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Backscuttle · 02-22-20, 02:13 AM

Ahoy. Any ideas as to why my navigator when asked to give a celestial fix gives a weather report instead?! I have only one point in celestial nav skill, so can I assume that is not having much of an influence?

Ashikaga · 02-22-20, 02:48 PM

Depends on the weather. Reports take time. Half an hour is what I have set it on. When the boat is in a large swell and the bow gets submerged the navigator refuses to do his work. (common problem, no fix).

Hope that helps.

Backscuttle · 02-22-20, 03:53 PM

Ty for replying. The weather has been ok, fairly calm sea. I get a fix from navigator when doing dead reckoning, but that is hit or miss. Just the celestial that seems to be the problem. Oh well............

zero2005 · 03-04-20, 06:00 PM

Been awhile since I tried it, but I remember he would report the weather every time doing a celestial fix. as it depends on the weather, obviously, can't be doing celestial fixes when you're in the soup.

also, it takes 30 mins for a celestial fix by default IIRC?

You could always learn to use the sextant yourself.

fitzcarraldo · 03-05-20, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashikaga

Depends on the weather. Reports take time. Half an hour is what I have set it on. When the boat is in a large swell and the bow gets submerged the navigator refuses to do his work. (common problem, no fix).

Hope that helps.

You can set the time for answer of the game when you have bad weather, with OFEV. For example, I was annoying of the surface/submerge cycle with high seas. I set the answer from 10 sec. to 40 sec. So, the boat is not "under sea" (battery propulsion, deck gun, etc), when it is pitching and rolling with bad sea.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo

02-22-20, 02:13 AM	#1
Backscuttle A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 78 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	Real nav Navigator Ahoy. Any ideas as to why my navigator when asked to give a celestial fix gives a weather report instead?! I have only one point in celestial nav skill, so can I assume that is not having much of an influence?

02-22-20, 02:48 PM	#2
Ashikaga Commodore Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Netherlands Posts: 617 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Depends on the weather. Reports take time. Half an hour is what I have set it on. When the boat is in a large swell and the bow gets submerged the navigator refuses to do his work. (common problem, no fix). Hope that helps. __________________

02-22-20, 03:53 PM	#3
Backscuttle A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 78 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	Ty for replying. The weather has been ok, fairly calm sea. I get a fix from navigator when doing dead reckoning, but that is hit or miss. Just the celestial that seems to be the problem. Oh well............

03-04-20, 06:00 PM	#4
zero2005 Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 43 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Been awhile since I tried it, but I remember he would report the weather every time doing a celestial fix. as it depends on the weather, obviously, can't be doing celestial fixes when you're in the soup. also, it takes 30 mins for a celestial fix by default IIRC? You could always learn to use the sextant yourself.