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piseas
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Initially Posted - 05/23/2008 :  15:28:01  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
I was doing a forum search for handheld VHF s. I noticed most have some type of mount for them. How about you soloists(new word), do you mount them as well or wear them on your person?
My thought was if I was out solo and somehow fell overboard, don't I want it attached to me. What good is it attached to boat?
What is consensus?
Steve A
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/23/2008 :  18:26:42  Show Profile
My Icom M88 fits in the pocket of my inflatable vest (Stormy Seas).

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/marine/handhelds/m88/default.aspx
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Response Posted - 05/23/2008 :  21:02:23  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Bruce, thats a nice feature having a pocket in the vest for a VHF but trade off is vest is not automatic that I know of nor have a harness.Both a requirement for me. That Icom is a nice model. I am looking at the Std. Hor. that has built in GPS. I am sure if I keep waiting another year, the new stuff will be even better. I have the same problem with computers and TV's.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/24/2008 :  08:53:48  Show Profile
Automatic inflation is now an option on Stormy Seas vests and the sailing model has an integrated harness.
Scroll down on this page: http://www.stormyseas.com/sailinggear.html

I like mine because it's so comfortable you forget you're wearing a life jacket.

The Icom 88 is really small but it runs a lot longer than the other handheld VHF radios I've owned.
Sound quality is excellent, controls are easy to use. All in all, I'm very pleased with it.

Solo sailing and concerned about safety?
IMHO next to your life vest, your best investment is a 'personal' EPIRB with integrated GPS.

http://www.boatersland.com/acr27974.html Only 4.69 BU.

Note that it comes with a belt holster.
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Response Posted - 05/24/2008 :  22:58:19  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ClamBeach</i>
<br />Automatic inflation is now an option on Stormy Seas vests and the sailing model has an integrated harness.

Solo sailing and concerned about safety?
IMHO next to your life vest, your best investment is a 'personal' EPIRB with integrated GPS.
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That is a nice vest from Stormy Seas. Wish they posted prices. Yesterday however I ordered a Sospenders auto with harness, a tether and the Standard Horizon handheld VHF with built in gps. An EPIRB would be nice but a little more than I wanted to spend.
Steve A
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  09:33:39  Show Profile
I don't usually try to wear mine. Too much activity in cockpit most times. It's gonna get smashed. I have two handhelds. Both have the belt clips. One I've put a little loop of strap on thru the belt clip. Its webbing has a snap put on it, so I can snap it to one of the hatch cover snaps making it accessable and hearable. The other one I sometimes hang on the back stay or toss in the bulkhead cubby or my spare rode basket under the tiller. Along with my regular VHF in the cabin I sometimes have "stereo."
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  11:10:38  Show Profile
Something to consider is that a VHF handheld isn't going to have much range when operated from water level.
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  12:29:05  Show Profile
...but the USCG will probably get it if you're within about 10 miles of shore. They can hear a pin drop.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  14:31:37  Show Profile
&gt;"but the USCG will probably get it if you're within about 10 miles of shore"

I think the USCG will probably hear you if you're within 10 miles of one of their big honkin' antennas. On the East Coast I'd imagine they have lots of 'em... ditto good coverage around major seaports.
Out on Lake Podunk or up Mudflat Sound you may not have much luck with a handheld VHF down at water level.

I'm thinking more and more about getting an EPIRB as my next big boat purchase.

When pondering 'How much is your life worth?' spending $450 doesn't seem like much anymore...
heck, that's barely more than a couple tanks of gas (in the truck).
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  17:44:40  Show Profile
It's <i>one</i> tank of gas in my boat--good for about 380 NM at cruise.

...and a reminder: The Coasties also won't hear you if somebody is chatting on 16. 16 is for distress calls, securite' calls, and USCG announcements; 9 is for hailing; 69, 71, 72, and 78 are for chatting. In too many places, there are too many people talking on 16--especially during some yacht club races.

Your resident stinkpotter-curmudgeon.
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  22:50:30  Show Profile
"It's one tank of gas in my boat--good for about 380 NM at cruise."

Yowser. What sort of NMPG do you get at cruise?
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piseas
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Response Posted - 05/25/2008 :  23:09:37  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
I hope to heck my handheld VHF will transmit 10 miles, whether it be the Coasties or another boat. There is no way I can swim/tred 10 miles back to shore.
BTW Dave, in SoCal the Coasties frown with radio checks on 16. They tell you to use another channel. So I dont do that anymore.
Steve A
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