SCORPIO
Well-Known Member
If you had to choose between the Garmin 18 HD and the 24 HD, which would you choose and why? Both units are 4kw, the 18 had a 5 degree beam width and the 24 has a 3.4 degree beam width. The 18 is a 36nm range and the 24 is a 48 nm range, these are both worthless numbers since I will be mounting it on the arch of my 300 DA so they won't have a horizon that is even 36nm. Just trying to decipher the specs to see which would serve me best. They are close in price so I want to pick the one best suited to my needs.
A little background, I boat on Delaware Bay/Ocean so conditons of short chop and swells are common. We cruise as well as fish. I'd like to be able to see thunder storms coming as far off as possible since most weather comes from the west and that is the direction I have to head for shore, so I want as much lead time as possible to beat it back before it hits. We can get some pretty thick fogs from time to time so I want to be able to pick out boats and other obstructions. I will be hooking this up to a Garmin 3210 plotter and mounting the dome on about a 12" radar mount on top of my factory radar arch to maximise range and reduce the radiation to my head.
Thanks
A little background, I boat on Delaware Bay/Ocean so conditons of short chop and swells are common. We cruise as well as fish. I'd like to be able to see thunder storms coming as far off as possible since most weather comes from the west and that is the direction I have to head for shore, so I want as much lead time as possible to beat it back before it hits. We can get some pretty thick fogs from time to time so I want to be able to pick out boats and other obstructions. I will be hooking this up to a Garmin 3210 plotter and mounting the dome on about a 12" radar mount on top of my factory radar arch to maximise range and reduce the radiation to my head.
Thanks