T&T: Radar

[Frank Burrows]

Brian:

I have only encountered fog a few times in 20 years of east coast 
boating. If your boating requires that you cross shipping lanes then it 
is a great help for reassuring you that there is nothing there in 
situations of limited visibility. It is invaluable at night.

I constantly use the radar in the Chesapeake in the summer to monitor 
afternoon thunderstorms and just this use makes the radar very valuable. 
It is also a useful navigational tool to reassure you that your position 
is correct in relation to your surroundings. This is why people buy 48 
or 72 mile radars even though it is limited to 9 miles on the surface 
because of the curvature of the earth.

Frank Burrows

>> Where would the radar stands in your list of electronic priorities ? 
>> And if
>> you have one, how often do you really use it ? (not open it, use 
>> it...).