Bought me a Yeoman Plotter.

[fredrussell]

No one can say I’m not up to date with modern technology. Today I bought my first Yeoman Plotter at a boat jumble. Actually I bought three for a tenner! Always fancied one but I’m a latecomer to sailing and Navionics was just getting started when I bought my first boat. Plugged in one of the Yeomans and it fired up - good times!

 

[Boathook]

I always wanted one but it was well out of my budget at the time. Eventually caught up though with a mfd thing.

 

[Refueler]

tts funny ..... when they were 'current' items - I always wanted one .... but felt they were far too expensive for what they were.

Now ... yes - it would be nice to have, but given todays gear ... think it a bit of a curio ..

 

[fredrussell]

Indeed. I’m hoping it’ll encourage me to use the paper charts a bit more. I’ve hardly glanced at a chart in five years.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We still have ours, 25 years old at least. It still works, but, as we have 12” of LCD plotter in the cockpit, we don’t use the Yeoman as a rule.

 

[MoodySabre]

I haven’t used mine for a few years but I do like them for long trips. Seeing your route across the North Sea and putting in a position every now and again takes seconds. It gives a great idea of where the tide takes you. In Nav mode the range and bearing from your current position is instant.
I once got stuck in heavy morning fog on the Swale and navigated out using the Yeoman and shouting out compass bearings to the helmsman. In the days before an iPad existed.

 

[Devon Boy]

No one can say I’m not up to date with modern technology. Today I bought my first Yeoman Plotter at a boat jumble. Actually I bought three for a tenner! Always fancied one but I’m a latecomer to sailing and Navionics was just getting started when I bought my first boat. Plugged in one of the Yeomans and it fired up - good times!

Does this mean you have two spares ?

 

[[70521]]

My deepest condolences.

The Yeoman was the first thing binned when I bought my current boat.

 

[fredrussell]

My deepest condolences.

The Yeoman was the first thing binned when I bought my current boat.

I don’t suppose you kept the manual did you?

 

[fredrussell]

…or indeed if anyone has a link to a YP manual online… my googling skills are failing me.

 

[fredrussell]

Double post

 

[LittleSister]

No one can say I’m not up to date with modern technology. Today I bought my first Yeoman Plotter at a boat jumble. . . .

Plugged in one of the Yeomans and it fired up - good times!

Do you think you'll be able to find your way to Harwich now?

 

[Daydream believer]

It is a fantastic piece of kit & whilst I do not usually set the cockpit chart plotter up, I nearly always set up the Yeoman ready for emergencies. I use it to quickly drop waypoints in to the GPS if I do want to set up a route. It is better because I can see the big picture of where I intend to sail. I like to plot hourly positions on longer passages out of sight of land.

 

[Daydream believer]

…or indeed if anyone has a link to a YP manual online… my googling skills are failing me.

Is there anything in particular that you want info on. I have a manual somewhere & can photo the odd page for you.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I think the reason we haven’t re employed ours is that we haven’t been out of sight of land for more than an hour or so yet. As DDB says, all the reasons we had it 25 years ago still stand.

 

[rogerthebodger]

YEOMAN Compact User Handbook | Manualzz

There is also a UTube manual

I tried to buy one some time ago but the shipping cost was too much to South Africa and would still wish to get one if you have one available

 

[fredrussell]

Is there anything in particular that you want info on. I have a manual somewhere & can photo the odd page for you.

Thanks DB, really appreciate that but Roger’s link to a manual below should get me started.

And obviously, thanks Roger, was struggling to find one. much appreciated

 

[fredrussell]

Do you think you'll be able to find your way to Harwich now?

Harwich? What would I want to be going to the West Country for?

 

[Daydream believer]

Harwich? What would I want to be going to the West Country for?

So that you could find a genuine reason to hate Wales

 

[[70521]]

I don’t suppose you kept the manual did you?

That was not present when I bought the boat.