[Rhodes22-list] boat sinks, two die, reply to Captain Thorn

[TN Rhodey]

Ed.

I think the main reason the EPIRB is not discussed much here is most do not 
percieve value at todays costs. Like everything else the prices will drop 
and then people who don't need them will buy them; just like GPSs.

Wally


>From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] boat sinks, two die, reply to Captain Thorn
>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:31:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Peter,
>       Contrary to your assumption that nobody read your post about sinking
>boats, most on this list do read the interesting post just do not routinely
>reply.  Furthermore, they were waiting for your follow up that you posted
>today.  That is a good job.
>       Your follow up and words of caution are taken seriously.  For those
>buying new VHF's, they should seriously look at the Uniden UM 525  on sale
>in Defender.  Rummy has spoken for years on the placement of the antenna on
>top of the mast.  Unfortuantely my boat came with an antenna on the stern
>rail and I never moved it.  I guess I need to study the move.   Is the 
>cable
>used RG-9m?
>        The EPIRB has not been adequately discussed on this list.  Gee, 
>even
>Mary Lou could put one with her Mob stuff on the stern rail.  Now if Bud 
>had
>looked at the Defender catalog, not only would he have known what Mary Lou
>had attached to stern rail, but also discovered the EPIRB.  Amazing what 
>you
>find in the marine equipment catalogs.
>        I did not follow my own advice and did not see that program on 
>North
>Carolina ETV about sailing Pamlico Sound.  However, Claiborne Young
>convinced them to replay it on Saturday, March 25 at 10:00 am.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>
>
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