You have probably already all the instruments on Your boat that You want. I haven’t. My only instrument is a depth echo sounder - and a smartphone that is hard to see in sunlight.
My sailboat is an old and small one: The Swedish Maxi77, 25 feet, from 1978.
I made this small old-fashion Windows application to meet these requirements:
- Spend no (or at least little) money.
- Use one of my older laptops – placed/fixed in my boats cabin, protected against rain, seawater and direct sunlight – no big holes in the boat body!
- Use my existing GPS-receiver with USB-interface.
- Laptop screen, using big letters/numbers in full screen mode, must be visible from (almost) any position in the cockpit, sitting or standing up.
I am a genuine “hobbyamateur programmer” and this software is therefore free only for non-commercial private/personal use. It comes with no kind of guarantees/warranties whatsoever, and I accept no responsibility for any malfunctions in the software - nor any adverse effects when using the software.
Still: All kinds of feedback are most welcome!
Use it purely as a supplement to good sailing and navigation practice.
BRGDS and Safe Sailing !
Christian Wang, Kerteminde, Denmark Mail: cwangdk@gmail.dk
IMPORTANT: You will only be able to use SCOGinstrument if Your (USB/Bluetooth) GPS-receiver works with Your laptop!
