Do you have to pay an annual subscription to keep that feature working every year?
Bill Coleman Erie Pa On Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 21:51 Neil Andersen via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > With Navionics that I use I can put in a final destination and have it > plot a course using my boat configuration settings > > Neil Andersen, W3NEA > Rock Hall, MD 21661 > 484-354-8800 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Friday, October 28, 2022 8:57:48 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Navionics > > > I think I understand it now. The red line is always shown and infinite > length, and it is based on boat heading adjusted by current - or more > probably recent - set and drift. If your destination or the next turn is > off the edge of the display, you zoom out to bring it onto the screen and > steer to keep the boat moving to that desired point. And I presume you > reduce detail, depth markers, etc. when you zoom out. > > > > In the eastern NC area where I mostly sail, but also in Chesapeake Bay and > along the ICW and coast going south, my target is usually in the 10 to 30 > NM range in front of me. With the plotter and IPad I usually scroll over to > the target, tap the screen, and then select "Go To". That puts a line on > the chart display from my starting point to the destination. Then I can > scroll back (or press stop scrolling on the menu) to recenter on the boat > and see the nearby detail (depths around here are frequently 10 feet or > less, and the ICW has a lot of twists and turns), see the boat position and > heading in relation to the course line on the chart, and make steering and > trim adjustments accordingly. > > > > I wonder if the displays would work the same on Active Captain, my IPad > that I use on deliveries, or my laptop had I chosen the Navionics charts > instead of Bluecharts when I bought my Garmin chart plotter? > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Oct 28, 2022 2:24 PM > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: <wolf...@erie.net> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Navionics > > > > Thanks, Rick. The red line is not a route. The red line is always > visible and shows your projected course an unlimited distance ahead. If I > change course, the red line changes as well. It’s like an on-screen laser > pointer. You point the boat in the general direction and adjust steering > until the red line goes to where you want to go. That’s your course. Miss > Connie from Romper Room could navigate a boat this way. > > > > > >
