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Old 06-08-2015, 07:23 AM   #1
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Odometer for boat?

I'm curious what solutions people have come up with for an odometer for your boat. I'm interested in keeping track of distance traveled, but am finding that in the pile of electronics on my boat, nowhere is an odometer to be found.

On my last boat it was a function in the simrad auto pilot, but the furuno pilot doesn't have that feature.

I was then excited to find a Total Log and a Trip Log in N2KView, but it turns out it only works if you have a water speed instrument that tracks distance traveled. I figured it would work off any GPS, but it's not that sophisticated.

Coastal explorer doesn't have one either, though it records tracks and the length of each and I'm sure it would be pretty easy to just keep a running tally. But as of now, it doesn't.

Anyone found any good solutions? I'd even consider installing a dedicated device if that's what it takes. Extra credit goes to any device where you can set a starting value of something other than zero.
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