Friday, November 8, 2013

This is the auto pilot that allows the boat to steer at a compass heading, above shows Shawnee going 204 degrees on a 360 degree circle.  The little black dots underneath show exactly where the rudder is, above it is a bit to the left.  If I push standby then I will be steering the boat.  -1 or +1 means if I push those buttons in the auto mode the boat will turn 1 degree left or right, or 10 degrees as shown below the 1.  It allows you not to have to hold the wheel all the time.
 Here you can see the depth 14.3'  Our speed is 5.2 knots and the sea temperature is 61.5 degrees.  It hasn't changed a whole lot since we left Marblehead almost a month ago.
This shows the wind speed 13.7 knts, and it is coming from the starboard (right) side of the boat at 80 degrees.

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