Radar question

When your in Puget Sound and you have to cross one of the many shipping lanes and your boat cruises at 8 knots you do care whats at 3 or 6 miles, or more to avoid be run over and to better time your crossing. It's good to know if a large ship is coming at you or going away.

But I agree that 90% of my time is spent in the 1 to 3 mile range.

Dave
 
As a side bar many many years ago cruising in Gulf Islands up here in the PNW enjoying the wonderful weather. At that time never had my radar on during the day with good visabily. Looking side to side and forward not looking back as i know the rules of the road. Any overtaking boat would have to go around. Well I did glance back after awhile and oh $hit(. A very large BC ferry bearing down one me less that 300 feet away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To make a long story short, my radar is now always on regardless of weather conditions.

Stupid me.

Dave
 
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Originally posted by Wingspar

When your in Puget Sound and you have to cross one of the many shipping lanes and your boat cruises at 8 knots you do care whats at 3 or 6 miles, or more to avoid be run over and to better time your crossing. It's good to know if a large ship is coming at you or going away.

But I agree that 90% of my time is spent in the 1 to 3 mile range.

Dave

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true, this is why i said "except for an occasional look at longer distances".

but at that range, most units will pick up the large traffic so detail is not that critical like it is at close range.
 
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Originally posted by In the know

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Originally posted by tmal2

Scorpio, Where did you find the 2 units close in price? I'm doing an upgrade too and I'm trying to decide between the GMR 18HD and the GMR 24HD but from what I've seen the 24 is $600-700 more. I'd love to know where you found them close in price.

Thanks

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If you are not tied into Garmin, the Lowrance Broadband radar is off the charts in usability and detail

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+1 and then some. Even though I am happy with my GMR18HD.
Bill
 
SIMRAD look at the new NSS7, NSS8 or the NSS12 MFD's.
Bill
 
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Originally posted by SCORPIO

Any specific Lowrance models I should consider?

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Lowrance BR24

Currently I have a Furuno "dead end" unit, which is to say it is just a radar and does not interface with my Lowrance GPS/Chartplotter.

I was not sold on the hype of the Lowrance Broadband, until a friend showed me his. First thing I did when I got home was to order one and I am dumping the Furuno.

I believe Lowrance is running a $500.00 rebate until end of May.

Of course this meant I had to update my old Lowrance chartplotter and I got a great deal on an HDS 7 unit.

Mrs. Know drew the line at allowing me to get structure scan though.
 
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