Depth finders MEH....Did everyone know there is a little 25 cent battery in those suckers? Let's just say that it is not on the "Preventative Maintenance" schedule. My preferred way to deal with these suckers is to NOT enter an offset. drop a string and a weight overboard and note the REAL offset on a label. Why? you might ask....

We were in Anegada and the inverter was turned on for a reason that I do not want to be ridiculed in a public forum for, so lets just say we did not turn it off, my bad. The day had a pretty good beamy wind where we were not paying attention to anything important...like the battery gauge....

Pulling into CGB we clear the channel and set to starboard behind the mooring balls...thud...thud...fuque...whiskey tango foxtrot(!!) depth gauge says 6 feet? We get off and I dive the boat, no harm. OFFSET on depth gauge is cleared(?), house battery is at 11.3 volts.

string and rock