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Re: Should all electronic navigation devices on a yacht be set to True or Magnetic?
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2009 Dec 11, 09:37 -0800
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2009 Dec 11, 09:37 -0800
On Nov 16, 6:16�pm, "David H. Smith"wrote: >charts, in tide tables and other publications are all > in "True" bearings. � It seems to me that the traditional way of > recreational sailing yachts having all electronic bearings displayed as > "Magnetic" or "Compass", may not now be the most sensible thing. � > I would appreciate advice and opinions. On my boats which had lots of electronics, I did everything in true. I never used the compass. I used readouts from GPS units, radars, and so forth as you mentioned. I tried running everything magnetic and it was a pain. However, it is not a big change: go through each unit and pick magnetic and try it out, and then do the same with each unit set to true and try it out for a while and see for yourself which is the best way to go. I chose true. Dan Allen -- NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com