wingcommander

I think that applies to all harbours; I've yet to go anywhere that has proved scarier than the Pilot Book's suggested.

I was based at Douglas bank for a couple of years so familiar with the Preston route. Yes the pilot charts are correct. I once left 30...

Agree with above , plus a small 15mm hole drilled at lowest point aids drainage. :D

That would have taken you 10 days to hit (-;

Yes, will output both simultaneously. Just make sure the em-trak is set to send GPS, it's in proAIS.

Just a question about post#5 . The Emtrak can be set to output both high speed to plotter and low speed to vhf simultaneously, thus...

Thanks Paul , that's very good to know. Really appreciate your input, every day's a school day on board doing any kind of boat work.

Update.. done as suggested.. all good Had to connect emtrak to Garmin with high speed ( low speed no overlay). Then vhf lost its GPS (...

My largest pod was a trip rounding south of chicken Rock light house . Mahoosive pod of around a couple of hundred, all heading south...

Unless its so old it 'goes off ' and may cause adverse affect to aquatic life ......ooh err ,hang on. Seriously though I have just...

Cheers Paul, helpful as ever Enjoy a virtual pint on me..

Trying to connect the above view nmea0183. Garmin only has tx in and out Emtrak has Hi in and out +ve and -ve high speed, same again...

Navionics again, and hopefully this weekend i can get my wi fi ais to overlay onto it .

Mine also....then the tiller will pin you into the cockpit combings if you try to turn too sharp.

Yes hopefully me ,circumstances allowing. Its just a hop from sunny Fleetwood where I'm based. Hopefully I can give myself a little...