Simrad Dock to Dock Auto Routing by Navionics

[@MadmaN2670]

Very frustrating until I found this info. THANK YOU!!!!

[@dwb73]

Considering the time it took for the route to show up, and the two or three times you mentioned that it's a "hidden" function, this wasn't exactly a rousing endorsement for Simrad's product. Raymarine and Garmin have auto routing and guidance that are much faster, and really easy to activate. Someone at Simrad might want to work on that???

[@NorthernLaw_]

Garmin is superior in every way. For a few years now I haven’t been able to do this now upon figuring out I am realizing how subpar the feature is. They dropped the ball on this one, will only be going Garmin in the future. Any boat brands offering Simrad should rethink the contracts they got

[@goinginsane37098]

Yes I am so disappointed in the simrad unit. Wish I had gotten a garmin instead. Blah.

[@FloridaYachtInsuranceGuy]

@@goinginsane37098 agree, had an issue with my Go9 freezing, tried to reset it and held in the button a 1/2 second too long and lost everything...pissed off but had to buy new subscription. finally got it working, my fault for not backing it up i know but no warning that all my waypoints (alot) would be cleared out. next purchase will be a GARMIN

[@rachelfazenbaker187]

Wow thank you! I needed to find dock to dock in a pinch and your video helped me out a lot! Thanks!

[@dsktsunami]

You’re welcome

[@the-jp3hd]

Perfect! This will be a life/ time saver… thank you for putting this out.

[@captdemosthanos7110]

Finally!! Thanks for the help. ive been using Navionics to AutoDock and Simrad for everything else.Much appreciated.

[@dsktsunami]

Capt Demos Thanos no problem

[@captainjoesanglingadventur4894]

Fantastic information I just had a Go Series 12" installed and am still learning it. This will definitely be sought out and utilized for my route planning for fishing trips through the Marshes of South Louisiana for new fishing grounds

[@dsktsunami]

Glad it was helpful!

[@blakerossi389]

So helpful. This feature is very hard to find and your video was great. Thank you!!!

[@dsktsunami]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelmichowski5529]

A technical specialist from Simard advised me of the following procedure, which has more steps, but may work better for existing waypoints: Touch screen to mark the start of route Open menu Select new route Touch curser of route starting point to create a green circle around the curser Open main menu Open waypoints Select existing waypoint Show waypoint Touch curser of destination waypoint to create a green circle around the curser Open menu Select dock to dock auto routing Select entire route

[@FarbrorDaniel]

Thanks! This is really user-unfriendliness at it's worst level. Wondering if this is a function they don't WANT anyone to find?

[@michaelcaldwell771]

Isn't that exactly what this guy did in video

[@rayward3835]

Thank you for making this video. I will certainly put it to good use.

[@porthole2]

I realize that this is several years old. I have fairly new NSS EVO3s, the feature is called EASY ROUTING. Completely useless feature, at least in my area. The computed route takes me over multiple shallow areas and straight through a charted sandbar, ignoring the buoys marking the channel.

[@reviewcity2607]

Great video man! I never would have found that!

[@shadynakhle2889]

Great video👌 I have the nss7 evo 2, FYI i created a short route and the autorouting loaded in a couple of seconds then i created a long route and took about the same as in the video to load up. So im gathering it will take longer to analyze the route, water depths and hazards etc.

[@dsktsunami]

shady nakhle Makes sense. Thanks for sharing

[@nickd9957]

Thank you very much for this video. It was very helpful. I have a new SIMRAD with a Navionics card which I registered successfully and all the maps and so on look fine but when I try dock-to-dock auto routing , it gives me an error message saying “Dock-to-Dock auto routing unsuccessful. Unknown system error”. I definitely registered the card and I updated the SIMRAD with my boat dimensions . Not sure if you’ve seen this before ? Going to check directly with SIMRAD too

[@dsktsunami]

I sure haven't. when you find the resolution please let me know

[@dp_boatsales]

Hey nick, just like you I get this error message. I know sometime has passed since this video. Have you guys had a resolution to this problem? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[@forrest1234able]

Thanks, great video for us notsotechsavy folks.

