Hurricane
Well-Known Member
Re: Aqua-Star detail fit out
Paul
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On my next boat I am going for two Raymarine units so that one is always on radar plus a large 15 inch Raymarine screen to one side with the Ray chart package plus a Yeoman plotter as I like to update physical charts during the journey. You can also pipe the Raymarine plotter signal through to some TV’s if you want so that passengers can see where they are.
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We already have dual displays at each position on the current boat and find it very useful. As you say one for radar and one for the plotter - but integrated so that you can overlay data (waypoints and charts with radar images etc). I tend to use the plotter for nav and the radar for collision avoidance - plotter north up - radar head up.
From what I've seen, the E series and the Raymarine software work better than the others if you want to stick to a single manufacturer and not "do your own thing".
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I would also go Rymarine on the radio and have that DSC integrated into the plotter – this will enable you to see the position of friends boats etc providing they have DSC radios.
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I question this though. In order to find a friend, you would need to send a DSC message to his boat and get it to respond back onto your plotter. In reality, I dont think this would happen. A more passive approach would be to use AIS. The class B systems are now coming onto the market. Apart from making yourself more visible and thus safer, you could also encourage your friends to do the same and then have a continuous display of their position. I did a little test using a laptop and a NASA AIS engine last time we crossed the channel. It seemed to "see" further than the Radar - we like to keep a good lookout so "seeing" ships on the AIS before you actually see them on radar is great. It also seemed to be more accurate on its collision info than the radar's MARPA. I will be fitting at least an AIS reciever on my next boat.
Mike
Paul
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On my next boat I am going for two Raymarine units so that one is always on radar plus a large 15 inch Raymarine screen to one side with the Ray chart package plus a Yeoman plotter as I like to update physical charts during the journey. You can also pipe the Raymarine plotter signal through to some TV’s if you want so that passengers can see where they are.
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We already have dual displays at each position on the current boat and find it very useful. As you say one for radar and one for the plotter - but integrated so that you can overlay data (waypoints and charts with radar images etc). I tend to use the plotter for nav and the radar for collision avoidance - plotter north up - radar head up.
From what I've seen, the E series and the Raymarine software work better than the others if you want to stick to a single manufacturer and not "do your own thing".
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I would also go Rymarine on the radio and have that DSC integrated into the plotter – this will enable you to see the position of friends boats etc providing they have DSC radios.
[/ QUOTE ]
I question this though. In order to find a friend, you would need to send a DSC message to his boat and get it to respond back onto your plotter. In reality, I dont think this would happen. A more passive approach would be to use AIS. The class B systems are now coming onto the market. Apart from making yourself more visible and thus safer, you could also encourage your friends to do the same and then have a continuous display of their position. I did a little test using a laptop and a NASA AIS engine last time we crossed the channel. It seemed to "see" further than the Radar - we like to keep a good lookout so "seeing" ships on the AIS before you actually see them on radar is great. It also seemed to be more accurate on its collision info than the radar's MARPA. I will be fitting at least an AIS reciever on my next boat.
Mike
