East coast is done, Bahamas here we come

[JK_Boston_Catalina310]

Sounds like a good plan, Jesse. I wasn't sure what to do about the antenna, and putting it on the stern rail would give it sufficient range for the AIS.
I never worried too much about the masthead antenna, until one day, I hit the Long Island bridge in Boston Harbor with it! As you know, the clearance there should have been 50', but the high tide that day was 12'. I sure won't miss that bridge, now that it is gone.

We only took Smitty under that bridge once and at low tied. Never trusted the height reports on it.

We were cruising with a couple in a Caliber 40LRC for the crossing. He added his second VHF with AIS by using an antenna on his stern rail. The cruise ships and freighters were picking him up from at least 15 nm away. But the mast heads were more like 20 nm. So you do gain from the mast head. But nothing saying you can't but the new VHF on the mast head and the auxiliary on the stern rail.

 

[Tom J]

Thanks, Jesse. Enjoy the Bahamas!