[@dsktsunami]

jerry torix you’re welcome

[@craigwilliamson2548]

Good job! Right in our neck of the woods....

[@thomashedstrommer810]

Great info, love it! I have the simrad nss as well. Coming from Garmin this is way more complicated and slow AF. It must be some kind of patent or similar that prohibits Simrad from doing it user friendly.

[@jboss628]

Garmin owns Navionics which is why Simrad is hiding the charts.

[@michaelcaldwell771]

I love the simrad but definitely not user friendly. Took me alot of reading and video to figure it out.

[@StickerFab]

Appreciate the video. Thought that looked familiar. We're in North Fort Myers :-).

[@ronacosta4430]

I’m pretty sure that was St. James city to the west side of Sanibel. I wonder if that works on the Florida Marine Tracks chart

[@1169Cwby]

How do I get my Simrad to look like the Navionics app? Installed card and switched to Navionics chip on my Simrad and it still looks the same. Been using my phone cause I can’t figure it out. Thanks!

[@roger9453]

Great video and a new subscriber. I have the same systems in my boat and not sure if I missed it or not, but does the dock to dock work on auto-pilot?

[@dsktsunami]

Never tried it

[@michaelcaldwell771]

Yes, I use it all the time. But I still watch out for hazards

[@jtrout16]

This video was great thank you so much! have you done a set up video for the vessel information ?

[@dsktsunami]

No, but I think that’s a great idea.

[@H2OTOYS-90]

Hey Captain! I noticed the DEPTH in the vertical bar at right was "- - -". Is that because you were not in the water? I have a new Evo3s, including a couple of phone calls to Simrad, and i cannot get my depth to appear there no matter what i do.

[@rayward3835]

Thanks for you detailed information

[@dsktsunami]

You’re welcome

[@goinginsane37098]

Geez that takes forever to build out the new route. Once it’s saved as a route does it take it long to pull it back up?

[@captainsoftheazulcarrib7491]

Great video, thx!

[@m.6051]

Thanks for this video but with my evo 3 there's still an issue with this routing. After the route shows up in green color it is not logged in the system yet. The sidebar does not show any information about this route. To get this info for example heading, time and distance to destination and so on , i have to save the route. Than it disappears on my screen. Than i have to go back to the main menu click waypoints click routes click the recently created route click start. Then the route appears en my screen with all info in the sidebar. This can not be true ore am i wrong with some steps? It lasts longer to create a route on simrad evo 3 thsn to drive it. Does anybody have a tip to make this easier? Simrad never answered my questions. For them it's enough to have my money

[@menglaz2]

Hi Wich navionics card you use on your Simrad? Navionics+? Navionics Platinum? Thanks!

[@dsktsunami]

Platinum plus

[@Camker001]

If you left at the same time you’d be there before it’s finished working it out.

[@ronacosta4430]

Does this auto routing work on the Florida Marina Tracks chart?

[@mattwilliams3101]

So awesome!! Thank you

[@dsktsunami]

You’re welcome

[@ScottS-bi8ho]

Any idea how to get your Simrad autopilot to track and stay on a route?

[@matthewsilva8225]

Does it cost anything to to add navionics to they simrad? Garmin makes you purchase a $350 chip to make autorouting work.

[@dsktsunami]

Yes, same price

[@JoseHernandez-kl2wg]

Great video

[@dsktsunami]

Ty

[@williamflynn4757]

Trying to get a definitive answer for a friend - He has a Simrad Go Series 7". He ordered the Navionics Plus SD card and will be updating Simrad software and registering the Navionics Plus card. There seems to be controversy whether this will do Dock-2-Dock autorouting in US waters? I can't seem to find a clear answer? Does anyone have a working Simrad Go 7 with navionics plus working in US waters?

