Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

TVMIA

I added radar last year, narrowed it down to the same three choices: all
pretty much the same in features and price. I went with Furuno because
that's the most popular with fishermen in this area.
I'm very pleased with it. I added the NMEA cable and connect my handheld
Garmin GPS to it for a display of waypoint information on the radar screen:
very helpful when there's more than one person in the boat.

"Rob" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

TVMIA

On 5 Feb 2004 10:03:42 -0800, (Rob) wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

I am happy with the Raymarine after 2 and a half seasons. I had no
complaints with the previous Furuno 1720, but that was a much older
technology. I chose the Raymarine on the basis of Practical Sailor
comparisons.

My one criticism is that the screen backlight should go dimmer than it
does for its last step above off.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


Capsizing under chute, and having the chute rise and fill without tangling, all while Mark and Sally are still behind you

I am also happy with my Raymarine setup: a RL70CRC @ the navstation, and a
RL80CRC @ the helm (these units networked together, sharing a 4KW radome
mounted on the mast). I, too, was disappointed with the dimmest backlight
setting, until I discovered the "night" mode. This uses a dimmer / redder
color palette, and it is well suited for night use. The day/night mode is
selected through the main menu.

Regards,
Paul -- s/v VALIS

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message
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I am happy with the Raymarine after 2 and a half seasons. I had no
complaints with the previous Furuno 1720, but that was a much older
technology. I chose the Raymarine on the basis of Practical Sailor
comparisons.

My one criticism is that the screen backlight should go dimmer than it
does for its last step above off.

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:29:00 GMT, "Paul" wrote:

I am also happy with my Raymarine setup: a RL70CRC @ the navstation, and a
RL80CRC @ the helm (these units networked together, sharing a 4KW radome
mounted on the mast). I, too, was disappointed with the dimmest backlight
setting, until I discovered the "night" mode. This uses a dimmer / redder
color palette, and it is well suited for night use. The day/night mode is
selected through the main menu.

Since mine is a monochrome, night mode just reverses light and dark
areas. You have a good solution for color.





Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

"That idiot Leibniz, who wants to teach me about the infinitesimally small! Has he therefore forgotten that I am the wife of Frederick I? How can he imagine that I am unacquainted with my own husband?"

JRC or Furuno. Stay away from Raymarine. They're getting cheap since going
private.

--


Keith
__
It's always better to be on shore wishing you were out there, than out there
wishing you were on shore.
"Rob" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

TVMIA

I have a raymarine SL72RC and love it. I only wished I had gone color.
Frank
Superior 1

I work for a dealer for all three brands. Each has its good features and its
bad features. JRC made the radars for Raytheon marketed in the USA until
Raymarine evolved and went with radars built in the UK.
The display was improved for the JRC 1000 MKII.
One common problem that I have not seen Raymarine fix is the drive motor has
a pulley pressed onto the motor shaft, no key or set screw (they use a belt
drive). These loosen and then you get a "walking" display on the display.
Took me a while to troubleshoot this the first time and I called Raymarine
tech support to inform them. It was old news to them, but no service
bulletin has ever been issued. The replacement motors come with the pulley
attached.
Both the Furuno and JRC use geared drives and some owners complain of noise
in the cabin, especially when mounted on a thin roof right over the helm. On
some models I could loosen the motor mount screws and move the motor a tiny
amount (bolts go through rubber grommets) and retighten the screws to quiet
the gear noise. Lately I have been adding a very small amount of white
lithium grease to the gears. This seems to be the way to go.
Doug K7ABX
"Keith" wrote in message
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JRC or Furuno. Stay away from Raymarine. They're getting cheap since going
private.

--


Keith
__
It's always better to be on shore wishing you were out there, than out
there
wishing you were on shore.
"Rob" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

TVMIA

I have a web site which provides reports from users
http://fishing_boats.tripod.com/
This has only one report so far on radars the JRC1500

Have a look to see what the user says

Dave





"Rob" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

TVMIA

I have had a JRC 1500 in the PNW for 3 yrs and the only problem I have
had is persistent fogging of the LCD display, returned unit within
warranty and replacement fogged.
Dick

Dave wrote:
I have a web site which provides reports from users
http://fishing_boats.tripod.com/
This has only one report so far on radars the JRC1500

Have a look to see what the user says

Dave





"Rob" wrote in message
om...

Hi,

I'm looking for a small radar for my replica 22m dutch barge. It will
be mainly used on inland waterways in Europe and coastal waters -
Baltic, Agean, Med etc plus Channel crossings. Narrowed choice of
small radars down to the above listed - would appreciate comments and
experience.

TVMIA