Under the faded green octopus cover is my compass. Usually to the left would be my netbook with OpenCPN. There's plenty of room for the full size chart as you can see. And, finally, the picture is called Throttle Cues because:
#1) See the red on the throttle knob? That means that I'm to keep the red markers to port.
#2) The blue one is one the wheel meaning to open the thru-hull for water before starting the engine. (Eventually I'll paint that one green so I have a green and red pair)
#3) Also on the wheel is a wire tie that shows me when the rudder is dead center.
In the lower right is an old cleat with a bungee cord. The theory was that I could tie off the wheel and she'd go straight -- an autopilot for the low-cost cruiser. The unfortunate thing is my bottom is curvaceous and she won't track.
The bungee allows for turning the wheel when a crab pot appears. And I'm still working at that tracking thing. Towing the dink at the far corner (versus dead aft) helps, but not enough. Actually, an autopilot would be ideal.
Nope - not one of the starship Enterprise (er, Voyager if you please!) variety, but a simple one that will steer a compass course. That's how I do most of my navigating anyway...
There's nothing fancy about Seaweed, but she works.