By Russ, on July 9th, 2008
Having written already on the subject of fuel consumption and even carrying a picture of a friend’s power boat on this blog..I thought I would continue this worrying trend by writing about Garmin’s nice little flow meter – the GFS 10
This not only displays the current fuel level (based on initial reading less flow) but comes up with a single “Economy” reading (in nm/gal) that will have power boat skippers skipping with delight. This help a skipper see his nm/gal consumption automatically therefore taking into account current sea conditions, power applied, and speed over the
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By Russ, on July 6th, 2008
My little venture into experimenting with mobile phones and their use on my boat has stirred up a lot of readers of this blog it appears see comments here
Questions include:
- Can I use my smartphone to connect my laptop to the internet?
- Can I use my phone as a chart plotter?
- Which software and maps can I use on my phone?
- How can I improve the interface on my phone? – I cant get to the Bluetooth and other settings easily because they buried under so many menu options…
- Can I get the Met Office
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