RE: Running two radars on one boat
I really like the idea of having two radars. It's always good to have a backup. If I had two radars and the conditions were poor I would run one @ about 3/4 mile range and the second one a couple of miles out. The number one radar would be set to the same scale as my plotter. We run with the radar on at all times and very comfortable with the operation as well as comfortable with what the instrument tells us. Learning to run the radar in the big storm is not good! I've talked to many boaters about radar operation and am always amazed that they don't run the radar untill there's adverse conditions.
Don't count on your radar when in Icy Conditions, the radar might show ice that has rock in or on it. But it will not show ice that is low in the water. Remember that there is ten times as much ice below the water as you see above the surface.
Rob Hays
"Lady Anne" Willard 40 PH
La Conner, WA/Girdwood, AK
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