How To Use A Garmin GPS / Chartplotter *BOAT GPS*

How To Use A Garmin GPS / Chartplotter BOAT GPS

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Жыл бұрын

Modern Garming MFDs are very user intuitive, but there is also a lot going on with them. This is a comprehensive guide with table of contents to help new boaters learn how to use a Garmin MFD.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly if I can help in any way.
Email: nolinde@hmy.com
Phone: +1 (321) 720-7115
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@bobvenegas2934 4 күн бұрын

Well done! I have an 86xx, and my dealer updated the software to this version when getting a 100 hr service. You've helped me big-time, get up to speed to see some of the new layouts and features. Would love to see a video on Autopilot - to see what I have not learned yet :-)

@kevinhalas5136 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the how-to video Nick! Was concise & to the point. Appreciate it!!

@NickOlinde 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support

@josiahwise6160 Жыл бұрын

Love the instructional videos. I’d love to see one about how to preform outboard maintenance on one of these large boats that’s not easy to put on a trailer.

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

I can absolutely do that! I think that would be very informative.

@jorgegarciaicaza7247 3 ай бұрын

excelente short explanation on how to use your Garmin Charts Plotter

@NickOlinde 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I try to be as easy as possible!

@ROMANOSKIP Ай бұрын

Wow-just subscribed. I have been looking to upgrade my Garmin and 8612 is what I'm leaning towards. This video was awesome-you covered an amazing amount of info and saved me hours or maybe days of reading manual and trying it out. I had never thought about powering up when not in water and impact on bigger transducers that could burn up. So you likely saved me and others some serious change! Thanks for covering things quickly and doing so much in only a half hour or so. I loved it didn't drag and a few more complicated or relevant things I didn't get 100 pct I just rewound. THANK YOU! I likely will have some questions on it when I get it-and I also appreciate you providing contact for those things. Awesome job-I will spread the word to other Garmin owners and when time I will watch the other videos. You clearly have mastered this technology and Garmin software and featutres.

@NickOlinde Ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. I do my best to make everything as concise and easy to understand as possible. It’s not perfect but I try to get better with every video. Let me know if you have anything specific that you want to see in a future video.

@ROMANOSKIP Ай бұрын

@@NickOlinde Will do Nick. Topics I would like to know more about include how to save waypoints and info from a machine on one boat and put it on a 2nd (I have a Mako 21 for inshore/river/flats and 25' Grady for offshore). I'm curious if this can be done for different machines too, older Garmins as well as a nice Humminbird 12 I have. Thank you for saving me tons of time. I am envious of your screen real estate! I'd love to get one bigger than a 12 but I'm having trouble justifying and the fact that you don't get a mounting bracket with 16 on up is a problem for me as I don't have enough dash to put in a 16. Another thing I'm doing that others may be interested in is using active capatain android app. I bought a 4k resolution android car 15.6 inch tablet and plan to use it as a 2nd screen on my boat. I'm thinking it only echos what is on main one, but it would be awesome if I could split what is being looked at. If anyone knows on that reply-I plan to try hooking that up this summer. If interested I can come back and post my results. I live in Edgewater FL but snowbird north summer months, so I'll be back in fall. Gotta go catch some stripers and bluefin!

@richiesears3659 8 ай бұрын

This was very helpful ☺️ I use this to navigate my Mangusta rev 165 throughout the islands of the Bahamas also the radar one was really cool

@NickOlinde 8 ай бұрын

I am glad that you found it useful. That is a beautiful boat. What island do you keep her at? If you ever have her in the Abacos we'll have to meet up sometime!

@jayslupesky 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Just what I needed!

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@sar-ot9jx 2 ай бұрын

Another awesome video full of great info.

@NickOlinde 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@melissaschaymann8072 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful!! Thank you so much ❤️

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Here to help!

@patballard-hy9mb Жыл бұрын

Like the content. More in depth videos on auto navigate, radar and high and low chirp sonar would be helpful.

