Well if fog is ever an issue or you plan to do any night running, radar is an essential in my opinion. Nothing is as disorienting as dense fog. Your GPS chartplotter will show what is supposed to be out there, but radar will show what is actually there, be it another vessel or whatever. Dittos for night running. Everytime my boat is moving the radar is running so as to be knowledgeable in interpreteting the screen display rather than waiting for fog or darkness and then start the learning curve. David Sorenson Duluth On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:20:06 -0400 bv <bvcom@mac.com> writes: > 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 > real tool, I mean, for a real purpose and not only the pleasure of > following > one more screen. > > 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...). > > Thanks a lot > > Bryan > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, > change email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > ____________________________________________________________ Free health insurance quotes. Great rates for individuals and families. Click Now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTIn7HW2bipgGQBKtF8agqavicDKkmT9xOczcIZAxypaMr3Ay3WtaA/

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...).