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Apr-29-2007, 02:51 PM
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Name: Tim Vessel: HO Location: OC Job:Hot | Chart Orientation
Orientation- North Up- fixes the top of the map display to a north heading, Track Up-fixes the tip of the map display to the current track heading, Course Up- fixes the map so the direction of navigation is always “up” and turns the navigation leg line vertical on the screen.
How do you guys have your chartplotters set up? I prefer Course UP, but on many boats I've been on they have it set to North UP which I believe is the default.
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Apr-29-2007, 02:52 PM
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Name: Matt Age: 32 Vessel: I'm just a 1/2 day deckhand... Location: Haze Grey and Underway... Job:U.S.N/ Exiled deckhand on the Daily Double and Point Loma...Currently stranded in HI(:D) Bio: I fish the world over, one duty station at a time... | Re: Chart Orientation
North up. It's how I learned to navigate.
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Apr-29-2007, 03:00 PM
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Name: Mika Tan Vessel: . Location: . Job:Throw rocks into the water | Re: Chart Orientation
North up.
Just like reading an atlas.
Do you rotate your map when your driving the car to keep the course up? 
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Apr-29-2007, 03:24 PM
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Name: Tim Vessel: HO Location: OC Job:Hot | Re: Chart Orientation
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Originally Posted by Saluki  North up.
Just like reading an atlas.
Do you rotate your map when your driving the car to keep the course up? |
This coming from a guy that didn't even know there was a Track UP or a Course UP setting. :pourit:
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Apr-29-2007, 04:31 PM
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Name: You couldn't say it anyway Age: 42 Vessel: 24' Skipjack open "UnReel" Location: Lakewood Job:fisherman | Re: Chart Orientation
North Up.
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Apr-29-2007, 09:53 PM
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Name: Yale Vessel: 32' Blackman Sportfisher "Riley" Location: San Diego Job:Occupationally Challenged | Re: Chart Orientation
North up. When your as old as I am you got used to the paper chart being North up so you could read it.
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Apr-29-2007, 10:08 PM
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Name: al Vessel: 18' glassply, neatnick Location: jamul, ca Job:computer stuff | Re: Chart Orientation
course up on the radar, n up on the plotter
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Apr-29-2007, 10:22 PM
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Name: Frank F Age: 51 Vessel: Boat-less Location: Old Town San Diego Job:Old Plumbing | Re: Chart Orientation
north up but I dont no how to use them
just where im going and where is home
I still use a sheet map and write down time and heading
but thats the way i learned
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Apr-29-2007, 10:51 PM
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Name: Frank Age: 43 Vessel: 25' Wellcraft sportsman Location: El Cajon Job:Contractor, Kit/Bath Bio: Grew up on Guam | Re: Chart Orientation
Course up. When Im heading home its facing North anyways
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Apr-29-2007, 11:47 PM
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Name: Capt. Ron Age: 50 Vessel: 25' Davis Rock Harbor - Betty Ellen Location: Trinidad, CA Job:Fishing Lodge Owner | Re: Chart Orientation
Course up. it helps with landmarks in the fog
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Apr-30-2007, 01:18 AM
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Name: Jack Age: 45 Vessel: 48 Egg Harbor "Hakuna Matata" and the 31 Bertram "Reel Keeper" Location: Oahu, HI Job:Captain Bio: Hakuna Matata charters, Oahu Hawaii's only live aboard scuba diving boat | Re: Chart Orientation
Should always be north up just like a chart. Who cares about track, thats just the direction your going. North up is the beginning of all your calculations like "PSC" per ships compass to true heading, determining set and drift figuring any leeway conditions and not even beginning to begin any rapid radar plotting. long version of yeah North Up
Jack
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Apr-30-2007, 01:44 AM
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Name: George Age: 44 Vessel: Goes To 11 Location: O'side Job:Mammographer, TV night-watchman, & ballast | Re: Chart Orientation
North up.
Unless I'm West of North...
then I tilt the GPS flat and North aims at the pointy end.
Wait now...North is the side of bouys that gets wet? Right?
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