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sailcrazy · 31-07-2021, 11:10

Following. And thanks for the comparison chart! We have tried My Anchor Watch, and a few others, all without enough consistent success that we trust them. We have used the Garmin Chartplotter, marking a point at where we drop the anchor and a point at where we stabilize after we pull back. As the wind/current moves us, we compare our present position to where we initially started from, and can see what has happened. And then at night we set a perimeter around our position(usually 200ft) and activate the b/i alarm. But having an alarm on the phone, when we dinghy to town for shopping, etc, would really be nice.

MathiasW · 31-07-2021, 11:20

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Originally Posted by sailcrazy

Following. And thanks for the comparison chart! We have tried My Anchor Watch, and a few others, all without enough consistent success that we trust them. We have used the Garmin Chartplotter, marking a point at where we drop the anchor and a point at where we stabilize after we pull back. As the wind/current moves us, we compare our present position to where we initially started from, and can see what has happened. And then at night we set a perimeter around our position(usually 200ft) and activate the b/i alarm. But having an alarm on the phone, when we dinghy to town for shopping, etc, would really be nice.

Ah! My Anchor Watch on Android! One of the few I could see a description of on the net, but have not been able to find and download on Google Play Store.

Would you mind checking My Anchor Watch against the feature set I have as rows in my chart and let me know the outcome? I can then complete that column.

Thanks so much! Mathias

sailcrazy · 31-07-2021, 14:18

I am glad to fill in what blanks I can remember....but you need to know we have not used it-or even looked at it- in quite a while. We have relied exclusively on our chartplotter for our past 2 winter sailing seasons (2018-19, and 2019-20). Covid has kept us at home and off the boat since June2020....so the last time we even tried to use it was winter/spring 2018! That was awhile ago, and we were frustrated users at best. But.. if you want my recollections, as I remember them, I'm glad to fill in what I can.

MathiasW · 31-07-2021, 14:46

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I am glad to fill in what blanks I can remember....but you need to know we have not used it-or even looked at it- in quite a while. We have relied exclusively on our chartplotter for our past 2 winter sailing seasons (2018-19, and 2019-20). Covid has kept us at home and off the boat since June2020....so the last time we even tried to use it was winter/spring 2018! That was awhile ago, and we were frustrated users at best. But.. if you want my recollections, as I remember them, I'm glad to fill in what I can.

Thanks! It would be a start! Perhaps send a PM for your recollections?

Thanks again, Mathias

PS: We have been using anchor alarm apps quite successfully, so perhaps the one you used was not quite up to the task.

CaptainRivet · 31-07-2021, 15:54

With aln anchor alarm app I highly recommend an external Bluetooth GPS and all devices are connected to that. BT GPS is positioned for optimal reception, 2nd all your mobile devices will have a much longer battery life given you turned GPS off (on ipads eg don't put in the code for your sim card but you need to have a sim in) on your mobile devices and 3rd much higher accuracy as the external is a 10 or 20HZ GPS with much better Antenna.

chrisr · 31-07-2021, 16:31

sehr interessante und tolle arbeit! vielen Dank

cheers,

JBP · 01-08-2021, 05:26

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Hmmm, this [OpenCPN] Android App has seen its last update in 2015.

There are two different versions of OpenCPN for Android. The one by developer Dave Register is updated regularly.

AFAIK, it does not have an anchor watch feature.

JBP · 01-08-2021, 05:36

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Ah! My Anchor Watch on Android! One of the few I could see a description of on the net, but have not been able to find and download on Google Play Store.

Hi Mathias, My Anchor Watch by SjaellSoft is my current favorite, I'll try to fill in your form. I believe the developer is no longer active however, but it had good promise.

MathiasW · 01-08-2021, 05:56

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Hi Mathias, My Anchor Watch by SjaellSoft is my current favorite, I'll try to fill in your form. I believe the developer is no longer active however, but it had good promise.

Hi JBP, ok, that would explain why I could not find it in Google Play Store. The icon is readily found on the net, and this is what I already put in as a place holder, but the column is empty.

If you could help me fill in the column, would be great. Even if it is not available anymore, it would serve as a reference. Thanks!

Cheers, Mathias

MVDarlin · 01-08-2021, 06:56

I too use the Garmin anchor alarm included in my GPS/plotter. It has both low/high water settings as well as position drift. I am occasionally woken at night because of a large shoal of fish swimming under the boat. I did add a powerful alarm to the GPS.

MathiasW · 01-08-2021, 07:34

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I too use the Garmin anchor alarm included in my GPS/plotter. It has both low/high water settings as well as position drift. I am occasionally woken at night because of a large shoal of fish swimming under the boat. I did add a powerful alarm to the GPS.

Hello MVDarlin, greetings from anchorage just outside Puerto Vallarta!

Cheers, Mathias

Flod · 01-08-2021, 07:48

I used to have Drag Queen which I think worked ok but not super good. Now I have Anchor! which have worked very good and have all functions I need. I think you already have it you comparison but I can vouch that it works well in reality as well

JBP · 01-08-2021, 13:05

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Even if it is not available anymore, it would serve as a reference.

The free version is still in the Google store here in USA. I don't think the pro version ever got published. I sent you a PM and email with my comments.

RaymondR · 01-08-2021, 14:57

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Hmmm, this Android App has seen its last update in 2015. It started alright on my phone but upon restarting the screen was messed up as if the carriage return / line feed counting was out of sync...

If I saw it correctly, it does not have an anchor alarm functionality as such, but you are "abusing" a waypoint for this. Correct?

Cheers, Mathias

Hi Mathius,

Yep you place a waypoint at the vessel position then trigger the dropdown on it and press "SET ANCHOR WATCH" to implement it.