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

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

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

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

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

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?

"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?

"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


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.

"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.

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