[Rhodes22-list] GPS, Wally, Mary Lou, big spenders

[Michel Meltzer]

We have subs to in the area, I admit I think they are only on the
surface short of a "time of war", but the new London sub base, home to
were most of them are built and the fast attack boats are stationed. I
use a handled loaded with a bouy/lands database and paper charts, -mjm 

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> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Tootle
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:42 AM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] GPS, Wally, Mary Lou, big spenders
> 
> 
>      The GPS is great, but how much GPS is necessary?  Is external
antenna
>      necessary on a Rhodes 22?  A good hand held is all that is
necessary.
>      The big bucks some want to spend for color wide screen
chartplotter
> is
> utter waste.
> 
>      Wally do you have a mount with external antenna for your kayak?
>      For night sailing on Lake Hartwell we do not have one lighthouse,
> especially
>      not Michael's ten lighthouses.  Shipping channels?  Yea we have a
> main
>      channel but as Rummy will tell you about an affair with the
Carver,
> they
>      are the ones on autopilot, not the small boats.
> 
>      These newbies maybe should learn their boat before they sail in
fog,
> at
> night
>       or navigate at night or potentially foul weather far from home
port.
> By that time
>       the gear will be outdated.
> 
>       As for that Maine sailor who navigates around icebergs to his
island
> retreat, his fellow
>       Eskimos did it in kayaks without GPS.   Maybe he should consider
> Eskimo day camp?
> 
>       Those worried about getting struck need one of those radar units
> with
> hazard
>       approching warning attached to good klaxon.  You know like on a
> submarine, dive, dive!
>       Listen here:
> http://www.classic-car-accessories.co.uk/acatalog/soundtklaxonred.html
>       (Those units are available, but might have a large battery draw,
> where
> is that spread sheet.)
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
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