Re: Ipad 3
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:21 pm
Don't panic on us, have your cake and eat it to by haveing Electronic knowledge and Chart DR .
I grew up on my fathers Bandit 38 Ft. Seascribe fishing boat out of Ft. Myers beach during mid 60's to late 60's.
Going out for 10 to 15 days more than 100 miles offshore in a sinking wood hull.(Bandit riged for grouper and snapper)
Navigation was a compass and handheld am $3 radio as a direction finder.Chart fatermeter for locating bottom fish, state of the art.
Worse the seas, more the planks would open, 4 pumps running and 5 gal. buckets for bail just about kept us afloat.
That was when the old Swing bridge got you to Ft. Myers beach and the road was gravel sea shells.
Major shrimp fleet and air smelled like diesil and fish and harbor poluted.
Lot has changed since than.
Dave
I grew up on my fathers Bandit 38 Ft. Seascribe fishing boat out of Ft. Myers beach during mid 60's to late 60's.
Going out for 10 to 15 days more than 100 miles offshore in a sinking wood hull.(Bandit riged for grouper and snapper)
Navigation was a compass and handheld am $3 radio as a direction finder.Chart fatermeter for locating bottom fish, state of the art.
Worse the seas, more the planks would open, 4 pumps running and 5 gal. buckets for bail just about kept us afloat.
That was when the old Swing bridge got you to Ft. Myers beach and the road was gravel sea shells.
Major shrimp fleet and air smelled like diesil and fish and harbor poluted.
Lot has changed since than.
Dave
Divecoz wrote:Maybe... Could Be..( come on.....) Not how I live my life.. too far fetched.... and remember guys..... your/we're ALL on a Macgregor Trailer Sailors.. In The Last 7 YEARS my brother has put on his boat alone.....( and there are 3 to 4 of them who trade trade off ) but he has OVER 3000 hours on his motors.... Documented!!
He has made 100's of trips beyond 30 miles from shore and who knows except him, how many beyond 50 - 60 -70- 80 miles.... past Boca Grande Pass .. All On GPS PLus all the trips he makes with his buiddies.. ..How many trips has this board made collectively, over the last 7 years on their Mac's.. over 50 milers from any shore line? Give Me a Break.. But lets say you have made a trip on your Mac and sailed for 12 hours straight out..
All Of A sudden.. "they" shut down GPS.. are you really ready? The Honest answer is NO! What WILL you depend on? The last screen shot and Your compass.. I know how to DR and its a LOT Harder when your in the forest on ski's for days.... at a time.. A Lot more variable you have to have down pat..
