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Forum: Navigation

21-12-2015, 15:25

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Re: In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

true..

Could be worse..could be "which is the best anchor thread" !

Forum: Navigation

21-12-2015, 05:26

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Re: In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

I said I was just practicing on the paper chart. Using the plotter to check the accuracy of my work. Nothing more. I don't always get free time to practice plotting on paper. Just kinda surprised...

Forum: Navigation

21-12-2015, 03:42

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Re: In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

true. Guess I should have clarified my question. I was just practicing plotting on paper, as navigating Buzzard's Bay, I don't get to practice much. I was using the plotter to confirm my work...
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Forum: Navigation

20-12-2015, 21:06

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Re: In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

wow talk about bringing an old thread back :) Still havent heard from Navico about why my plotter only plots in true. Apparently they dont think anyone plots in magnetic.

I was just curious, when...

Forum: Navigation

17-11-2010, 15:40

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

:) I Mentioned it in more than one post before. ...

:) I Mentioned it in more than one post before.

The plotter is below deck, so I dont use it regularly. Just use the paper charts and a handheld gps in the cockpit.

Forum: Navigation

17-11-2010, 09:03

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Not starting out. Been on the water since 92. My...

Not starting out. Been on the water since 92. My opening question was just a simple poll to see how people plotted a course..and the thread took many tangents!

My problem was my plotter (hds8...

Forum: Navigation

08-11-2010, 09:17

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

This was the point of my post. I can set my...

This was the point of my post. I can set my plotter (Lowrance HDS8) to show magnetic for EVERYTHING BUT the course planner, which is ONLY true! I would prefer it to be more consistant.

But...

Forum: Navigation

08-11-2010, 09:09

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

They used almost the same words I used earlier -...

They used almost the same words I used earlier - they use magnetic because "it is what the compass uses".

I don't know why I would use true, if I had to adjust for variation for every leg. And...

Forum: Navigation

07-11-2010, 19:31

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

I mentioned (post 11) it is a lowrance HDS8....

I mentioned (post 11) it is a lowrance HDS8. Great plotter.. but very strange that the course plotting tool is only in true. I called Lowrance to see how to change it.. Never got a call back. Posted...

Forum: Navigation

07-11-2010, 18:18

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

great thread.. my original question was what you...

great thread.. my original question was what you use.. not really what is right or wrong.. still very interesting.

My significant issue is the inconsistancy with my plotter. I can set it to mag...

Forum: Navigation

22-10-2010, 12:09

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

uscg auxillary class. my Autopilot is...

uscg auxillary class.

my Autopilot is connected to the fluxgate for its compass heading. It can be led by the gps, but it is primarly run by the fluxgate.

whether you plot true or mag.....

Forum: Navigation

22-10-2010, 10:56

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

But variation wont change during your trip, as I...

But variation wont change during your trip, as I mentioned in my last post, which is my point.

I just know I wouldn't want my chart plotted out beforehand in true and have to tvmdc for each leg....

Forum: Navigation

22-10-2010, 07:11

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, but never...

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, but never got a answer,

You have to do 2 steps to go from T to C (var, dev calc). Going from M to C is one (just dev). Since variation wont change, in...

Forum: Navigation

15-10-2010, 20:26

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Thanks everyone for a great discussion. Learned a...

Thanks everyone for a great discussion. Learned a lot. Great to see not everyone has gone 100% GPS and that proper navigation still exists!

I guess as long as you are comfortable with your own...

Forum: Navigation

14-10-2010, 11:39

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

wow this is a very literal forum.. I am...

wow this is a very literal forum..

I am talking about planning a trip... so it should be implied that the variation will unlikely change during that particular journey!

let me rephrase...

Forum: Navigation

14-10-2010, 10:25

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

I get it. Been boating for 25 years. I understand...

I get it. Been boating for 25 years. I understand it well. Rarely get to practice it though. My comment implied using a dev card, how else would you account for deviation without one?

My...

Forum: Navigation

14-10-2010, 09:25

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,733

Posted By phantomracer

If you start out at magnetic instead of true,...

If you start out at magnetic instead of true, wouldn't you be one step ahead? Just account for deviation? mdc instead of tvmdc ? (accounting for changed in variation if it changes in the course)

Forum: Navigation

14-10-2010, 09:08

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Thanks for all the comments. My initial question...

Thanks for all the comments. My initial question was how you plan a trip on paper, before you depart on your trip, which rose do you use, mag or true.

My extended question was why the plotter...

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 17:20

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

right.. there is a procedure for calibrating your...

right.. there is a procedure for calibrating your compass.. you can't use the compass you are calibrating for the calibration :) You need another one that is (hopefully) in a magnetically clean...

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 15:59

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

What I mean is what you said. Turn the boat to...

What I mean is what you said. Turn the boat to make a card to account for variation and deviation. Just as you say. I just didn't say it clear enough..sorry.

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 15:35

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Yup. have taken coastal navigation...

Yup. have taken coastal navigation classes...which is why i noticed the problem :) :)

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 15:27

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

true..which is why you should have your compass...

true..which is why you should have your compass turned to account for deviation on board.. and the affects of mag variation on it as well.

When I was on the phone with lowrance.. once the tech...

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 15:22

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

Yup. exactly. For some reason the route...

Yup. exactly. For some reason the route planner/editor only shows true (there is no function to change it to magnetic in the editor).. the rest of all the functions on the plotter do show...

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 14:10

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,733

Posted By phantomracer

OK.. I didn't think I was crazy.. well a little.....

OK.. I didn't think I was crazy.. well a little.. but thats how I was taught (and how I plot) - magnetic..

But, for reasons I can't figure out, when I plot a route in my GPS (Lowrance HDS8), it...

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 13:39

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By phantomracer

which is why I was asking what others use

which is why I was asking what others use

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