Equip your boat ll

Well in equip your boat one we talked about anchors and fire extinguishers.  Here in boat mm we or going to talk about electronics and what you really need and why.

This is all you really need as for electronics,  a good chart plotter with a gaps, a good depth sounder and a good VHS radio. On the radio I think depending where you or going depends on what you need in radios. I myself prefer the marine SSB,and the reason s longer range and more people can here you. Most VHF's have a twenty five mile radius and an SSB has a four thousand plus range. Then is the ham radio, and that come in handy some times. I will did read about a fellow out on his sail boat and needed help andthe only way he got help was thru ham relaying cause no other radio worked out in the middle of the ocean.

Next you should have a good chart plotter with a built in gaps. Your chart plotter lays out your route to follow. The gaps will show you serial things that you need to know depending how you have set up. It's main function is to tell you where or at ,at all times. Some of the other functions is speed,some have fuel usage, and your times .

The depth sounder is to keep you in touch with the bottom of where your at. It will let you know when you or getting to shallow and keep you of ground. Running aground can cost you several hundernd to several thousand dollars.  What a way to ruin a trip too.

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