Automatic location placement system

A system for automatically navigating a marine vessel in relation to a memorized lateral reference point on an external object, the system comprising:

• a propulsion system;
• at least one transducer adapted to:
• sense a sensed lateral reference point on the external object;
• and
• transmit information representing the sensed lateral reference point to a processor control unit;
• and
• the processor control unit, operatively connected to the propulsion system to:
• receive the information representing the sensed lateral reference point on the external object;
• memorize the information representing the sensed lateral reference point on the external object as the memorized lateral reference point information, whereby the memorized lateral reference point is the same point as the lateral reference point;
• automatically control at least one element of the propulsion system to navigate the marine vessel in relation to the memorized lateral reference point on the external object;
• automatically engage the propulsion system to stop the marine vessel at a default distance relative to the external object;
• and
• automatically engage the propulsion system to maintain the default distance between the marine vessel and the external object.