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Back to the Future

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Created by Bananabender > 9 months ago, 20 Jun 2018
Bananabender
QLD, 1610 posts
20 Jun 2018 12:54PM
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Thats how I sail still!
Must a couple of takers here
goldengloberace.com/retro-sailing/

andy59
QLD, 1156 posts
20 Jun 2018 1:00PM
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Mmmmm, I like my kindle too much plus your only allowed to take cassette tapes WTF who kept their cassette tapes from way back then?

boty
QLD, 685 posts
20 Jun 2018 4:18PM
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i thought about this as navigating buy hand and racing classic yachts at sea is what i live for. But around the world in production fiberglass would be a huge step backwards from what i am sailing now 37 foot timber one design the best boats of that era were all timber

lydia
1920 posts
20 Jun 2018 3:12PM
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Nothing like the fear of springing a plank to engender good seamanship in a gale!

Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
20 Jun 2018 5:47PM
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andy59 said..
Mmmmm, I like my kindle too much plus your only allowed to take cassette tapes WTF who kept their cassette tapes from way back then?


Hi Andy

Me and my boat resemble that remark

Is shag pile headlining a requirement because i have that as well

Regards Don





Ramona
NSW, 7722 posts
20 Jun 2018 5:55PM
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Donk107 said..

andy59 said..
Mmmmm, I like my kindle too much plus your only allowed to take cassette tapes WTF who kept their cassette tapes from way back then?



Hi Andy

Me and my boat resemble that remark

Is shag pile headlining a requirement because i have that as well

Regards Don






Classy depth sounder. Hold on to that.

Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
20 Jun 2018 6:15PM
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Ramona said..


Donk107 said..



andy59 said..
Mmmmm, I like my kindle too much plus your only allowed to take cassette tapes WTF who kept their cassette tapes from way back then?





Hi Andy

Me and my boat resemble that remark

Is shag pile headlining a requirement because i have that as well

Regards Don






Classy depth sounder. Hold on to that.



Hi Ramona

All of the original stuff on the boat still works so it is hard to justify replacing it to my wife

It reads in meters so it is not totally antique

Regards Don




Ramona
NSW, 7722 posts
20 Jun 2018 6:37PM
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Nice quality Japanese manufacture. If you decide to "update" I collect these.

Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
20 Jun 2018 6:48PM
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Ramona said..
Nice quality Japanese manufacture. If you decide to "update" I collect these.




Hi Ramona

If i ever replace it i will let you know

I don't suppose you know what the hole in the lh top corner is for

I was wondering if the beeper lives behind it

Regards Don

Jethrow
NSW, 1272 posts
20 Jun 2018 9:04PM
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Oooo, it's a fish finder too! but only if the fish swims directly under the transducer when you're watching it

Ramona
NSW, 7722 posts
21 Jun 2018 8:33AM
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Oooo, it's a fish finder too! but only if the fish swims directly under the transducer when you're watching it


The transducer is exactly the same as the other fish finders so it sees exactly the same just does not show history. It's actually an "A" scope but in a circular shape. Ordinary lcd fish finders have the edge of the screen as an A scope [about 1mm wide] and the rest of the screen is what you have already passed over, history.

Ramona
NSW, 7722 posts
21 Jun 2018 8:44AM
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Donk107 said..

Ramona said..
Nice quality Japanese manufacture. If you decide to "update" I collect these.





Hi Ramona

If i ever replace it i will let you know

I don't suppose you know what the hole in the lh top corner is for

I was wondering if the beeper lives behind it

Regards Don


I think that is the speaker for the alarm. I don't have any of those modern features on mine.

I have one of the ice fishing flasher sounders in my tender as well. Looks like yours but sits on top of it's own lead acid battery pack.





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