How to use radar?

[deadpirates]

I have the radar set up but whichever direction im facing it leads away to the sonar. if i head north, east, south OR west it just starts to head away from me. please help me fix this.

[Victor]

the top of the radar is the direction you're facing when looking at the receiver. it's easier to navigate if you place the receiver facing the front of your raft so you always know the top of the radar is the raft's front side

[deadpirates]

Originally posted by Victor:

the top of the radar is the direction you're facing when looking at the receiver. it's easier to navigate if you place the receiver facing the front of your raft so you always know the top of the radar is the raft's front side

thank you, but im still having problems, the receiver is at the front of the boat, i have a tail flag to know where the front is and i point the sails to the direction it needs to go in but its still saying im going away from the location, and this is no matter where i point my sails at..

[Charles]

The tail (streamer) has nothing to do with "the front" of the raft, it shows you the direction of the wind; the front is what you want it to be. The "top" (or north) of the radar (receiver) is straight ahead (if you are watching the screen, look up straight ahead). If you see a dot on the "north" of the radar/receiver, then you should go straight ahead, if the dot is on the "south" of the radar/receiver, you need to turn the boat around (because it is behind you).

[deadpirates]

Originally posted by Charles:

The tail (streamer) has nothing to do with "the front" of the raft, it shows you the direction of the wind; the front is what you want it to be. The "top" (or north) of the radar (receiver) is straight ahead (if you are watching the screen, look up straight ahead). If you see a dot on the "north" of the radar/receiver, then you should go straight ahead, if the dot is on the "south" of the radar/receiver, you need to turn the boat around (because it is behind you).

oh okay, i was told it would show me where the front is, is there any indication where the front of the raft would be then? or is it just a guessing game by this point?

[Sigh-Phi-Guy]

Originally posted by deadpirates:

oh okay, i was told it would show me where the front is, is there any indication where the front of the raft would be then? or is it just a guessing game by this point?

the "Front" of the boat is whatever you choose it to be.
and aiming the sail at something doesnt make you go "exactly" toward it. you still have to fight the current.
if something is dead starboard(right), you have to point the sail "almost" 180 degrees backwards to go "mostly" in that direction.
you CANT "sail" to something that is past 90 degrees to port(left) or starboard(right). you need the engine,... or many paddles to go backward along with turning the sail 180 degrees to slow you "almost" to a stop.

[Charles]

oh okay, i was told it would show me where the front is, is there any indication where the front of the raft would be then? or is it just a guessing game by this point?

Again, the "front" of a boat/raft/ship is relative. There is no real "front". Think of the direction it is moving towards. The streamer tells you the direction of the wind. Where the flag points, that is where the wind is blowing towards. If you point the sail in that direction, it will move the raft. If you point the sail in the opposite direction, it will not move much (unless the current is helping).