When I was looking for radar some years ago, I found confusing evaluations and
advertising. So I went to New Bedford, Ma. to see what the commercial fishing
boats were doing. Universally they all had Furuno. I bought Furuno.
Michael Cotton
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> From: Knowles Rich <r...@sailpower.ca>
>To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:44 AM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List RJC 1000 Radar
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>Good move!!
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>
>Rich Knowles
>Indigo. LF38
>Halifax
>
>On 2013-06-09, at 13:41, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote:
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>
>Thanks everyone for your comments on the JRC 1000 Radar.....I think I will
>pass on this unit for several reasons......e.g. not even sure it works, owner
>doesn't want to remove the mast mount brackets (not sure why but not going to
>argue with him), have a feeling he is looking for half the price of a new one,
>and consensus is there are better radars out there.
>
>Great advice, as always, from the C&C list.
>Regards
>
>Bob Abbott
>AZURA
>C&C 32 - 84
>Halifax, N.S.
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>On 2013/06/09 10:57 AM, Bill Bina wrote:
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>About 8-10 years ago, I bought a Furuno 1623 and an Edson pole mount for the
>stern. The mounting pole and hardware ended up being about half the total cost
>of the RADAR installation. That stuff is EXPENSIVE. It has held up remarkably
>well though. I advise that you price it all out before you jump in. When
>shopping for which RADAR to buy, I took note that almost all the RADAR domes I
>saw on commercial fishing boats were Furuno. Turns out that was a good tip.
>I'm now half hoping that it will break so I can upgrade to a new color HD
>model. Now that I have the mount installed, it isn't as daunting a prospect,
>as far as either cost or labor to move up. I just need an excuse. I'm a
>cruiser, not a racer, and I don't really mind sailing in adverse conditions.
>I'm often headed out when others are headed in. The RADAR is something I could
>not do without.
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>>Bear in mind that operating and correctly reading a RADAR
display requires practice. Like reading X-rays, you need to
learn how to interpret what you see. Is that fat blob a
navaid, or a tanker? I use mine often even when the conditions
are crystal clear, just so I can compare what is on the screen
to what I see with the naked eye. It also serves as early
warning of big ships (and little ones) approaching, long
before I notice them by scanning the horizon un-aided.
>>
>>Bill Bina
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>>From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com>
>>To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>>Sent: Sat, June 8, 2013 10:33:42 PM
>>Subject: Re: Stus-List RJC 1000 Radar
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>>Seaview mast brackets are $300 +-, the JRC radars were $999 new and
>>overpriced at that. If you want a good radar, get a new Furuno 1623.
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