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12-18-2017, 05:19 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Vero Beach
Vessel Name: Hanks Dream
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Tides
Anyone use a ride app for a PC. Got lots on my phone but wanted something on my computer that was simple.
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12-19-2017, 06:41 AM
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Technical Guru
City: Wilmington, NC
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I use Coastal Explorer for nav on my laptop. It has a pretty good tide predictor, includes currents too. Will not include wind driven tides, you need real time data from tide stations for that, thus some sort of internet connection. Wind effects can change tides quite a bit depending on where you are.
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12-19-2017, 09:58 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,663
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Doesn't your navigation program have tides?
Or do you not have one on your computer? If not, you should get one.
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Keith
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12-19-2017, 11:32 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
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The Boat/US app has a tide function.
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12-19-2017, 12:16 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,681
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12-19-2017, 12:52 PM
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Guru
City: New England and Canada to Florida
Vessel Name: Tadhana
Vessel Model: Helmsman 38 Pilothouse
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 596
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In app tides and currents is one of the deciding factors in the navigation tools I use. Coastal Explorer and OpenCPN both have excellent device resident tides and currents. On my iPAd, Navionics has excellent tide and current information and it is device resident.
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12-19-2017, 03:41 PM
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Guru
City: Between Oregon and Alaska
Vessel Name: Charlie Harper
Vessel Model: Wheeler Shipyard 83'
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 3,023
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I use Tide Tables & Charts by TIDES.net when I just want tide info and am not running a nav program.
Many more stations than found in nav programs, especially for Alaska.
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12-19-2017, 03:44 PM
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Guru
City: Annapolis
Vessel Name: Ranger
Vessel Model: 58' Sedan Bridge
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,088
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NOAA has both Tide and Current pages. All stations...
Don't have the links on this computer, but it'seasy to find...
-Chris
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12-19-2017, 04:09 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,681
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We always check more than one source for tide data. It’s amazing how different high tide for the same location can vary.
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12-19-2017, 05:43 PM
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Senior Member
City: Victoria, BC
Vessel Name: Timeless
Vessel Model: CHB 34
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 262
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12-19-2017, 07:35 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Model: Helmsman 4304
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2,005
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Agree, for the money Navionics on an IPad along with other reference materials are well worth the money.
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12-19-2017, 11:57 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend
Vessel Name: The Promise
Vessel Model: Roughwater 35
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,569
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If you have iPhone Ocean Watch is a nice app.
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12-20-2017, 08:34 AM
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Guru
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Hmm...
We do not have 6v batteries (another conversation, joke) and it is also not a tide Baltic seas at all and it is really nice at this.
NBs
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12-20-2017, 02:33 PM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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14 posts so far and I haven’t seen anthing at all about tides.
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Eric
North Western Washington State USA
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12-20-2017, 06:47 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend
Vessel Name: The Promise
Vessel Model: Roughwater 35
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,569
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We get one of these every year.
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12-20-2017, 07:13 PM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,375
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Does this Calendar show the daily snow fall up here?
L
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12-20-2017, 07:37 PM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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Thanks Dave,
Where are they availible?
West Marine or ?.
With that tide table one can factor in the tide differences for (as an example) all of Puget Sound and the islands. If I had the chart for Everett or LaConner it should be easy. For as often as I need tide information this should do fine.
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Eric
North Western Washington State USA
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12-21-2017, 08:46 AM
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Guru
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: Phoenix Hunter
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 42 (1985)
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,877
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry M
We always check more than one source for tide data. It’s amazing how different high tide for the same location can vary.
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Yes. For sure! But it’s kinda like having two clocks—which one is correct?
For the BC coast, travel through any passes with strong currents should be verified using the CHS tables. For example the tables on AyeTides for Malibu Rapids are uniformly wrong as are the tables on Coastal Explorer for Dent Rapids.
Jim
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12-21-2017, 08:51 AM
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#20
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Veteran Member
City: Vero Beach
Vessel Name: Hanks Dream
Vessel Model: Beneteau Swift Trawler44
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Posts: 66
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Quote:
Originally Posted by koliver
Doesn't your navigation program have tides?
Or do you not have one on your computer? If not, you should get one.
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I just bought a 2 in 1 PC. I use Navionics on an iPad but am looking to move to PC only. So right now I am also looking for nav software on PC.
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