Navigating Winni for new boaters

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

For those who don't have a Garmin or know what I'm talking about, this picture shows the "approximate navigation line."

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I noticed you don't have a heading line enabled. On my Garmin I needed to do the following steps to enable it. I find it VERY useful.Mine is 1 mile long and uses COG data.

From a chart view, select
Menu> Chart Setup> Chart Appearance> Heading Line

If necessary, select
Source and select an option:
• To automatically use the source available, select
Auto
.
• To use the GPS antenna heading for COG, select
GPS
Heading (COG)
.
• To use data from a connected heading sensor, select
Heading
.
• To use data from both a connected heading sensor and
the GPS antenna, select
COG and Heading
.
This displays both the heading line and the COG line on
the chart.

Select Display and select an option:
• Select
Distance > Distance
and enter the length of the line shown on the chart.
• Select Time> Time
,nd enter the time used to calculate
the distance your boat will travel in the specified time at
your present speed

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Dave R

I noticed you don't have a heading line enabled. On my Garmin I needed to do the following steps to enable it. I find it VERY useful.Mine is 1 mile long and uses COG data.

From a chart view, select
Menu> Chart Setup> Chart Appearance> Heading Line

If necessary, select
Source and select an option:
• To automatically use the source available, select
Auto
.
• To use the GPS antenna heading for COG, select
GPS
Heading (COG)
.
• To use data from a connected heading sensor, select
Heading
.
• To use data from both a connected heading sensor and
the GPS antenna, select
COG and Heading
.
This displays both the heading line and the COG line on
the chart.

Select Display and select an option:
• Select
Distance > Distance
and enter the length of the line shown on the chart.
• Select Time> Time
,nd enter the time used to calculate
the distance your boat will travel in the specified time at
your present speed

What does a heading line do for me?

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[Dave R]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

What does a heading line do for me?

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It's line that projects straight ahead from your boat icon on the chart telling you exactly what you are headed toward. It's very handy when approaching a marker that you can see on the chart plotter but cannot see in person because you can tell in an instant if you are headed toward the correct side of it or not.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Dave R

It's line that projects straight ahead from your boat icon on the chart telling you exactly what you are headed toward. It's very handy when approaching a marker that you can see on the chart plotter but cannot see in person because you can tell in an instant if you are headed toward the correct side of it or not.

Thanks for the info--not sure I like the idea, but I'll check it out.

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