I had a few questions about this 'new boat', maybe you all can help me.
1. windlass - Do I need to use the metal brake tab and safety clip each time I raise and drop anchor, seems like a pain in the ass to do each time and kind of pointless if I have an up/down button at the helm. Or is that brake used at the end of the day or end of the season?
2. windlass - rule of thumb for dropping anchor is 7ft per foot of water [normal weather], how do you all determine how much chain is in the water?
3. raymarine chartplotter E120/E80 series. I spent a good part of 2hrs trying to use this plotter from MD to VA, since I had swing around the lower MD side peninsula and get home the right way. I ended up following the GPS on the map and just winged it. Good thing I studied my maps beforehand, but really wanted to learn this chartplotter. Seems like Garmin is more friendly-user for me and I followed the instructions in the manuals and still didnt make any sense. When I try to set up a way point from my origin point to my marina, it drew a dotted straight line across land. I wasn't sure if I had to make multiple waypoints in the water all the way home, that just didn't seem right. Every time I select 'New Route' and way point to way point, everything was grayed out except stop goto and restart xte. I would have like to try the autopilot in the open bay.
4. autopilot - Does the autopilot follow the channels in the deep ends or does it just go as straight as possible or is it smart enough to avoid shallow water?
5. transom / sunpad speakers - deck speakers work, but I can't figure out how to get the transom/sunpad speakers to play any sound
1. windlass - Do I need to use the metal brake tab and safety clip each time I raise and drop anchor, seems like a pain in the ass to do each time and kind of pointless if I have an up/down button at the helm. Or is that brake used at the end of the day or end of the season?
2. windlass - rule of thumb for dropping anchor is 7ft per foot of water [normal weather], how do you all determine how much chain is in the water?
3. raymarine chartplotter E120/E80 series. I spent a good part of 2hrs trying to use this plotter from MD to VA, since I had swing around the lower MD side peninsula and get home the right way. I ended up following the GPS on the map and just winged it. Good thing I studied my maps beforehand, but really wanted to learn this chartplotter. Seems like Garmin is more friendly-user for me and I followed the instructions in the manuals and still didnt make any sense. When I try to set up a way point from my origin point to my marina, it drew a dotted straight line across land. I wasn't sure if I had to make multiple waypoints in the water all the way home, that just didn't seem right. Every time I select 'New Route' and way point to way point, everything was grayed out except stop goto and restart xte. I would have like to try the autopilot in the open bay.
4. autopilot - Does the autopilot follow the channels in the deep ends or does it just go as straight as possible or is it smart enough to avoid shallow water?
5. transom / sunpad speakers - deck speakers work, but I can't figure out how to get the transom/sunpad speakers to play any sound
