Buoy locations
 

Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

I use these guide books wth a handheld GPS. They work well.

http://www.waterproofcharts.com/gpswaypointguide.htm

"Bruce" wrote in message
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Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

what is wrong with using the chart?


DP


"Bruce" wrote in message
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Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

Hi Bruce
I am looking at geting a GPS to so I to am interested in your queston .I
know that most hand helds have memory that's why com.fishing boats get
****ed off if you bring one on bord.I went sailing with a friend who has the
chart \ gps type if I recall right that pinpoints every thing bouys or
bridges or whatever as you scroll threw it given you the numbers for not
only where your at but every thing else? I can't spend that much on one so
I'll begetting the little hand held type.If you do find a web site that
gives you GPS numbers for what ever you click on a chart Please let me know
that would be a big help and could save me from having to buy more charts.
Thanks-Mark
"Bruce" wrote in message
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Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

You still need to own Charts.. There is no substitute for them at all.
Plotters and GPS are great tools that supplement Charts, Compasses and the
like but in no way replace them.

Also you should know how to plot on a chart. Using the web to get lats and
longs for the sake of GPS at the expense of not buying a chart is crazy.

DP

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"marklan" wrote in message
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Hi Bruce
I am looking at geting a GPS to so I to am interested in your queston .I
know that most hand helds have memory that's why com.fishing boats get
****ed off if you bring one on bord.I went sailing with a friend who has
the
chart \ gps type if I recall right that pinpoints every thing bouys or
bridges or whatever as you scroll threw it given you the numbers for not
only where your at but every thing else? I can't spend that much on one so
I'll begetting the little hand held type.If you do find a web site that
gives you GPS numbers for what ever you click on a chart Please let me
know
that would be a big help and could save me from having to buy more charts.
Thanks-Mark
"Bruce" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

The book will give you a more accurate fix than trying to take it visually
off the chart.If you go right up to a buoy and take a fix that is the most
accurate. It also saves time. I am not saying you don't need a chart. You
do.

what is wrong with using the chart?

Buoy locations
 

"Richard" wrote in message
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The book will give you a more accurate fix than trying to take it visually
off the chart.

I have no trouble getting a very accurate position from a chart. The trick is
to use dividers, not just "visually." In fact, I prefer this method, if only
for the practice.

If you go right up to a buoy and take a fix that is the most
accurate.

Not necessarily. If there is a current, the buoy could off 50 yards or more.
The chart or book should show the average position. And besides, there are lots
of buoys I wouldn't want to go "right up to." Actually, the waypoints I use the
most are not buoys, but channel locations.


It also saves time. I am not saying you don't need a chart. You
do.

what is wrong with using the chart?

Buoy locations
 

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca


Take care not to key the locs as way points 'cos that's where the boat will
go if you're not watching - straight into a buoy.


--
Hoges in WA
Remove the zeds.

Buoy locations
 

"marklan" wrote...

I am looking at geting a GPS to so I to am interested in your queston .I
know that most hand helds have memory that's why com.fishing boats get
****ed off if you bring one on bord.

When you buy your GPS, you can also buy the detailed map software that
includes coastal US buoy locations. The Garmin MapSource U.S. Roads &
Recreation CD have them charted, and you can also pull the Lat/Long from the
CD to make your own GPS waypoint if you want.

Buoy locations
 

On Mon, 17 May 2004 07:09:59 GMT, "marklan" wrote:

Please let me know
that would be a big help and could save me from having to buy more charts.

No! Get a full set of the most detailed charts you can for the area
you are going to sail in and keep them up to date (from the web).

If you use GPS make sure you plot your course on the charts first to
check you're not sailing into danger areas before you set off.

GPS is useful for a quick check to confirm your position but you
should also confirm this by any other means you have available -
healthy scepticism is the order of the day!

Be aware that buoys move / are moved / appear / disappear and that at
best their positions are only approximate.

You should also be aware that some charts (Greek charts for example)
were surveyed using astro nav techniques and the land is shown in the
wrong place! (1/2 mile out last week in a bay on south coast of
Kalimnos!)

To sum up - use all available forms of position finding and treat them
all with caution!

Good sailing
Mike

Buoy locations
 

Certain model of GPS have buoys and channel markers already in them.
The Garmin GPS MAP 76S is one of them, it also has tidal charts.

"Bruce" wrote in message
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Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

hiya
A friend of mine ran into a buoy one dark night in the english channel
because he set his gps to the exact long/lat.

NEVER NEVER NEVER use buoy long/lats to program your GPS waypoints, you can
be sure everyone else is using the same long/lat obtained from a book/chart
assisted collision will get you in the end........

Use your brain and program your own long/lat to avoid the brainless ones
who use the books.


fragged

"Bruce" wrote in message
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Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

Huh? I agree that you can/should pull buoy locations from a chart. If
nothing else, you get good practice using dividers and learning more about
lat and long. BUT........I don't see how you could be any more accurate then
actually pulling up to the buoy, current or no. Even if I am missing
something, it would be more like 50 feet and not yards.


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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"Richard" wrote in message
t...
The book will give you a more accurate fix than trying to take it
visually
off the chart.

I have no trouble getting a very accurate position from a chart. The
trick is
to use dividers, not just "visually." In fact, I prefer this method, if
only
for the practice.

If you go right up to a buoy and take a fix that is the most
accurate.

Not necessarily. If there is a current, the buoy could off 50 yards or
more.
The chart or book should show the average position. And besides, there
are lots
of buoys I wouldn't want to go "right up to." Actually, the waypoints I
use the
most are not buoys, but channel locations.


It also saves time. I am not saying you don't need a chart. You
do.

what is wrong with using the chart?

Buoy locations
 

Well, if he set his GPS to the exact lat and long, why did he hit the bouy?
I think you meant to say that he set his GPS to the wrong lat and long.
Additionally, you still have to put in lat and long if you use a chart. So
you're saying the books are wrong? Sometimes. But then so are the charts.

I think you need to have a lookout!


"fragged" wrote in message
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hiya
A friend of mine ran into a buoy one dark night in the english channel
because he set his gps to the exact long/lat.

NEVER NEVER NEVER use buoy long/lats to program your GPS waypoints, you
can
be sure everyone else is using the same long/lat obtained from a
book/chart
assisted collision will get you in the end........

Use your brain and program your own long/lat to avoid the brainless ones
who use the books.


fragged

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca

Buoy locations
 

The buoy locations for the smallest buoys in shallow water with little tide
range might be as good as 50 feet, but the Watch Circle Radius for many buoys is
50 yards or more. In fact, the are 6 categories for accuracy, only the most
accurate is better than 50 yards.



"George Homme" wrote in message
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Huh? I agree that you can/should pull buoy locations from a chart. If
nothing else, you get good practice using dividers and learning more about
lat and long. BUT........I don't see how you could be any more accurate then
actually pulling up to the buoy, current or no. Even if I am missing
something, it would be more like 50 feet and not yards.


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
"Richard" wrote in message
t...
The book will give you a more accurate fix than trying to take it
visually
off the chart.

I have no trouble getting a very accurate position from a chart. The
trick is
to use dividers, not just "visually." In fact, I prefer this method, if
only
for the practice.

If you go right up to a buoy and take a fix that is the most
accurate.

Not necessarily. If there is a current, the buoy could off 50 yards or
more.
The chart or book should show the average position. And besides, there
are lots
of buoys I wouldn't want to go "right up to." Actually, the waypoints I
use the
most are not buoys, but channel locations.


It also saves time. I am not saying you don't need a chart. You
do.

what is wrong with using the chart?