MichaelB1969
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2016
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- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Speedy Charlotte
- Vessel Make
- Beneteau Swift Trawler 44
Hi all, when I took my new (to me) boat down to Seattle, I used the autopilot quite a bit. It's a Raymarine autopilot with a Raymarine e127 chart plotter.
My broker thinks I was seeing things, but I could have sworn that I was able to see a vector move back and forth on the chart screen rotate as I moved the autopilot knob back and forth, so I could easily see where the autopilot would take me. Right now all I see is a red and green vector, green showing course and red showing heading. And the autopilot knob isn't moving either, only rotating the boat itself rotates the vectors.
Can't remember if it was a 3rd vector or if it was moving the green one?
Anyway, I am 99% sure I was rotating some vector directly with the autopilot knob. Can anyone shed any light? I'm new to modern boat electronics...
Thanks,
Mike
My broker thinks I was seeing things, but I could have sworn that I was able to see a vector move back and forth on the chart screen rotate as I moved the autopilot knob back and forth, so I could easily see where the autopilot would take me. Right now all I see is a red and green vector, green showing course and red showing heading. And the autopilot knob isn't moving either, only rotating the boat itself rotates the vectors.
Can't remember if it was a 3rd vector or if it was moving the green one?
Anyway, I am 99% sure I was rotating some vector directly with the autopilot knob. Can anyone shed any light? I'm new to modern boat electronics...
Thanks,
Mike