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Emergency Call Procedure
1. Hailing and Communication With Another Boat
Correct hailing procedure is to state the name of the boat you are hailing (usually on channel 16), then the name of your boat, followed by “over.”
“Over” tells the other party you have finished speaking. This is important because if both radio operators transmit at the same time, neither will be heard. Only one party can speak at a time. Any other words—”yoo hoo” or “Is anybody out there?” – constitute incorrect procedure.
Once you’ve established contact, switch to a working channel. Once you’ve switched to a working channel, say the name of the boat you are hailing followed by the name of your boat. At the end of your conversation, say your boat name and “out” or “out, (your boat’s name), returning to 16.” Read the rest of this entry »
Maestro Maptech
Perhaps you’ve noticed, as I have, that one of the features particularly intriguing to many electronics shoppers these days are those
slick virtual engine-gauge screens you can pull up on many a multifunction display (MFD). Never mind for a moment that most of those MFDs can’t yet connect to many engine models; instead, imagine how those screens would look if you ran a company that makes umpteen real marine engine gauges every year.
Many of its current gauges—there are some 10,000 models if you count all the available colors and the various brand names they’re sold under—feature a little data LCD in addition to a traditional pin and dial. Moreover, the company’s MG2000 system includes a powerful microprocessor that’s built into a gauge: like casing and able to talk with all sorts of engine control modules (ECMs), then mix the data with other inputs to do calculations like fuel flow, and finally rebroadcast everything to a network of less-intelligent gauges. Read the rest of this entry »
CABO Series: CABO 31, CABO 40 and CABO 52
Mika Orlando went from owning a CABO 31 to a CABO 40 to a CABO 52 Express in just three years. “CABOs have amazing fish- catching
ability,” says Mika. “On our second time out during a tournament, we were still just dialing in our new CABO 52 Express and we caught and released a 300-lb. blue marlin!”
Top quality power.
Quality on the CABO 52 begins in the engine room. MAN V12-1550CRM, 1528 HPm, V¬12 common rail injection, turbocharged and after-cooled marine diesel engines nestle into the glistening white gelcoat finished engine spaces, with plumbing, wiring, shafting and control cables neatly run, secured and easily accessed. Power options range from 1500 HPm MTU V-10′s to 1675 HPm Caterpillar C32′s. Read the rest of this entry »
CABO 38 Express.
Introducing the CABO 38 Express:
CABO broke the rules and opted to build the 38 with all of the high tech laminating techniques used in their larger boats. The hull and deck on the 38 are constructed using the highest quality vinylester resins and closed cell polyurethane foam core, vacuum bagged for maximum strength and to minimize the performance robbing weight associated with standard lamination techniques used by other builders of boats in this size range. Look at the performance chart below The 38 has a cruising speed over 30 knots equipped with standard Caterpillar 710 HPm diesel engines and the top speed is expected to exceed 37 knots with optional MAN common rail 800 HPm engines. Actual speeds attained with each engine package will be posted on CABO’s website as soon as all sea trials are completed.
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