Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] inexpensive chartplotter

[Chris Graham via CnC-List]

Thanks John 😉👍🏻


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On Friday, October 19, 2018, 5:47 PM, John Conklin via CnC-List 
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

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Wow, that’s a lot to take in for sure! 
 
I have Raymarine  C90W on Halcyon,see a lot of those out there,  however my 
Center Console has a small Simrad  Go7 that came with the boat Talk about 
simple ! very user friendly 3-4 years old  so they bout give em away !😊 
 
  
 
John Conklin
 
  
 
  
 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Della Barba, Joe 
via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 8:47:40 AM
To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com'
Cc: Della Barba, Joe
Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] inexpensive chartplotter 
Is this for helm mounting or at the chart table?
 
I have an old Standard-Horizon CP180 at the helm, a laptop running OpenCPN at 
the chart table, iNav-X running on an old iPad I can carry around, plus 
Navionics on my phone.
 
Here is my rundown:
 
Computer with OpenCPN – Absolutely blows everything else away. Large beautiful 
display, easy to use, and free! (software) The drawbacks are high power 
consumption, not visible from the helm, and not as rugged as marine hardware.
 
CP180 – This is right at the helm. Daylight readable display, low power 
consumption, and waterproof are all to the good plus I can watch it and steer 
at the same time. The drawbacks are mainly that you have to buy the chart 
cartridge and the screen is tiny compared to a 15” laptop display. The AIS 
target display is not nearly as nice as OpenCPN.
 
iPad – I got a free old iPad from a family member who upgraded. I hooked up a 
wifi gateway to my NMEA bus and the iPad picks up the GPS and AIS info. 
Navionics does not do AIS, so I had to go with iNavX. Mixed feelings about this 
one. The display is much bigger than a phone, which is nice. iNavX is IMHO a 
crude and klugey app compared to Navionics, but it does get the data for AIS 
target display. The iPad is not able to get wet nor is it very good in sunlight.
 
iPhone – I love my Navionics app. It does not do AIS (dang!), but it is an 
excellent nav program. I wouldn’t want to rely on my phone, it is not 
waterproof and full time GPS use runs the battery down, but most of us have a 
smart phones anyway, I can’t see any reason NOT to have a nav program and you 
have it with you on other boats.
 
  
 
For buying new, there are a fair number of small/medium sized plotters 
available from Garmin, Lowrance, Raymarine, Sitex, etc.  My advice would be try 
them in the store and zoom in on a tricky area you would need the plotter for. 
My “torture test” is Kent Narrows. Some of the plotters were terrible zoomed in 
and some were good. Also note the “free” charts included are one thing and then 
you may be able to buy better charts with more detail. If you plan on a network 
of devices, now this is an entirely different deal because everything needs to 
work together.
 
Joe
 
Coquina
 
C&C 35 MK I
 
  
 
  
 
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Chris Graham 
via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 8:13 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Chris Graham
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List inexpensive chartplotter
 
  
 
So I'm a bit torn over what to do here, the boat has a mount for an iPad and 
the past owner use the iPad with Navigation apps and I am tempted to go that 
route, but I know that iPads have their drawbacks with visibility due to glare, 
limited functions and are not designed to withstand the harsh elements of the 
marine environment.
 
  
 
I really don't need much so I am probably leaning toward the ipad due to cost, 
but if I were to consider a small dependable unit what suggestions might you 
have for me? There are too many choices to scroll through on the internet and 
it leaves me more confused than when I first started the search. What models 
have you had success with?
 
  
 
Chris
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