A depth sounder sends a signal through the bottom of the boat
that bounces off the bottom and comes back to the transmitter. This will tell
how deep the water is at that point under the keel. The transducer is the unit
located on the bottom of the boat that sends and receives the pulse from the
sounder. The transducer can be installed directly on the bottom, about 2/3rds
of the way aft, or attached to the transom.
The program supports any NMEA compliant Depth
Sounder that generates the $SDDPT NMEA sentence.
Depth Sounder Setup
The Depth Sounder can easily be configured for use with BoatCruiser
/ SailCruiser / NavCruiser Pro by setting up the device using the methods
described in the help section on Devices.
Once configured, the transducer offset can be set using by selecting
the Devices option from the Tools menu as shown
below:
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Depth Sounder Display
When the Depth Sounder is configured correctly, the program
will display the depth information in the DepthView cell as shown below:
