[C38] Radios

[Joseph Launie]

*Hi,
    Two issues which are related.
          First, we have an extention radio in our cockpit. The kit 
included a 12 foot long cord with a male plug at the end which you could 
install in the side of your cockpit. We did. The radio is attached to a 
female plug so it can be easily removed. It is supposed to be able to 
change channel, turn on & off and all from the cockpit. One problem - we 
cannot get it to work. Everytime a mechanic looks at it he mates the two 
parts violently and it works. is there a better way to do this?
    We feel the need for a radio in the cockpit we can hear while racing.
    I have a recollection of a "rule" that under way you are supposed to 
monitor channel 16.
What brings this up is the gal in the water without boat or flotation in 
the King harbor race. She was in the water 30 minutes and only picked up 
because a J37 skipper happened to go below and turn on the radio and 
hear the M'aidez over channel 16. She was passed by 2 boats within `10 
boat lengths who sailed by without seeing her. They did not see her 
because they were not looking. They were not looking because they had 
not heard the m'aidez from Channel 16.

    My question is, is the admonition to monitor channel 16 a rule, so 
that those in breach are negligent, or is it a suggestion like your 
father's suggestion to avoid having anything to do with women who have 
more problems than you do. Not always followed. Joe
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