Metal tape might be of some benefit, but the metal or foil-covered corner reflectors used by sailors would be much more effective. "Practical Sailor" has done some reviews of these in the past. The main problem would be mounting them high enough so you can be detected at a distance. Mary Z wrote: > > I wanted to check out something I heard about making your boat more visible > to radar. Someone told me reflective tape gives the boat a greater chance > to be picked up by radar. Does anyone know if this really works? If it does > it seems like a good safety item. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Nov 10 2001 - 21:03:13 PST
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