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Old 10-24-2015, 08:03 AM   #79
fryedaze
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City: Solomons Island Md
Vessel Name: Fryedaze
Vessel Model: MC 42 (Overseas Co) Monk 42
Join Date: Sep 2011
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We are on the Great Loop. The AIS transponder has made life much easier communicating with the tows on the river. There have been times when we are in a group that Fryedaze leads because we can identify the tows by name that are hidden behind the many turns in the river. Having friends with AIS is nice also. You can identify them by name long before you can see them. I can also stalk them on Marine Traffic and set up alerts.
Heres what I don't get. We are always passing half a million dollar + boats that are not transmitting or don't have it.
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