mike farrants Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 wondering if a radar reflector is required or sensible - if i'm anchoring always in daylight in weymouth bay - no more than 4-5 miles offshore? I've seen they re pretty affordable - the pole kind, worth it or not? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 21 minutes ago, mike farrants said: 21 minutes ago, mike farrants said: wondering if a radar reflector is required or sensible - if i'm anchoring always in daylight in weymouth bay - no more than 4-5 miles offshore? I've seen they re pretty affordable - the pole kind, worth it or not? thanks! Mike, these are the best reflectors in all the tests. https://www.echomax.co.uk/ For your boat the echomax mini would be fine. The pole ones are supposed to be useless or not even that good. If you google reflector tests you will find that the results are quite surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: https://www.echomax.co.uk/ That's what I have on mine, apparently they're good but who knows, I have never been on another craft looking at mine on radar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, mike farrants said: wondering if a radar reflector is required or sensible Yes, and yes ! Another vote for Echomax. On the A frame I have a EM230 midi base mount, and testing with another boat shows that it provides a massive target ............ https://www.echomax.co.uk/em230-midi-original-and-basemount Forget the cheap tube reflectors as they are not 100%, an octahedral (rain catcher) works, but best used on a rag and stick, where you can get it high up on the stick. Edited April 29, 2021 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I’ve moved this because I can and I want to be a bad arse moderator like Andy. I posted a while back with a picture of three boats on their moorings and a corresponding radar screen shot. The smaller boat with an echomax was the best target return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, JonC said: I’ve moved this because I can and I want to be a bad arse admin like Andy. I posted a while back with a picture of three boats on their moorings and a corresponding radar screen shot. The smaller boat with an echomax was the best target return. Fixed that for you Jon 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Fixed that for you Jon 😉 Ooh fancy font as well, I can only dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, JonC said: Ooh fancy font as well, I can only dream. Or... you can just use the standard Bold and Italic options together just like everyone else. #theresnokudosinbeingatechnonumpty 😝 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Echo max the best or get a rain catcher but fit it correctly... You say you head out on a sunny day.... but then fog comes down or it’s raining or you’re out in the dark.... all worthwhile reasons to have one 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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