I think so. What really annoyed me was when Garmin bought them, you needed a
separate subscription to be able to upload to a Garmin plotter and a RayMarine,
B, Simrad, etc made plotters
Neil Andersen, W3NEA
Rock Hall, MD 21661
484-354-8800
From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2022 11:19:10 AM
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Subject: Stus-List Re: Navionics
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
mailto: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
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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
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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.
