Betcha it's hard to read them polar diagrams, too.
On 1/31/09 2:22 AM, "Phil Agur" <[email protected]> wrote: > Psst.. Joe - Sailors never wear polarized glasses. They cut reflected light > which means they cut the ability to see a wind lines on the water. Dark is > good but not polarized. > > Phil > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe McCary > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: GPS Reccomendations > > I too have a tiller boat. And I too have the Garmin 176C with their blue > chip of my sailing area, the Chesapeake Bay. The unit is small and difficult > to read in bright sunlight (made even more difficult when wearing polarized > sunglasses). The display is small and when mounted on the Port Bulkhead is > hard to see when seated on the starboard side with tiller in hand. BUT, I > sail in a very easy area and I know the sailing area like the back of my > hand. The GPS is used more as a speed indicator. If I were to replace it I > would look for a bigger display and maybe one that can rotate to face more > toward the center of the boat. > > Joe McCary > Aeolus II, West River, MD #4795 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Atkin > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 3:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GPS Reccomendations > > My boat is tiller steering. Dad has a swing out portable unit on his Dana > 24, mounted to the entrance way. - he seems to like. I am primarily sailing > in the great lakes. Would it be better to have something like this: > > http://www.gpsnow.com/images/gmmap176cb.gif > > that I can move about the cockpit as need be. > > Thoughts ? > > D.- > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Benjamin Harris <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:41:29 AM > Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: GPS Reccomendations > > I use a portable Garmin Colorado hooked up to 12v with a mount on my > pedestal. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Atkin > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: GPS Reccomendations > > As I am outfitting the "new" C27 I am going to have to add a GPS. Was > looking for reccomednations on what you folks run and how it was mounted. > Also does anyone bother with an external antenna? > > Thanks > > Derek.- > #4297 > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3811 (20090129) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3811 (20090129) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > >