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

I can make these happen!

@cwisted5308 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I found your channel last night and subbed. I left a comment on one of your other videos asking about Garmin vs Simrad. We are eventually going to look for a center console in the 30 foot range to be used for fishing offshore as well as on a lake in Georgia. We have been using garmin products for years now but only watches and hand held GPS. Obviously you use Garmin but my question is what do you think we should use? We are not very experienced in fishing offshore and want a system that has all the options but is also very user friendly. I've heard Gamin is the way to go but I wanted to ask your opinion. Keep up the good content!

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Hey man! When you start looking let me know. I would love to help you. Ill also help walk yall through offshore fishing and the saltwater world. 3217207115

@theangryangler1330 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial.

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@yeulakho6574 11 ай бұрын

cool stuff. Garmin should hire you.😁

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

Make me their Bahamas embasador haha

@markpequegnat Жыл бұрын

Best ever explanation at the start though agree with last comment. I would always route to or autoguidance to avoid rocks and land. But can you explain why autoroute always avoids narrow channels even though I'm already in the middle of one? It tells me to u turn and go all the way around via open water... where I don't want to be in a small boat! I have it set for closest to shore. The channels are fully marked and used by large boats. Tapping to re-route only adds detours. It won't route via the inland channel. (This is INLAND Great Lakes.. Georgian Bay in Canada.. Lake Huron)

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Stuff like this is exactly why I hate autorouting, don’t use it, and don’t recommend it to anyone.

@TheFirebrew Жыл бұрын

I use the Smart Modes every time I use the boat! They are very helpful111

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

I know some people do, I just do not and am not familiar with them and I personally do not find them too useful

@dbrown308 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I love the smart mode. Highly recommend using them. If you have multiple screens they are extremely handy. For example I have one for night mode, fog, docking and daytime. My night mode is configured to load all settings I use at night like flir window, radar and charts with my profile settings. My docking mode loads wind vane, rudder angle, and my rear mounted cameras. Love my Garmins!

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

@@dbrown308 Yea, Ill do the same thing with my screen and just set a combo screen manually to show what I want for various situations.

@robertovalls 11 ай бұрын

Great information thank you!

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

@mamihamid8187 11 ай бұрын

In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens kzfaq.infoUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

A new Garmin?!

@ROMANOSKIP Ай бұрын

What is a TI unit? Hook unit?

@kellysmith7899 8 ай бұрын

Great info!

@NickOlinde 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@user-dq2gm6jh4w 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, very helpful 😊

@NickOlinde 2 ай бұрын

Of course! I am happy to be a resource!

@chriseastwood171 5 ай бұрын

Was watching this is notice, hey there’s Mathers bridge. Small world, I live on MI. See you out on the water 🛥️

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

No way! Come say hi if you see me out!

@bobburkett4941 14 күн бұрын

Nice job.

@Maliknamivlogs360 25 күн бұрын

useful information . thanks

@texasspike5030 10 ай бұрын

Nick, thanks for the great videos. Can you explain how to change the opening screen to a picture ?

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

I can! I am in Brazil now but once I get back to the boat in Florida I will do that!

@dtrain1476 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video and information. Can you do a video how to set up Down View and Side View? Thanks for sharing.

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Side view is not really something that most of the large offshore center consoles really have or use too much while reading 800’+ down

@MoviesSam 5 ай бұрын

How do you view a satellite image over your chart. I saw someone on KZfaq did that.

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

It is in the overlay settings for your chart. What model MFD are you using?

@MoviesSam 4 ай бұрын

@@NickOlinde Brand new 8617 XSV Garmin

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

@@MoviesSam When you are on your chart, hit options and then hit layers. It is in there. I think it called Satellite Imagery.

@user-ym4wz7nt6u 9 ай бұрын

Thanx I now can enjoy boating much safer now.

@NickOlinde 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the kind words. Let me know if there is anything else that you would like to see.

@davesmusichall Ай бұрын

Great info how do you create,waypoints Hayes

@Jaypilot100 11 ай бұрын

I have a pair of 8616s. On one of my displays i have waypoints on the Nav chart and also the fishing chart. On my other 8616 I do not seemy waypointson the nav chart, just the fishing chart. How do I get that info on my normal nav chart?

@NickOlinde 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting. So the two screens are communicating but on the nav chart it won’t show anything, only the fishing chart? Send me an email if you want nickolinde@me.com

@rogerdickinson920 11 ай бұрын

When you plotted a waypoint and hit go to, it ran you over land, had you hit route, would it take you through the waterway safely then to the waypoint. Re tides and currents, can you get the various current arrows superimposed on the nav screen, Showing the strength of current at that time and location? Look up 'Current Atlas' Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia Thanks

@NickOlinde 11 ай бұрын

Yea, I don’t really like the autorouting though. I mentioned it in the video how I like and recommend plaiting your own course and going waypoint by waypoint. I just don’t like the routing. And I found the current information on the Garmins to not be very useful at all and that is something that I don’t really think is a necessity for the beginner boater so I just mentioned tide because it is the most useful

@rogerdickinson920 11 ай бұрын

@@NickOlinde Here on Vancouver Island, we work the tides. I’m just getting back into it after 25 years. Fire and the wheel have been invented since. I picked up a wreck of a 22’ Grady and have put 2-12” screens above the window under the T top. Left one will be radar and gps rt one will be depth Smaller unit stbd aft transom to keep an eye on the depth Can you do a tutorial on colouring the various depths. Ie shallow is red and deep is blue Have put an autopilot on that will integrate with gps so I can tap screen to add waypoints on a depth contour and have Otto keep me on that depth contour….supposedly. Not tested yet Thanks

@diverrite 8 ай бұрын

Great thanks

@NickOlinde 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@prof1ist 6 ай бұрын

Do you have a video on the 742xs

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

I do not sadly

@dbrown308 4 ай бұрын

What is the difference between "Range A" vs "Range B" on the radar. I can't find much in the way of documentation from Garmin?

@howard11792 8 ай бұрын

Nick, You have the image of your engine screen at about <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1300">21:40</a> on the video. Can you post a clear screen shot of your settings for the engine screens? There are so many options to choose from, I'd like to copy your engine screen settings for reference. Thanks...

@NickOlinde 8 ай бұрын

I can absolutely do that. Next time I am on the boat I will snag a picture of my engine screens and post them up in the community section of my channel.

@howard11792 8 ай бұрын

@@NickOlinde That would be terrific. Please let me know when you post it. Have a great day...

@howard11792 8 ай бұрын

Nick, I’m not seeing all the options for modifying the gauges on the engine screen. For example, where do you find engine trim? Couldn’t even find engine RPMs. Which is there by default but if I want to add it to another gauge, I can’t seem to make it happen. Thx

@stephenbazemore2384 Жыл бұрын

Curious why you didn’t get into the auto pilot with go to or auto guidance. Guidance takes in account obstacles and other things. Maybe make a video on the difference?

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Hey Stephen! I did go over go to where you can hit a spot on the map and the autopilot does its thing. I purposely did not do auto guidance because I wanted this to be an very basic course basically designed towards beginners and I do not think that they should be using auto guidance. I definitely could do a more in depth video on all that though

@howard11792 Жыл бұрын

How do you adjust screen brightness? Is there an auto setting so it dims for running at night?

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Tap the power button and you can control the screen brightness and day/night modes from there. Yes, there is an auto function for the Garmins.

@howard11792 Жыл бұрын

@@NickOlinde Thank you for the quick reply. I'll give it a try later this week and let you know...

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

@@howard11792 Let me know how it goes!

@howard11792 Жыл бұрын

@@NickOlinde That worked! I set it to AUTO and will adjust day or night... Perfect!

@reeldeal6305 7 ай бұрын

How do you turn off transducer to play with screen on land

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

If you go to your sonar screen, hit menu and then turn transmit off.

