Garmin GPSMAP 86 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Tacking and Gybing from Wind Hold
Before you can engage wind hold, you must have a wind sensor installed.
1 Engage wind hold (
Engaging Wind Hold, page 68 ).
2 Select Options.
3 Select an option.
The autopilot steers your boat through a tack or gybe, and information about the progress of the tack or gybe
appears on the screen.
Setting a Tack Delay
The tack delay allows you to delay steering a tack after you initiate the maneuver.
1 From the autopilot screen, select Options > Autopilot Setup > Sailing Setup > Tack Delay.
2 Select the length of the delay.
3 If necessary, select Done.
Enabling the Gybe Inhibitor
NOTE: The gybe inhibitor does not prevent you from manually performing a gybe using the helm or step
steering.
The gybe inhibitor prevents the autopilot from performing a gybe.
1 From the autopilot screen, select Options > Autopilot Setup > Sailing Setup > Gybe Inhibitor.
2 Select Enabled.
Heading Line and Angle Markers
The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. Angle
markers indicate relative position from the heading or course over ground, which are helpful for casting or
finding reference points.
Setting the Heading Line and Angle Markers
The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. Angle
markers indicate relative position from the heading or course over ground, which are helpful for casting or
finding reference points.
You can show the heading line and the course over ground (COG) line on the chart.
COG is your direction of movement. Heading is the direction the bow of the boat is pointed, when a heading
sensor is connected.
1 From a chart, select Options > Layers > My Vessel > Heading Line > Angle Markers.
2 If necessary, select Source, and select an option:
• To automatically use the available source, select Auto.
• To use the GPS antenna heading for COG, select GPS Heading (COG).
• To use data from a connected heading sensor, select Heading.
• To use data from both a connected heading sensor and the GPS antenna, select COG and Heading.
This displays both the heading line and the COG line on the chart.
3 Select Display, and select an option:
• Select Distance > Distance, and enter the length of the line shown on the chart.
• Select Time > Time, and enter the time used to calculate the distance your boat will travel in the specified
time at your present speed.
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