September 4, 2007 19:21
August,
Very good! I was playing with the anchor tool earlier today and it's quite useful. One comment, though, the scope guide is assuming you're attaching your anchor line to the bow right at the water line, and not including the hight of th bow roller above water. This really should be included in a scope calculation. For me, with my bow 4' above water, it's easy to add 12' to the calculated scope, but having the option to input that along with keel depth would avoid the chance of forgetting. Just a suggestion.
One other question - (may be a GPSNavX question), when I right click on MacENC to open Mr. Tides, it seems to open the nearest station, whether tides or current, and doesn't allow me to specify. Too frequently in the San Juans it opens to a current station when I want a tide station. Is there a way to do this?
All in all, a Mr. Tides is a great tool.
Scot
Very good! I was playing with the anchor tool earlier today and it's quite useful. One comment, though, the scope guide is assuming you're attaching your anchor line to the bow right at the water line, and not including the hight of th bow roller above water. This really should be included in a scope calculation. For me, with my bow 4' above water, it's easy to add 12' to the calculated scope, but having the option to input that along with keel depth would avoid the chance of forgetting. Just a suggestion.
One other question - (may be a GPSNavX question), when I right click on MacENC to open Mr. Tides, it seems to open the nearest station, whether tides or current, and doesn't allow me to specify. Too frequently in the San Juans it opens to a current station when I want a tide station. Is there a way to do this?
All in all, a Mr. Tides is a great tool.
Scot