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[Renegade_Master]

online shopping for handheld VHF & hand bearing compass etc. What one thats good value. I saw one on the Compass site a Silver Star handheld for £79.95 sounds too good to be true . Anyone ever seen one. Nearest to that was the Icom M31 for £150.

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[whisper]

Pumpkin Marine - sales@pumpkin-marine.co.uk are selling :-
XM2000 @£89.95; Silva S12 Waterproof @ £119.95; Silva M298 @ £89.95
Aladdins Cave - sales@aladdinscave.co.uk are selling :-
XM2000 @ £79.99
I think one of the mags. possibly March Sailing Today has just done a comparative test on handhelds. Sorry but can't find my copy just now.
Hope that helps.

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[longjohnsilver]

Yep, I've got one, the old Swiftech 298. Hardly ever used in anger, now about 4 years old, does everything I want.

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[whisper]

Just found the article. XM2000 wins the "Budget Buy" category with the comment that it has a few silly faults but performance is excellent for the price. Also, not very good in the dark.
Icom M31 wins the "Best Buy" award - little to criticise, excellent performance and waterproof. This is currently selling for £139-£140 and can be used with normal batteries as well. I bought one at LIBS to replace an SX90 Micro. Don't know how good it is yet, though it's quite a bit bigger than the SX but that was one of the smallest available.
Cheers.

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[tr7v8]

Clive, the Silva Star is the one Nick2 brought whilst he was delivering his boat down to the Solent with you and Phil. I picked 'im up and took him to a chandlery.


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[Renegade_Master]

Thats right Jim I remember it now. Actually ordered two from Compass24 one for another boat owner down here, plus a hand bearing compass.

Would you believe we need the handheld and hand bearing compass for the rib for the coding, shes already got a main vhf & digital compass.

And another thing as she being coded Cat 3 we have to have a 6 man life raft...... ON AN UNSINKABLE RIB, damn thing weights about 7 stone, oh and we need two horseshoes and..............the list goes on.
Be warned anyone thinking of coding a boat, this is just a rib.



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[Nick2]

Clive

Whilst that Silva got us out of trouble and works ok it fell off a ledge on board and broke so is held together with tape now, just doesnt feel that robust to me but we still use it.

Nick

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[Renegade_Master]

Fortunately this is gonna spend most of its life in a grab bag under the seat, as its just there for emergencies. So good value it is

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[penfold]

>So good value it is

You channelling Yoda there, or what?
LOL

<hr width=100% size=1>Why'd he call me shortie?
Because you're small,...small,...S, M, all.