Quote Originally Posted by Woodworker42 View Post
CP, I was able to mark my waypoints with the boat sitting in the driveway. Thanks for your help; now I just need to "field test" them, but they show on the map where they should be, so I don't anticipate any problems.
I don't foresee any problems finding your spots, either. Just remember to set your unit to "return to vessel" before you start trying to ease up on your waypoints. Otherwise, your chart could be showing your last location (or home). And when you get the chart showing where you are on the lake, and get close to your waypoint ... click on the +/- buttons to zoom in/out (as needed) until you get headed towards the waypoint, then continue to zoom in until you get the closest range (20ft) showing at the bottom right of the chart screen. That's the maximum accuracy range of the unit ... but, if you're heading is on course to move the "triangle" (boat icon) directly over the center of the waypoint icon, then you should start seeing the cover come on the screen when they do intersect.

I start my waypoint search with the whole screen in chart mode ... then when I get zoomed in to around the 50ft range, I switch to the split screen ... and when I get zoomed down to the 20ft range & the triangle is about to connect with the waypoint icon, I switch to full screen sonar. I know that if I get off course for some reason, I can always switch back to split screen & circle back to reconnect with the waypoint. And I've got a few marker buoys handy, in case conditions are such that I can't stay on my spot !! I just flip a marker buoy out (into the wind) well past the spot, so I can keep track of where the spot is when the wind blows me off course or the boat drifts off course while I'm catching/landing/measuring & placing the fish in the livewell !!
Putting a marker buoy well past the spot, & into the wind, allows me to ease back into position while not having to monitor my depthfinder. That also allows me to watch my poles more closely. And it also gives me a visual aid, sort of a rangefinder deal, when/if I decide to cast to the spot from a distance, rather than drift up to or over the spot.

... cp