[Rhodes22-list] depth finder mount / nav options .... was: how big is your ....

Fri Aug 8 09:51:26 EDT 2008

Have to check out Seaclear when I get some time. We're in the dark 
ages when it comes to electronic navigation. Our handheld GPS dates 
back to the late 90s I think. No maps, just a little LCD screen 
showing a track and lat/lon readout. It stores several hundred 
waypoints and I think I have about 60 or 70 stored after 8 or 9 
years. It's been great for our purposes as I still love working with 
paper charts and using the GPS for verification of where we think we are.

On the Chesapeake depth contours are a great navigation tool. You can 
work your way around points of land using a depth contour to avoid 
shoals and yet staying well out the way of commercial traffic and the 
powerboat traffic that tends to go bouy to bouy (or waypoint to 
waypoint). If you are crossing a channel youcan tell when you are 
appoaching the other side or when you are out of the channel. Great 
for picking anchoring spots and knowing how much scope to let out 
too. We rarely worry about running aground but we use our depth 
sounder a lot. Our deeper draft friends will sometimes send us 
through a pass between islands or a creek entrance first so we can 
get read outs to see if they should attempt to follow.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 09:22 AM 8/8/2008, you wrote:

>Mary Lou,
>
>Ah, thought that might be what it was.  Good to know that works out.  We
>haven't added depth (or speed or anything other than heading) yet.  So far
>we've been playing in Lake Erie and, well, depth is not really much of an
>issue even though it is the shallowest of the Great Lakes; pretty much if
>you've run aground, you've run ashore, at least given what an R22 draws.
>I'm still not sure what we're likely to add for navigation/depth.  I was
>looking at some of the Garmin units, but can get nearly the same
>functionality from a navigation standpoint, perhaps better, using Seaclear
>(which is free) and the NOAA BSB format charts (which are also free; well
>since they come from the gov't I prefer to think of it as "prepaid") and
>using the same tablet PC and GPS "hockey puck" that I use in our plane.  I
>haven't had that set up out yet, but will give a try soon.  Of course, the
>tablet PC would probably sit on the galley as a navigation station of sorts
>rather than out in the cockpit, but that should serve just fine.  And I
>don't think I can display NEXRAD data from XM using Seaclear, though I
>understand there may be commercial packages that would let me do that.
>There are Garmin units with GPS nav, depth, and XM weather.  I was thinking
>that if I did the Garmin I might use the cockpit table post and custom a
>mount for it and a couple of drink holders.  We'll see.  There's no rush,
>right now we pretty much are sailing in waters we know and in good weather.
>
>If you haven't played with Seaclear, it's pretty neat.  The link to it is
>
>http://www.sping.com/seaclear/
>
>and the link to the free NOAA charts is
>
>http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ChartServerV2.0/jsp/index.jsp?type=BSB
>
>Even if one doesn't use it for navigation, it is a great way to have the
>charts handy on your PC for planning.  (Sorry, I don't know how to paste
>those as hyperlinks on Nabble)
>
>Mike C. s/v Muireann 93/04/08 R22
>
>
>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mike,
> > That's the "temporary" mount for our depth transducer (fishfinder).
> > It was supposed to be temporary until we found a place where it would
> > shoot through the hull to our satisfaction. It's worked so well that
> > we've just left it there. Its a PVC pipe with stainless hooks that
> > mount over the stern rail. The transducer is at the bottom. We have
> > hooks in two positions so we can lift it out of the water when not in
> > use - keeps the transducer from being fouled. The wire runs under the
> > seat cushions. The display is on a removable bracket next to the
> > companion way port side. You can just about see it in the picture. it
> > took a while but I found the description and pictures I sent to the
> > list a couple of years ago in the Nabble archives. Here's the link:
> > 
> http://www.nabble.com/depth-transducer-Re%3A-GPS-and-Depth-Finder-p2372016.html
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22  Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> > At 07:44 AM 8/8/2008, you wrote:
> >
> >>Mary Lou,
> >>
> >>Yeah, the 5" lettering looks like a good size.  I'm curious, what's the
> >>vertical tube just to starboard of Fretless' rudder for?
> >>
> >>Mike C.  s/v Muireann 93/04/08 R22
> >>
> >>
> >>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Fretless has 5" lettering. The only change I would have made would be
> >> to
> >> > space the letters out a little more. Seems to me there are several
> >> boats
> >> > around with 6: and it works as well. I'll try attaching a pic so you
> >> can
> >> > see.
> >> >
> >> > Mary Lou Troy
> >> > 1991 R22  Fretless
> >> > Rock Hall, MD
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > At 09:35 PM 8/7/2008, you wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > .... lettering for your boat's name?  We're thinking that 5" or 6" high
> >> is
> >> > about right, but would like to know what other's have used ....
> >> >
> >> > Mike C. s/v Muireann 93/04/08 R22
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