Min Depth Alarm

[Phoenix of Hamble]

On a similar subject to Jimi's post below...

What have you set your min depth alarm on?
And where do you sail primarily?

As a starter for 10, mine is 2m (below the keel), and i'm East coast based

 

[aluijten]

Mine is set a 0,5 metres as I do mostly inland sailing, and the alarm would wouldn't stop beeping anymore. Out in the open I would set if for 1,5 metres I'd say.

Arno

PS. That's below keel obviously...

 

[Guest]

I regularly change mine according to the nature of the seabed I'm sailing over. Sometimes it could be 5m or more under the keel. More frequently, it's less. Just now, it's 1.5m under the keel

 

[dickh]

Mine is 3metres water depth on the East Coast

 

[Swagman]

I did not have my alarm set at all - so appreciate the question which will stimulate me to do so this weekend!
JOHN

 

[Peppermint]

Re: Turned off. nm

nm

 

[FullCircle]

Neil, you Wuss

set at 1.8m, drawing 1.05m. Of course with the keel down I draw 2.1m, so I have to know when I am being naughty. But then thats part of watching the wave patterns on the East Coast innit? Cross the Sunk Tower at LWS? Only on a high speed tea tray mate!

Jim

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Not so much a wuss, as more a new boat owner who doesn't know yet how to change the setting, but has worked out the alarm silence button!

 

[claymore]

Mine too. nm

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[Cotillion]

I don't normally bother but recently set it at 0.5m, however for some reason it did not recognise the 0. and would go off every time there was a .5 i.e. 1.5, 2.5 3.5 etc. The first time this occured was a little diconcerting as I had just taken my seat in the heads.

I've turned it off and now rely on the feel of the keel cutting a V through the Thames mud instead.

Kim /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Cotillion]

3m on the East Coast?

If you don't hear it very 5 mins then it is definately broke.

kim