Boating at night

b2,
actually i am going to purchase a radar system soon. i'm sticking with the raymarine c-80 series, including the 125 gps attachment. i've had both furuno and raymarine radar systems. the reason i've decided to go with raymarine is simply because i have several expensive navionics chart chips for the chartplotter, which works well with raymarine. currently i have a navman 5500 color gps chartplotter, will use that as a back up system. navman does not accept navionics chips, at least that i'm aware of.
let me know what you decide.
best regards
pat
 
I have a PC based system with Coastal Explorer and radar. It is not on a C-Dory, it is on my 46 Westcoast. You have to use Koden radar with Coastal Explorer. I knew nothing about Koden when I bought my Koden 4 kw dome, and was a little concerned about it. So far, it has been great. Much better resolution than the 2 kw Raymarine that I had on my 25 C-Dory.

A drawback of the Koden is that it is expensive, over $3,000 for the 4 kw dome.
Lyle
 
C-Pup16 in Los Angeles":dlc3dv3x said:
BTW, I highly recommend you wear an inflatable life jacket/HARNESS and have a quick detach teather line when on Spunky. I attach the engine kill line (with an extension) to the harness. Always do this when alone on your boat. When you have a friend fishing with you, can you count on their competence to handle the boat well and in a timely manner to rescue you... especially at night? I always train my fishing guests on handling C-Pup.
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Keith, I am curious where you attach your tether. I have considered a number of tethering points, including jacklines, but the issue always comes back how to get enough line to get to any corner of the cockpit and still not let you go over the side somewhere else.

Warren
 
Ricky,

Good idea to buddy boat to Santa Cruz. Can't join you on the 22nd. Got to listen to my wife sing Ode to Joy at Disney Hall. I make her so happy... she had to perform at Disney with an orchestra!

I have not taken C-Pup16 to Channel Islands yet, but did fish Santa Cruz on a friend's 22 ft proline last month. Good halibut fishing, but he hooked a mako. It was calm along the island near the landing and the caves.

I plan to take C-Pup there for an overnight fishing trip this September or October. The afternoon wind and chop is rough. It seems to blow through the Santa Barbara channel to Oxnard. Although Ventura is closer to Santa Cruz, the return would be hell with wind driven seas broad-siding you.

My thinking iis to leave from and return to Channel Island Harbor in Oxnard so the return trip is downhill. With a snmall boat, you really have to plan returns to harbor so they're downhill.

Thanks for your good natured acceptance of my posts.

Safe seas and tight lines,

Keith
C-Pup16
 
Hi Warren,

I have U-bolts on each side of the transom for a variety of things, including the tether line. Being a 16 ft cruiser, the standard tether length is enough to sit and pilot the boat and move around the cockpit. If I walk up to the bow, I use a dock line as an extension.

I saw the new version of the inflatable life vest /harness yesterday at West Marine priced at $185. I guess a tether line, sold separately, would run around $45. The 8" to 10' length is I believe, designed for off shore sailors so if they fall overboard, they will be dragged on the side of the hull and hopefully able to haul themself in. If a sail boat is dragging them behind in its wake, they have less chance of self rescue and will just be a shark's dinner.

I opted not to get the vest that self inflates when wet. The risk of course is not pulling the tab to inflate it. There are two possible causes of that... cold water shock (inhaling water on impact or suffering a heart attack) and head trauma. When it is really rough and I feel nervous, I wear my cork Coast Guard life vest UNDER the inflatable jacket and harness. The corck vest has lots of pockets for MOB stuff, like a marine radio.

I also have a Givens 6~8 man offshore survival raft which is heavy! I carry it on occasion when going far out to sea or far from other boats, but not at a C-Dory gathering. The other CDs are my life boat! My wife once said that our survival raft much bigger than our boat so if C-Pup sinks, tshe will throw a part in the Givens raft!

I actually carry a bicycle helmet in C-Pup to wear when it gets really rough or I walk to the bow deck. No reason to die at sea from a head concussion. I also wear it when the boat is trailered, when I power launch and retrieve, and on land when I put on or remove the roof array to put C-Pup in my garage. It would be easy to fall off the boat onto the street, especially when the deck is wet, when I'm dead tired and there are bungee cords all over the place.

Keith
C-Pup16
 
Keith, you have some very sensible ideas going there. Thanks for sharing them. I confess I am not as safety-conscious as I should be, especially regarding head injuries.

I have the West Marine offshore self-inflating vest, the one with the big D ring in the breastplate. I also have the offshore tether that goes with it, and I have tied that on occasion to various grab rails. This is on the Tom Cat. I want to set up a more integrated and comprehensive system on the 22 because I am more likely to need it on that boat (it rolls more, I am more likely to be alone, etc.)

Food for thought! Thanks again.

Warren
 
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