ONE-A-DAY
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The Simrad thing on a boat is pretty impressive.
We took the toon about 10 miles up lake to a friends house for some dinner before sunset. 1130 or so we headed home, pitch black, no moon, national forest on both sides of the lake for most of the way, so no homes to find the shoreline. Literally you could not see beyond the bow of the boat.
First time I have driven a boat with out looking up from the dash, just followed the display. My wife watched for nav lights if any other boats were out, I just followed the route to our house that I have programmed in as waypoint on the display.
Like a pilot thing, trust your instruments, very difficult to do but it works, your mind messes with you wanting to second guess it. I kept saying this is wrong, my wife kept saying just follow the route. It took us right to our beach. Pretty cool.
We took the toon about 10 miles up lake to a friends house for some dinner before sunset. 1130 or so we headed home, pitch black, no moon, national forest on both sides of the lake for most of the way, so no homes to find the shoreline. Literally you could not see beyond the bow of the boat.
First time I have driven a boat with out looking up from the dash, just followed the display. My wife watched for nav lights if any other boats were out, I just followed the route to our house that I have programmed in as waypoint on the display.
Like a pilot thing, trust your instruments, very difficult to do but it works, your mind messes with you wanting to second guess it. I kept saying this is wrong, my wife kept saying just follow the route. It took us right to our beach. Pretty cool.