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Originally Posted by BigPete
Van, you have no business being out there in pea soup with just a plotter either. It's dangerous business these days of big boats with auto pilots, barges and other boaters that think they can steam along in the fog because they know where THEY are. Last year I was on Stellwagen when the fog rolled in and had a close encounter with a container ship that SILENTLY came across my bow and disappeared just as stealthily. It scared the %$%$%$%$e out of me, my wife and oldest daughter who were also onboard. I vowed that I would curtail my offshore trips and inshore foggy day trips until I put out for a radar. I had a top fabricated and put a Furuno 1623 on it this spring. It cost a bundle but I can safely fish many more days now. I had way too many close encounters in the fog.
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Maybe so, but I know the commuter boat route and stay well off to the side of it. This area is inside so those are the only boats to really worry about. We did have about 100'-200' visibility, if it was zero things would have been different.
That said,,,do I take moderate risks?? HELL YES... I've even been know to run with scissors.....If I end up taking a dirt nap after saying that , feel free to have it chipped on my headstone....
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