Thread: Radar Useful?
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Old 09-21-2021, 08:30 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Descant View Post
Going from Meredith to Rattlesnake is all open water, an easy trip for experienced islanders. Not many buoys to look for. I would be more interested in your experience seeing other boats. What day of the week? What time of night? Weather conditions? What make model of radar? Digital?

I have the Raymarine Axion GPS charts and it keeps me sane at night even though I know the lake for the most part. I leave it on all the time, even during the day. They are also useful when anchoring to fish in shallow water (helps manage approach), keeps you from tossing anchor over a wreck, etc.

However, I have not activated the radar. I’m going to try it out because idiots will always be idiots [emoji3]

Anchor marine actually rents boats without lights equipped. I told them this was stupid; they responded by saying that they don’t allow anybody out at night.

OK, What if someone gets stuck at dusk?
Renters are bad enough even with the right equipment


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