{"id":42321,"date":"2016-10-24T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T05:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=42321"},"modified":"2016-10-24T11:59:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T16:59:29","slug":"dangerous-islands-a-look-at-the-simrad-halo-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/dangerous-islands-a-look-at-the-simrad-halo-radar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous Islands – A Look at The Simrad Halo Radar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are threading our way through the Tuamotus and giving the Simrad Halo radar a workout. Both Steve Parsons and your humble correspondent have been highly critical of the Halo radar and its performance with difficult targets, like breaking reefs. But it has gotten better with recently installed upgrades.<\/p>\n

What you are looking at in the lead photo are two sets of radar settings. Right is custom, left is full auto.<\/p>\n

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Switching to night mode here, with custom still right and left as a radar overlay on the digital chart. When we departed Raiatea the sky promised a change in the weather. That has been fulfilled, with squalls and overcast. And a bit of breeze on the nose.<\/p>\n

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You can see some of the data we monitor on the Mareteron N2K system above. Running right now at about 10.3 knots we are using 8.7 gallons an hour, or about .844 gallons\/3.2 liters per nautical mile. Considering we are at full load, running at a speed length ratio of 1.13, we are not displeased.<\/p>\n

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There is a large ground swell keeping us company. It looks to be four-to-six meters on a 20 second period, which makes for interesting wave photos. The shots above and below are of Huahine as we passed by yesterday.<\/p>\n

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We are quickly getting back into a seagoing rhythm. Whether or not this post makes it out depends on the French telecom industry and if we can pick up a 3G signal. [Admin note: Apparently cell coverage is good around the Tuamotus — the post made it through.]<\/p>\n

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\nYes, we have a lot of sunset and sunrise photos. We like this time of day a lot. We figured you might too.<\/p>\n

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\nBarely 4000NM to go, we are almost there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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