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Forum: Marine Electronics 14-08-2017, 09:03
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

I'm sorry, I was trying to convince you to be considerate of other sailors in your instrument purchases. I was hoping that you wouldn't consider that to be irrelevant.

However, I don't think...
Forum: Marine Electronics 14-08-2017, 08:55
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

I don't know if you are being sincere--your arguments are really beneath you. Your argument that I don't have a good enough display applies to the overwhelming majority of recreational boaters and...
Forum: Marine Electronics 14-08-2017, 07:31
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

BTW, At sea "traffic lanes" usually refer to bluewater traffic lanes such as those north-south lanes along the US coasts.
@Dockhead: As the moderator of this blog you owe it to everyone here to...
Forum: Marine Electronics 14-08-2017, 07:07
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

You guys are really dangerously arrogant. In order to continue to play with your toys, you will jeopardize the safety of everybody else around you. Perhaps more significantly, you will probably get...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2017, 21:01
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

Riiight-- try Colregs 10 and 18
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2017, 13:44
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

Large commercial vessels are constrained by their lack of maneuverability and are therefore always the stand on vessel, even in blue water.

My chart plotter identifies class A targets;...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2017, 09:00
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

I am so happy that there are such great sailors like you around Annapolis and Baltimore who don't need their AIS. So, for the benefit of us novices who have only been sailing there for 35-40 years,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2017, 08:52
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

There is another type of clutter sailors like to avoid--binnacle clutter. The great thing about an AIS receiver is that all of the targets are integrated into your chart plotter. All those great...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2017, 08:45
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

I now always turn off my alarms; nonetheless all the unnecessary class B tx still clutters up my screen.

There is a huge difference between class A "clutter" and class B. Class A targets you saw...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-08-2017, 08:35
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

Yes, I have heard large vessels call class B vessels too--but only to remind them to steer clear. I have sailed the busy waters of the Chesapeake Bay for 35 years and have yet to see a large vessel...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-08-2017, 16:26
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

I know there are some AIS/chart plotter combos that permit class A/B selection, but mine (a new Garmin) and most others don't.

Newsflash: do you really think you can get anywhere with a strawman...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-08-2017, 16:00
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

Well that's all we're really talking about, aren't we?
Once your boat disappears from our chart plotters you have solved all of our problems. Whether your boat is still there or not is irrelevant....
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-08-2017, 15:02
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

That is wonderful; now can you try to be considerate of the majority who use chart plotters, and turn off your tx in crowded areas when it's not necessary? Thank you.
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-08-2017, 14:59
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

Let me put a qualification on my statements above. It is meant to apply to places like Baltimore, Annapolis and other places where there are thousands of recreational boats big enough to purchase AIS...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-08-2017, 14:44
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

An AIS receiver at $200 is a great buy. Class B transponders should not be sold because of the danger they are to the AIS system; as I explained.

What I said has nothing to do with people who have...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-08-2017, 11:37
Replies: 94
Views: 12,227
Posted By bmz
Re: Advice on electronics upgrade

This may not be relevant to you; but generally I hate AIS transponders.

I usually solo sail out of Baltimore Maryland. There is a lot of big commercial traffic--which do not yield to sailboats....
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