fuel efficient cruising

[smokeonthewater]

Congrats!.... Take a GPS with you for the speed run... The one from your car will work or an app on ur smart phone...

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

Congrats!.... Take a GPS with you for the speed run... The one from your car will work or an app on ur smart phone...

Most smartphone ones are HORRIBLY inaccurate, probably worse than the water pressure lie o meter.

[Larryrsf]

I am bidding on a Garmin GPSMAP 2010c on eBay. It would fit the bail dash mount for the old paper-printing fish-finder display that was installed when I got the boat. That GPS does locations, waypoints, etc. and also has a "through hull" fish finder head. I will install it, but I am really not much of a fisherman. Should more accurately read out speed and course, of course.

The cell phone boat aps are decent. I have "Boat Buddy." It uses GPS to track the course and waypoints, and also keeps track of gas levels in the tanks and other inventory-- and then records trips from the slip and back to the slip, giving exact mileage traveled, speed, and etc. That ap costs $10, but seems worth it. It will show a satellite view of each past trip with landmarks, etc.

Larry

[Larryrsf]

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

Congrats!.... Take a GPS with you for the speed run... The one from your car will work or an app on ur smart phone...

I have a marine GPS ap in my cell phone and I recently bought a Cobra 6100. Amazingly, they both show speeds almost exactly corresponding to the boat speedometer. It was right on at 10MPH and below and also correct at 40MPH.

The most important factor on San Diego harbor is the ride. I tilt the engine all the way down to keep the bow on the water.

I see slightly bigger Navy and Coast Guard boats on the Harbor going pretty fast--with no pounding. Their deep bows just plow through waves. I am envious and so are my frightened female passengers! ha.

Larry