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Old 10-20-2015, 09:49 PM   #14
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Wanderin, I think a bow camera would be an invitation to a disaster. One of two things would likely happen=== #1, visibility would be limited due to the size of the screen so you might miss seeing something that would wouldn't want to hit, or #2, you'd get focused on watching the screen and take your eyes off the horizon so much you'd fail to see the approaching hazard from your side.


A couple of years ago I helped a guy take a boat from Seattle to Stockton. As we were heading down the winding channel into Ilwaco, WA he was intently watching his three screens on the helm. He was so intent on watching the screens that if I hadn't warned him he'd have run out of the channel and run us aground.


When I casually mentioned that he should take his eyes off the screens and focus on where he was heading he got pi$$ed at me. Go Figure!
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