Saintly Fish Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Odyssey said: There is a an engineering term to describe this…. It’s called FUBAR…. Sadly I think that’s beyond repair 😞 Rubbish, WD40 and elbow grease will have it good as new!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 That looks expensive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Do you need radar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 58 minutes ago, Gordmac said: Do you need radar? IMHO it's better to have and not need, than need and not have!! suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Perhaps, but at what cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Gordmac said: Perhaps, but at what cost? About 1200 quid Or run into a car transporter in the fog daio web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Gordmac said: Perhaps, but at what cost? Cheaper than a new boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, jonnyswamp said: About 1200 quid Or run into a car transporter in the fog Not just car transporters….. WAFIs and shifting sandbanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I suppose if you get caught out in thick fog it might be handy, not really a problem in this part of the world. Surely nobody goes out if visibility is that bad, or is expected to get that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Gordmac said: I suppose if you get caught out in thick fog it might be handy, not really a problem in this part of the world. Surely nobody goes out if visibility is that bad, or is expected to get that bad? But forecasters have been known to be wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Gordmac said: I suppose if you get caught out in thick fog it might be handy, not really a problem in this part of the world. Surely nobody goes out if visibility is that bad, or is expected to get that bad? The Bristol Channel can suffer from sudden onset of fog, you can be sat in baking warm sunshine and then a fog bank jusr rolls in and it’s like pea soup… In the below photo it can give an idea. It’s of a fog bow, 2 mins after it was taken visibility went down to less than 100m….. daio web and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Odyssey said: The Bristol Channel can suffer from sudden onset of fog, you can be sat in baking warm sunshine and then a fog bank jusr rolls in and it’s like pea soup… In the below photo it can give an idea. It’s of a fog bow, 2 mins after it was taken visibility went down to less than 100m….. Yes, this happens in the Solent too. And it's never forecast. So radar is great to have on stand by. Odyssey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Interesting, I didn't know that. I suppose we are lucky on the West Coast, that sort of thing doesn't happen and there are few boats about to hit in poor visibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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