[@RRlocoENGR]

I will try this. In the manual it states that dock to dock routing is not available. Thanks, will try.

[@dsktsunami]

RRlocoENGR Good luck!

[@rickaplowitz8814]

How do I get that "tool bar" to show up on my chart?

[@polarbear111000]

Great tip. Thanx.

[@dsktsunami]

You’re welcome

[@5321-z9n]

Thank you!

[@dsktsunami]

You’re welcome

[@JesseKlaus]

How well does that integrate with autopilot?

[@SuperJeep19]

When you updated your card how did you do it mine seem to not have enough room on the card to add the update

[@dsktsunami]

JT's Lawn Care I didn’t have that issue. I would contact Navionics directly if I had that issue

[@SuperJeep19]

Nauti Knots where all good thank you for reply it work just took a really long time lol

[@toregonmikkelsen8255]

Thank you so much !

[@HuuhkaRacing]

Is this feature also in Simrad Cruise?

[@dsktsunami]

Not sure

[@joelcarrazana7971]

Would it work the same way on the go9

[@dsktsunami]

Yes!

[@josepalanco4572]

Hi do you know if the Simrad Cruise provides this dock to dock auto routing with the Navionics chip? I know the Simrad Go series does with the Navionics chip but I don't know if the Simrad Cruise does?

[@dsktsunami]

im unsure

[@havanashamrock]

Buying a boat that has a Simrad plotter on it after watching this video I’m not excited that thing is slow. I’m coming from Furuno tztouch 2 this is going to be tough.

[@WoodandBricks]

Nice! Thanks.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

He uses the word hidden alot . But it’s not really hidden. It’s pretty easy . You update when you purchase the simrad . It’s pretty simple on the C-MAP Or the simrad app.

[@robertjogan745]

Still getting an unable to download system error???

[@EricCabrera1968]

does this work on simrad GO 7 without navionics? I am having this exact problem.

[@markjhanrickpanganiban8753]

Hi Eric, Dock to Dock Auto Routing will not work without Navionics Card but the feature is compatible to Go7 XSE/XSR

[@ryanamundson6587]

Water Temp of 94 F can that be right ?

[@dsktsunami]

This was done on a trailer, that was the temperature outside

[@thomaswild9044]

Thanks

[@paulsatow979]

So can you then feed that route directly into autopilot?

[@dsktsunami]

I haven’t tried it yet but i wouldn’t be surprised if it did

[@anthonymannarino3376]

Why is it so easy on the simrad app

[@BradleyBellwether-oy2qi]

I figured they probably had a place to enter your water draft and air draft if they were going to know the proper route to take you. Lol I use Rand McNally gps in my semi, and it has spots to enter weight and height. So it won't take me on routes with bridges under 13' 6" or roads with weight or axle limits. Rookie truckers usually make the mistake of using google maps. 😆

[@tomlocascio6270]

Running my new Simrad Cruise 7 on a Navonics card, Navionics recommended by multiple parties as the best marine Nav card.. Not a happy camper today.. Have zero “auto routing’, or “dock to dock” functions allowed on this $150 Nav card… Must manually create all routes wanted. Just advised today this card does not support auto routing (ouch) and.must buy a C-Map (Discovery edt) Nav card fir this to work … $349. Cant make thus stuff up !!!!!

[@dsktsunami]

Sorry to hear that.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

Just get florida marine tracks and you be set

[@Hollywood-86]

The garmin is way faster at loading auto routing

[@dsktsunami]

Hollywoodlogger it’s normally a lot faster, my boat was covered at the time of filming this

[@billybastar4022]

Geez…you are going to be eligible for AARP by the time the route loads😂😂

[@ttran8538]

Man, Garmin is way better with one click.

[@superwag634]

“It’s not super quick”... 🤣 Just navigate with an iPad and save yourself all the hassle of this obsolete product and it’s 1990s processor