys. Have a little human decency.

Wilbur Hubbard