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'I brake for tailgaters'
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I thought of this slogan while returning to Maine from the Newport Boat Show yesterday. I'm always amazed how some folks sit right on your tail, at high speed, even when you're both behind a bunch of other vehicles and nobody is going to be passing nobody.
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- Mandatory EPIRB anyone?
- As a commentator has pointed out
- I think it should be optional, BUT
- It just a way to increase sales
- Sounds vaguely similar to the discussion about mandatory PFD's
- It adds a lot of cost for people with limited means
- Why not a simple satellite linked mini-camera
- what ever happened to 'personal accountability'?
- If the goal is to save lives...
- or even concentrate more on highway DUI and stupid auto driving
- Seems to me the biggest risk on the water is not wearing your life jacket.
- Life jacket would not even be in my top 10
- Life jacket would not even be in my top 10
- Seems to me the biggest risk on the water is not wearing your life jacket.
- Bean counters. It's probably more to reduce cost of search & rescue
- Lives Saved and Reponse Times
- or even concentrate more on highway DUI and stupid auto driving
- My take, for what it's worth
- Anybody have a good read on VHF DSC and AIS?
- I chose a new floating VHF over PLB
- We just bought one of those also
- Mark can you explain more?
- Yes, the vhf output needs to be networked to the chartplotter
- Yes, the vhf output needs to be networked to the chartplotter
- Mark can you explain more?
- I purchased an Icom but think the Standard Horizon is better.
- We just bought one of those also
- AIS is great to have
- I chose a new floating VHF over PLB
- BTW why take an EPIRB... when fish box will do...
