On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:17:20 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"Gordon" wrote in message
om...
http://www.cruiser.co.za/hostmelon29.asp


Interesting. Perhaps carrying a hand-held depth sounder isn't a bad idea.
They're pretty cheap.

After reading about the impossibility of protecting wired gear from
lightening, I decided that a good safety measure would be to carry
spares for critical gear in an insulated case.
What's "critical" is debatable.

--Vic