Just need Sirius XM and you can overlay weather/current etc. All it takes is money!
Joel On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Wouldn't it be nice if we could overlay water current data (like from the > gulf stream) and weather data too? > > Bob > > Sent from my iPhone, Bob Boyer > > On Nov 11, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I feel like it is probably possible. My Simrad J300X and AP22 will > naturally steer the boat to a magnetic course. In addition I've > configured it to talk to my Garmin 182c for GPS navigation. This provides > compensation for set and drift. Even better is that I have it also > configured to talk to my Datamarine NavLink Offshore 3500 instrument > package. This allows for the autopilot to receive wind information. > Particularly apparent wind angle, so I can set the boat to steer to the > wind. IT SAILS ITSELF! This also makes singlehanding easy and > single-handed tacking a breeze. > > To summarize it has three modes of steering. Magnetic, GPS, and Wind. It > is all old enough gear that it works exclusively on NMEA 0183. > > The one mode I use least? GPS > > I guess I also use the engine least too. The magnetic steering is used > regularly in all types of situations, instead of the wheel lock, when I > need to leave the helm for a moment. It's fast and easy to set. Once the > sails are up I can switch to steering by the wind. If the wind is switchy > or too low then I typically switch back to magnetic steering. > > Bear in mind that as others have said, none of this really allows you to > abandon you post as helmsman. Vigilance is still required. But it may > allow time to brew coffee or cook/make a quick meal, get a jacket from > below, use the head, cast a fishing line, or real in that catch. For long > offshore passages taking naps is possible but AIS or RADAR alarms are a > must. > > All of that being said, the Raymarine Chartplotters integrate really nice > because they have an autopilot controller built in. As discussed in other > posts you'll still want an autopilot control in front of the wheel where it > can be accessed for single-handed tacking. > Additionally, Raymarine has their smartphone apps which allow you to use > your phone or tablet to control the chartplotter. The new chartplotters > also provide a radar control and overlay so you can really pull all the > information AND control to the one place where it is most useful. This is > why I would (as you said) go the extra step. Not to punch in a course and > tell it to "Engage". > > Good luck, > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > On Nov 11, 2015 10:53 AM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> For my 50th Birthday (yikes!) next year, my wife has purchased a >> Raymarine EV200 Sailpack autopilot for the Enterprise. I can’t wait until >> Spring to do the install. >> >> Although I’ll be more than happy to just punch in a heading and let the >> boat drive itself, I was wondering if I could go a step further. Does >> anyone know if it is possible (and if so, how) to connect my Garmin >> GPSMap2006C to the “brain” of the autopilot so that they can talk to each >> other? I’d love to be able to plug in a route and have the autopilot change >> heading once a waypoint is reached. >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Edd >> >> >> Edd M. Schillay >> Starship Enterprise >> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B >> City Island, NY >> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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