On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:24:07 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 7/14/2013 6:15 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
Ill be fixing up my old sailboat in the next few months, so I can take
it on the local lake(s) and get some out on the water time...get the
dust and swarf cleaned out of my skull with some quality water time.

Radios...Ive never owned a VHF marine band two way radio. Do I need
one?

The chances of going out on the ocean are there..but not real high.
The guys that I used to hang with in the 90s who sailed all the time
had em, but is it something I really need? I want one of
course..."ohhh...lights, antennas, wires..cool ****!"

Most of my sailing will be on Californias inland lakes and reservoirs.
I dont even know if the State patrol boats on those lakes monitor
marine band. Same with CB..

Any hints, ideas, suggestions etc etc would be appreciated. Antenna
mountings, powering them from what sort of battery and Solar cell..etc
etc

Anyone have a used marine radio for swap/trade?

Best way to mount an antenna on a sailboat? Mast, railing, hull?
Does a mast make a groundplane? (sorry..stroke effect.... I just
found..cant remember **** about ground plane technicals)

Im ass deep in old CBs that still work, might stick one of those in
the boat..but the Marine radios are cheap enough on Ebay...so was
wondering. Handheld? Mobile 12vt mounted unit?

Help!
(Grin)

Gunner

How else can you call for the Pizza Boat?


Ooooh! Id forgotten about the Pizza Boat!!!


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