Thread: New boat incoming

Things have been pretty quiet for me since Easter weekend ended up going down with the flu and had to go on antibiotics. So to pass the time seeing I could not go to work I ordered and installed a fixed mount VHF (scored a brand new Lowrance Link 5 for $250) and 1.5 meter antenna seeing the handheld was not cutting the mustard on Kawhia harbour plus I do have intentions to start doing some missions outside Tauranga harbour as well as fishing the bottom end of waiheke so I can not afford to have communication gear that can not be relied on in my boat. Big difference when I can pick up the boats calling in bar crossing reports in both kawhia and raglan as well as my request for a radio check being acknowledged by Raglan coast guard from my driveway in Te Awamutu. With the left over change I enrolled in the home study courses for VHF operators and day skippers certificates.