Nice guiding - thanks from NORWAY!

@boatus

4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, Arndt! Thanks for watching!

In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens kzread.infoUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.

@boatus

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, eric. Glad you found it helpful!

Thank you so much for taking the time to produce this video. Splendid.

@boatus

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Giles! Thanks for taking the time to watch!

Good video. I agree with Lenny's point about not using the map for steering. The map provides context and the steering display provides precision for steering. Larry uses the tape on a Lowrance unit which I have only briefly played with. However, whether it is a tape display or a compass display, these are just graphic depictions of things like Bearing or Course compared with Track. I am a big fan of using the digital data fields because I am used to using handheld GPS receivers where this is the best option to combine a map and precise data of the steering display. If your bearing matches your track, then you are navigating towards the waypoint and you can zoom your map out to get context. Garmin has a data field which is called TURN which is just the difference between the Bearing and Track. If your Turn is zero, then you are going directly to the point. One of the apps that I sometimes use has COG (Course Over Ground) which is the same as your track. The big thing is to setup your device to show the proper data and to know what the terms that your app or device uses. For example Track may also be referred to as Course Over Ground. However, some GPS receivers also have Course which is the course along the route line. If your Track matches your Course, then you are paralleling the course line even if you are displaced from it. However, if your Track matches your Bearing, then you are going to the next waypoint.

@boatus

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insight, John!

@michaelking42

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. I fly helicopters for a living, and have some difficulty maintaining a course while on the moving map. Part of the problem is that the map portion is a memory hog, and computing variations in wind, bearing, drift etc takes a second or so, and by the time it reads on the screen and you have responded, you are behind the machine. I prefer to use the track vs bearing digital readout. Keep those numbers the same and you'll be on course. Many pilots I've flown with over the years are mindblown at this concept.

This is so awesome. It's probably reassuring to have a thing that shows you your location even if you're experienced and can get around without one of these. I hope these things are reliable and don't randomly malfunction, cus that would be really scary for a beginner.

@boatus

4 жыл бұрын

While they're great, there's always the chance of electronics malfunctioning. We always recommend relying on line of sight above your chartplotter. Having paper charts on board is a good backup (and take a course on how to read/use them). In addition, download a nav app on your cellphone or tablet as a backup. Better to have a lot of redundancy than not enough.

@ChristopherSmith-ek1wr

4 жыл бұрын

Two is one. One is none.

Great tutorial.

@boatus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful.

Thank you so much

@boatus

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful

What about navigating to a point but avoiding shallow areas so you don't get stuck? Can it plot a course avoiding x amount of depth?

@boatus

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question, Valkyrie! Many of the newer chartplotters do have this ability, which is generally called "autorouting," when they're equipped with the proper charts. Generally you'll input a minimum depth, a departure point, and a destination, and the computer brain figures out the rest. However, remember that chart data isn't perfect, and depth in many places can fluctuate. So autorouting can be a helpful tool, but it shouldn't be depended upon for safe navigation.

Thank u

@boatus

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Jennifer! Thanks for watching

Wow nice

@boatus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Okay, so how do you navigate if you are having electrical problems?

@boatus

Жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT question, Eric. We always recommend having a backup. That might be a nav app on your cellphone or, ideally, a chart of the area. NOAA no longer offers printed charts, but there are other ways to get them through a print on demand service. You can see all the available options at nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/print-agents.html#paper-charts. You can also do some of your planning using online vector charts. You can learn more about how to use those at kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zq5qpZiAprHccqg.html

Has anyone tried out the Diginav Chart Plotter for a PC? I hear that it can be used as a main plotter or as a backup.

Thanks for the video. One basic question, if i want to navigate to a place that has in between many shallow places, will the plotter chart a course to avoid those shallow places or will it just drive me straight to them? Also will a chart plotter compensate for tides?

@boatus

3 ай бұрын

Good question, Cosmic. It depends on your system. Many will plot a course across dry land if you try. However, some newer and more advanced systems have an "autorouting" feature which calculates a safe course after you set in the parameters for minimum draft for your boat. If your chartplotter is new and high-end look for autorouting, but if it's a less expensive or older unit, it probably won't offer that functionality. Checking the owner's manual or Googling the unit model and "autorouting" should hold the answer. Hope this is helpful, and thanks for watching!

@astroplutonium

3 ай бұрын

@@boatus thanks for the answer! I have an older lowrance unit so i was looking for a new device. I am assuming that the new Garmin Echomap series probably have an autoroute function. I will have to investigate further :)

This would be useful if you fell alseep while fishing then you wake up and realize your in the middle of the ocean and can't see any land. You then think ok where do i go. This when a gps would be handy. I never used google map on a boat but i never been on a boat in the ocean.

@boatus

8 ай бұрын

I suppose that would depend on where you usually boat, Kent. If you're coastal/inshore, a chartplotter, or old school chart, is critical, especially if you are traveling a good distance, deal with channels, aren't familiar with the waters, and so on. Sometimes taking the most direct route isn't possible, so it's helpful to know where the "roads" are.

Can you mark your starting position so you can find your way back.

@boatus

3 жыл бұрын

Sure! You can either make a waypoint and name it, or just press the "MOB" button (man overboard button - all chartplotters have one), which creates a waypoint at your current position. On most units, you can also set it to record your track, and your starting point will simply be the beginning of the track. Thanks for the question, ernk!

I think it unfortunate to introduce the use of a chartplotter as a navigation tool without mentioning the major shortcoming of its use - that it'll happily set a course across un-navigable water. Any introduction to navigation should include the use of a paper chart to plan the trip, then use the chartplotter to determine and steer the course. A charplotter as a sole navigation tool is a formula for a boating accident.

@andrewfyakim525

5 жыл бұрын

Well-said Sail Fanatics. I have a 25K electronics package including 2 high-tech GPS plotters. I use them daily. But I still have on board, and use, paper charts for everywhere I might be going, and have done so since the 1970's. Charts will never break. (I also have back-up compasses although my primaries have never failed me either).

@boatus

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewfyakim525 Very good point, Andrew!

@99thehighstreet69

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh thanks.You may have saved me in time 😀.great info .Thanks.

As an amendment to my reply/comment below; My guess is Lenny Rudow knows all this, but is asked to jamb a lot of information, into a very short video.

@boatus

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, and thanks for the clarification. But it's always a good reminder that we should never just rely on one system that could fail at any time. In addition, it comes down to our eyes and ears and not relying solely on electronics.

My dividers always scratch the screen. I want my money back! (haha)

@boatus

2 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