Radar Navigation

[fishsmith]

sure was foggy today, having been stupid and gone out without radar, today I enjoyed the hell out of it. blip ...... blip ...... blip ..... watch the contact and change course to keep us apart. but like day turns to night we had closer than comfortable encounters.

no fish today, but no one hit us and we didn't hit anyone or thing, so I get my one day chip.


What are SB-ers using for Radars and do you like them or not, got any tips to pass along??
I don't much about the components used with the unit I used today, but it was a raytheon c70 , nice size screen and easy to use, bright, I never ranged out more than 3nm, most of time I was at 1.5nm .

[TheSpecialist]

It did'nt keep 2 Boston commuter ferries from colliding this morning

[Duke41]

the only work if you use them. Ask the two ferry captains in boston

[keeperreaper]

Furuno 4KW. I like it for what I use it for. Picks up things I wouldn't want to hit with the boat.

[stiff tip]

i like mine,, when needed its safer on the head... furuno works 4 me 1200 to 1500 bucks.....dont leave port w/o it.......

[MakoMike]

You need to get used to using your radar in clear conditions, so you can verify what you see on the screen to what's actually out there. You also need to "tune" your radar based on the range you've selected. An untuned radar will show targets where there aren't any and (worse) will not show weak targets (like a 20 foot center console with no metal). Learning to use your radar is, like most things, a time consuming experience.

[Hooper]

Furuno 1715 2kw, nice unit, does what it is supposed to do.

[BigPete]

Furuno 1623 for a $1000 on sale. Perfect for my 19'. After a close encounter with a container ship by the BE buoy last year I swore I wouldn't go back out there without one.