Jump to content
Print your own personalised forum logo

Best Speed App ?

lakesailor

By lakesailor
in Broads Chat

 Share

Recommended Posts

Timbo

Timbo

Posted
Posted

I used to use the DigiHUd available from GooglePlay, but I ditched using apps after I bought my watch and a set of tide timetables with a distance chart.

99942424_v_1423875210.jpg

However, I discovered ages ago that owning a classic, soon to be vintage, boat like Royal Tudor that the old girl goes at the speed she wants to go at no matter what an idiot like me or Uncle Albert decided to do with engine or throttle lever, she automatically slips back to a gentle four miles an hour.

Recent trips on a hire boat I have used the 'MoaningMrs' TM (Pat Pending) app...although it operates under a variety of conditions and is quite accurate...I can't seem to locate the 'off' button.

 

  • Like 6
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Gallipoli

Gallipoli

Posted
Posted
I recently used A Smart Hud following a recommendation from Robin and it worked very well. I'd like to find one that has a decimal place option (e.g so it shows 4.5 mph, not 5 mph). 


Do you have Android or Apple?
I myself have an Android phone, and use a free GPS speedometer from the play store, this does decemal places for speed, very useful.
Unfortunately I can't attatch a photo, wrong file type, link is here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ascendapps.aaspeedometer


Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
brandenjg

brandenjg

Posted
Posted

I use cyclemeter as it shows point mph E.g 3.7mph also has a small map which tracks your journey and shows an arrow each time you reach another mile.

Will also show journey data. Max speed, average speed and distance.

P.s it's free on play & app store

Branden

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
ChrisB

ChrisB

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Wildfuzz said:

Wash I think is the most important thing, some boats seem to make a huge wash even when dawdling, other not a ripple, must be hull design......

And waterline length for displacement hulls if you go faster than their theoretical speed they just start pushing a wall of water and using alot of fuel.

The old rule of thumb (imperial) for hull speed was 1.34 x square root of waterline length in feet = hull speed in knots or times it by about 1.4 if you want mph.

So if you have a waterline of 25ft sq = 5 x 1.4 gives an optimum hull speed of 7mph.

But it must be a true displacement vessel.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Vaughan

Vaughan

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, ChrisB said:

And waterline length for displacement hulls if you go faster than their theoretical speed they just start pushing a wall of water and using alot of fuel.

The old rule of thumb (imperial) for hull speed was 1.34 x square root of waterline length in feet = hull speed in knots or times it by about 1.4 if you want mph.

So if you have a waterline of 25ft sq = 5 x 1.4 gives an optimum hull speed of 7mph.

But it must be a true displacement vessel.

Took the words right out of my mouth!  :default_icon_clap:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 5 years later...
mjt

mjt

Posted
Posted
On 17/07/2017 at 19:21, lakesailor said:

Thanks for all replies I shall try a few out and decide which I get on with best.

My apologies for resurrecting a six-year-old thread but this is the only one that seemed relevant among the results of a search on here for discussions about a speedometer app suitable for boating.

@lakesailordid you end up with any of the ones suggested or found anything better? Like you I'm looking for one that will display decimal fractions of speed rather than just integer values. I've searched fairly extensively on the web but the Ascend Apps one recommended by Gallipoli is the only one that seems to fit the bill as not having a lot of unnecessary functions and having a display with decimal fractions. There might have been others in the ones I've looked at but none of them explicitly show it.

If anyone else has found anything better I'd be glad to have their suggestions.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
CambridgeCabby

CambridgeCabby

Posted
Posted

Aweigh , is free, and as others have said, a useful app for more than just a speedometer.

Many of the hire boats now come equipped with speed logs , if you’re hiring an older boat then usually there is a plate by the dash giving the approximate speeds at indicated revs which when we hired we found these to be a good indication of the true speed .

If you just keep to a slow walking pace on smaller rivers and a brisk stroll pace on larger rivers you won’t be far wrong .

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Sponsors

    Norfolk Broads Network is run by volunteers - You can help us run it by making a donation

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

For details of our Guidelines, please take a look at the Terms of Use here.

  I accept