"Bart Senior" wrote in message et...
Spoken like a powerboater who "needs" radar on a sunny day.


I disagree bart,

You speak like a siaor that never sail in bad weather that included
heavy fog.
One of the smartest thing you can do is learn the radar picture like
the back of your hand. Once that is done then I agree, no since
running it all the time.


You only need to run it once in a while, and understand how it
works.

Not so, you need to know every dock, bouy, landmark by radar if you
have it. Once you learn all that then feel free to turn it off when
not needed.


Most power boaters run it constantly for ego gratification.

Some do, and most likely they do not even look at the picture, they
just think it looks cool to have the scanner spinning. But a
professional learns to get the most out of his radar when it is truly
needed.

Joe




"otnmbrd" wrote

The point I'd stress, is "practice". Don't just use the radar when
conditions are bad. You need to use it frequently when conditions are
good, so that you learn to interpret what you see .... probably the
biggest problem most recreational (and a lot of professional) boaters
have using radar.

How much have you been drinking tonight Joe?

You agreed with every one of my points. So how
exactly do you disagree?


"Joe" wrote
"Bart Senior" wrote

Spoken like a powerboater who "needs" radar on a sunny day.


I disagree bart,

You speak like a siaor that never sail in bad weather that included
heavy fog.
One of the smartest thing you can do is learn the radar picture like
the back of your hand. Once that is done then I agree, no since
running it all the time.


You only need to run it once in a while, and understand how it
works.

Not so, you need to know every dock, bouy, landmark by radar if you
have it. Once you learn all that then feel free to turn it off when
not needed.


Most power boaters run it constantly for ego gratification.

Some do, and most likely they do not even look at the picture, they
just think it looks cool to have the scanner spinning. But a
professional learns to get the most out of his radar when it is truly
needed.

Joe




"otnmbrd" wrote

The point I'd stress, is "practice". Don't just use the radar when
conditions are bad. You need to use it frequently when conditions are
good, so that you learn to interpret what you see .... probably the
biggest problem most recreational (and a lot of professional) boaters
have using radar.

"Shen44" wrote in message

| My only suggestion would be to run the area with radar in good conditions
so
| that you can get a feel for what the radar is showing versus what you see.
| This can help to draw a "mind" picture of how your set shows various
objects
| and where the buoys are versus other junk.
| Since they appear to be buoyed channels with nearby land, there should be
a
| visible path through.
| Don't get hung up on using the lowest range scale .... use the one which
shows
| you the the greatest area (within reason ... i.e. you might want to be on
1.5
| or 3 mi scale at times) so that so that your screen more closely resembles
you
| chart.

Excellent Advise...... even though we all know you are usually down in the
engine room playing crib while the Wheel House sits unmanned! ;-)

CM

Excellent Advise...... even though we all know you are usually down in the
engine room playing crib while the Wheel House sits unmanned! ;-)

CM


Nah. Too bloody noisy down there.
We play in the "lounge" ..... where we have wired the alarms from the radar and
AIS to a bell. G

Shen

(Shen44) wrote in message ...
Excellent Advise...... even though we all know you are usually down in the
engine room playing crib while the Wheel House sits unmanned! ;-)

CM



Well I have found the wheelhouse chairs are the best to catch up on a
long needed nap. Thats what the radar range alarm is for.

Joe




Nah. Too bloody noisy down there.
We play in the "lounge" ..... where we have wired the alarms from the radar and
AIS to a bell. G

Shen