2020-08-02, 02:35 PM
Hi there
I do not have a sail boat, I use pypilot as an autopilot with my fishing boat to keep a course when we are trolling on the Great Lakes. It works perfectly for this except it is missing what most commercial available autopilots for fishing have. The ability to turn the boat using pre configured commands.
For example, we often go from 60' of water out to 80' and back in a grid pattern. So it would be helpful to be able to just hit a button that would turn the boat SLOWLY say in a 250m radius (configurable) arc 180 deg, Port or starboard, and then in some situations we will run along shore for a while so to have an option to turn the boat 90 deg port or starboard.
I have been told by Sean that the tack function may be a stop gap until i find someone who could develop these options for me, problem is I have no idea what any of this means...
Could someone help me with what the config settings mean regarding the tack function and suggest how I might adapt the tack function to turn the boat 180 deg to port for example?
And if anyone is interested in developing this plugin I would be willing to entertain remuneration for your time.
I do not have a sail boat, I use pypilot as an autopilot with my fishing boat to keep a course when we are trolling on the Great Lakes. It works perfectly for this except it is missing what most commercial available autopilots for fishing have. The ability to turn the boat using pre configured commands.
For example, we often go from 60' of water out to 80' and back in a grid pattern. So it would be helpful to be able to just hit a button that would turn the boat SLOWLY say in a 250m radius (configurable) arc 180 deg, Port or starboard, and then in some situations we will run along shore for a while so to have an option to turn the boat 90 deg port or starboard.
I have been told by Sean that the tack function may be a stop gap until i find someone who could develop these options for me, problem is I have no idea what any of this means...
Could someone help me with what the config settings mean regarding the tack function and suggest how I might adapt the tack function to turn the boat 180 deg to port for example?
And if anyone is interested in developing this plugin I would be willing to entertain remuneration for your time.