T&T: Radar

[Bill Allen]

Radar to me is way up there in the northeast. Fog rolls in many times 
unexpected. Although fog signals let you know there's something out there 
you very seldom can tell where. My radar is turned on and running anytime my 
dive boat leaves the dock. Helps also to determine which direction another 
boat is running. Also when your running buoys helps many times you "see" 
them long before your eyes can pick them up. On my Hatteras I find it very 
reassuring to look at the screen annd see whats going on and where stuff is. 
I don't always have it on when cruising the hatt if conditions are really 
good. That said if you do get a radar use it when you think you don't really 
need it, in the begining it really helps to see what the radar tells you is 
out there. Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bv" <bvcom at mac.com>
To: "Trawler World List" <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:20 AM
Subject: T&T: Radar


> Hello
>
> I've been thinking for a while about installing a radar. Except for 
> obvious
> use in fog (and meteo ?), I'd like to know how often listees use it as a