Navigating the Kiel Canal

sak1134 · 12-17-06, 05:50 PM

I am running SH3 with GWX and would like some help navigating the Kiel Canal. I have found the automatic course plotter for the Kiel Canal and I know where the Canal In navigation point is. What I can't locate is the out point. I have even tried plotting the out course from my dock location but it does not match up correctly. Where should I steer to to use the Out course? Can someone assist?

Thanks

bigboywooly · 12-17-06, 05:53 PM

Odd
I normally just bring up the Patterns - select out route then click on the nav to follow course and boat sails off ok
Try moving the boat forward first then click rturn to course through Nav

sak1134 · 12-17-06, 06:06 PM

Well it worked that time, go figure. On my first attempt the course plotted east overland. I even deleted it and replotted to make sure I hadn't hit in instead of out.

Oh well it seems to work now.

Thanks

bigboywooly · 12-17-06, 06:31 PM

Sounds like you hit the inbound pattern
So the plot will go from your sub to the start of the inbound point

Camaero · 12-17-06, 08:50 PM

When I saw that little button I had just gotten done plotting my way all through that little canal. When I went to try it on my next patrol, it didn't seem to work. The course was plotted but it went to the east and I wanted out. I clicked on both out and in and I still couldn't get the plot ti align right.

Do you have to be in a certain position to get it to work?
Or, can you move a bunch of waypoints together as one? (Then I could manually position them all over the canal.)

Thanks!

12-17-06, 05:50 PM	#1
sak1134 Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 28 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Navigating the Kiel Canal I am running SH3 with GWX and would like some help navigating the Kiel Canal. I have found the automatic course plotter for the Kiel Canal and I know where the Canal In navigation point is. What I can't locate is the out point. I have even tried plotting the out course from my dock location but it does not match up correctly. Where should I steer to to use the Out course? Can someone assist? Thanks

12-17-06, 05:53 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Odd I normally just bring up the Patterns - select out route then click on the nav to follow course and boat sails off ok Try moving the boat forward first then click rturn to course through Nav __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-17-06, 06:31 PM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Sounds like you hit the inbound pattern So the plot will go from your sub to the start of the inbound point __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-17-06, 08:50 PM	#5
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	When I saw that little button I had just gotten done plotting my way all through that little canal. When I went to try it on my next patrol, it didn't seem to work. The course was plotted but it went to the east and I wanted out. I clicked on both out and in and I still couldn't get the plot ti align right. Do you have to be in a certain position to get it to work? Or, can you move a bunch of waypoints together as one? (Then I could manually position them all over the canal.) Thanks! __________________

12-17-06, 06:06 PM	#3
sak1134 Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 28 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Well it worked that time, go figure. On my first attempt the course plotted east overland. I even deleted it and replotted to make sure I hadn't hit in instead of out. Oh well it seems to work now. Thanks