starcrafttom
Active member
"do boats under 20 ft need radar". yes and heres why. My folks are looking for a 40 ft boat right now and have looked at about 30 boats in the last few weeks. All used and all on the puget sound. MOST do not have radar. so these are the people that are motoring around in the fog with you. I have seen many boats in the fog trying to get back to port with out radar. I can see and avoid them because I do have radar. Never trust your fellow man to do he right thing. Be prepared to deal with morons and your life will be better. Its a lesson I learned while riding motorcycles in my youth. The first time we got caught in the fog we did not have radar, lights, or a horn. I did have a hand held gps but without back ground map. we nearly got hit by a big boat and he did not have radar ether.