Lower helm visibility.

[Pascal]

Mirrors. That’s fine on a houseboat

Actually in so fl you have to assume the other giuy doesn’t have a clue

Theblarger the boat the more limited the visibility aft and on the side is. You will have to step away from the helm for a few seconds to make sure there isn’t some idiot in a small boat too close to be seen before making a course change. No big deal. But I like having cameras pointed aft and toeach side of the stern on a large computer monitor

[Freeebird]

Your post about mirrors and VHF is well taken. All too many folks run without their VHF, particularly sailboats.

How fast are you cruising if you're worried about being overtaken by a sailboat?

[Freeebird]

Mirrors. That’s fine on a houseboat

Mirrors only work on houseboats... who knew?

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

How fast are you cruising if you're worried about being overtaken by a sailboat?

Maybe not as strange as you might think. I got rear ended by a sailboat while waiting on a bridge in 1994 or 5. He took off (as much as a sailboat can take off) and we had us a low speed pursuit going until a wildlife officer responded. Guy claimed he had the right-of-way because he was a sailboat and I didn't get out of his way at a closed draw. As I recall, that POS didn't even have sails. I got a ding in my platform, and he got a warning.

[jrbrein]

My rule #1 -

Trust no one.

Assume nothing.

And oh yes..."First do no harm"

Jon

[JD5652]

Oscar-

Good luck with your search!

Responding as a guy that came from running a sportfish boat for 15 years and now running a 58 LRC.... Underway running from lower helm there is limited visibility aft for sure. I tend to open the pilot house door and take two steps outside and take a gander... takes literally less than 5 seconds and running at 8-9 knots I do not find this a safety issue.

Actually the only time I find the lack of visibility an issue is backing into a slip … including my homeport. I haven't quite got that nailed down yet... but hoping it will come soon.... and I did install a camera in the back which does help me some.

[Freeebird]

Maybe not as strange as you might think. I got rear ended by a sailboat while waiting on a bridge in 1994 or 5. He took off (as much as a sailboat can take off) and we had us a low speed pursuit going until a wildlife officer responded. Guy claimed he had the right-of-way because he was a sailboat and I didn't get out of his way at a closed draw. As I recall, that POS didn't even have sails. I got a ding in my platform, and he got a warning.

LOL!!


That sounds about right from a sailboter. Right of way/stand on hardly means you can run over someone who is sitting still or moving slowly. Seeing him coming still wouldn't have given you many (if any) options to get out of his sights. I'll have to admit it was pretty sobering having one keeping pace me in the GOM when I was running my 58 on one engine. Yes, the sails were up, but I finally pulled away.

[Freeebird]

My rule #1 -

Trust no one.

Assume nothing.

And oh yes..."First do no harm"

Jon

So, is your #1 rule, trust no one or do no harm?

[Pascal]

How fast are you cruising if you're worried about being overtaken by a sailboat?

With foils, sailboats can easily hit 30, 40 kts and more

[Pascal]

Mirrors only work on houseboats... who knew?

I ll try to say this nicely... aesthetics don’t matter much on houseboats so a pair of of rusty mirrors salvaged from cousin bubba Lee’s old 18 wheeler woudl be an easy solution