AIS arrived

It was actually sent yesterday but I only picked it up today. At least we do now have a "simple" black box AIS transponder and we don't need to get a chart plotter and all that sort of rubbish.

Initial plans are to install it at the chart table with the GPS aerial on the pushpit and the VHF aerial at the spreaders. Ideally, of course, it would be at the masthead but that would interfere too much with the radio aerial. Echomaster Marine say that this will work OK so I will have to work out a way of getting the co-ax down the mast.