@arthurwaldhelm1906 Жыл бұрын

I’m missing the waypoint icon on the bottom maybe you can help

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

Hey man! I am happy to help. Shoot me quick email and we will figure it out. nolinde@hmy.com

@timwestfall1195 Жыл бұрын

How do I change boat orientation

@NickOlinde Жыл бұрын

It’s in the settings menu

@tonyacerra2329 3 ай бұрын

Do you prefer Garmin over B&G?

@NickOlinde 3 ай бұрын

10 times over. B&G is basically Simrad with some more sailing functions. I have never been a big fan of Simrad products. A lot of people love them but I am not one of them in the slightest. My personal top two preferences are Garmin and Furuno.

@diwannirmal656 Ай бұрын

Thank you sir,this video very useful for me, I am in India (Tamil Nadu) I want latest GPS , please help me and support , how to purchase

@NickOlinde Ай бұрын

I am glad it was useful for you! They are easy to order online or you can call Garmin direct and they can walk you through it

@nickseretis3814 3 ай бұрын

How do you erase tracks?

@NickOlinde 2 ай бұрын

It is the the settings. Clear Tracks

@mustang2545 9 ай бұрын

very useful but you forgot auto guidance who is a very nice ting to use !

@NickOlinde 8 ай бұрын

I actually purposefully left that out because I myself do not use it and would rather plan my course manually. I am used to navigating in the Bahamas where local knowledge goes way further than a chartplotter does so planning my own course is more often than not more efficient and makes for a quicker route. I also think being able to manually plan a trip is a very useful skill that every boater should know.

@dwightcassidy7056 7 ай бұрын

How do you remove a pinned item?

@NickOlinde 2 ай бұрын

On the pinned screen you just hold down the pinned item and chose remove pin

@SouthernSpeedVideos 8 ай бұрын

8622?

@NickOlinde 7 ай бұрын

Correct.

@ezequielquesada3681 11 ай бұрын

Wip need more information

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

Like what?! I am happy to make more videos to show anything you want to see!

@dbrown308 10 ай бұрын

How about using the presets. I just discovered this and it’s a game changer.

@NickOlinde 10 ай бұрын

👍🏽@@dbrown308

@dbrown308 10 ай бұрын

@@NickOlinde Excellent video btw. Like i said i love my garmin's but the howto's are lacking. Your video is very useful.

@tonyamenta335 4 ай бұрын

New follower/subscriber. Great video!Do all auto pilot’s go in a straight line or can you put a curved line on the screen that the auto pilot will follow?

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the subscribe! If you put in a waypoint and just hit go to then the autopilot will just go in a straight line to that point. All modern MFDs and autopilots have an auto-routing feature where it will automatically make a route with turns based off of the boats criteria and depth requirements. I personally never use auto-routing as I do not think it is really useful and I can do way better just doing it myself. Where I boat I know the waters like the back of my hand so am comfortable running through areas where the auto-routing would not send me.

@davidmccarty6445 5 ай бұрын

I'm old,it would help if you just talked a little slower

@NickOlinde 4 ай бұрын

I will keep that in mind

@719vol 2 ай бұрын

Play the video in .5 or .75. CLICK the “gear” in the upper right corner, SELECT Playback Speed. Pick you preferred playback speed .

@ROMANOSKIP Ай бұрын

@@NickOlinde I realize it may be hard to keep up but I personally really liked how quickly Nick covered things. All I needed to do was on the sections I needed to I just rewound by sliding the progress bar left or clicking where I wanted to go back to. This meant I didn't spend a lot more time on slower pace through all things I was good on. So there are two ways to look at it. Anyone can rewind anytime. I also plan to watch it again after some time on my machine. If it were longer I don't know that I'd do that.

@ROMANOSKIP Ай бұрын

@@719vol Many thanks! I did not know this option existed-you just saved me a bunch of time where i can speed up things I find too slow. THANKS!