[Rhodes22-list] GPS

[Vic Huebner]

Todd,
My only sailing time has been a 2 day coast guard type course. I liked it so
well that I researched sailboats and ended buying a Rhodes (still haven't
seen it). Before I take any more courses, I'd like to get some hands-on
experience. I'll be going on weekend charter trips with the local sailing
club. They mix experienced sailors with beginners like me. My boat will have
a slip in Charlestown (northern end of Chesapeake). I'm there because the
group discouraged me from sailing on the Delaware river. I'll probably be
alone sometimes. It's hard to envision drawing angles on a paper chart while
I'm trying to manage the boat. The consensus so far from the group is that a
GPS isn't needed. My feeling now is that I won't get a GPS unless we use GPS
a lot on the weekend charters.
Vic

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS


> Vic,
>
>    By saying you have never been sailing, do you mean never ever, never
alone, or.....?
>
> Where on the Chesapeake will you be launching from?
>
> Todd
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Walker" <david.walker5 at comcast.net>
> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 07:59:00 -0500
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS
>
> > Vic,
> >
> > Before relying soley on a GPS to keep you from getting lost, I'd take
one
> > the excellent US Power Squadron or Coast Guard Auxilliary Basic Boating
> > courses.  They'll teach you the basics of piloting, the art of keeping
track
> > of where you are using aids to navigation.  GPS is great, but should be
> > considered only a backup to basic piloting and navigation.
> >
> > Dave Walker
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vic Huebner" <atlantic at engineer.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 7:53 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] GPS
> >
> >
> > I'm getting a refurbished '87 from Stan next month. Since I've never
been
> > sailing I'm a little concerned about getting lost while I'm trying to
> > navigate the Chesapeake Bay. In researching chart plotters, the only low
> > cost one I've found is the Garmin 176C color plotter. This is the older
> > version of their 276C and I think Garmin is trying to get rid of them.
> > They're bundled with the Metro-Guide for streets, the BlueChart for
marine
> > use, a blank card, a programmer, etc. The internal antenna version is
being
> > sold for $445 after rebate. Just the list price total of the accessories
is
> > more than this. They got mostly good reviews except for being hard to
read
> > in bright sunlight. Also, they use a lot of power so it's impractical to
use
> > batteries - a cigar lighter connection is needed. I'd appreciate any
> > comments you might have on whether or not I should buy this system.
> > Vic Huebner
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