Dwight You forgot to mention the $6000 Loran C with its own special charts and a big ugly antenna.
I have the Standard Horizon CP180. It is very easy to use and though the screen is small is very useful. You do have to zoom in and out a lot at times. We raced from Newport to Bermuda on a Montivideo 43 that is only a few boats down from Rich Knowles boat at RNSYS. Erwin has a Raymarine large chart plotter at nav station but has a Std Horizon CP190i at the helm that he stores below when not in use. Is on a swivel so persons other than helmsman can also use if necessary. Is a relatively inexpensive unit so he also has a spare one (CP180i I believe stored below). Back to the good old (or just old) days .. Our C&C36 had radar and loran C when loran C first came out. Was great but the two units combined for $12000 in 1981. A lightning strike had the original Loran replaced with a much easier to use unit that was far better for $1200 a few years later. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dwight veinot Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Danny You will always like your chart plotter. I have sailed here in St. Margaret's Bay for over 30 years now and I would not do without one...best navigational tool going. I got one when they first became common for boats, before that I had my handheld gps (Garmin 45xl) and paper charts and before that charts, a compass, speedo, parallel rule and dividers. The chart plotter made sailing enjoyable for that special someone often referred to as the Admiral... Back then I chose a Standard Horizon cp 150 with cmap charts. It has a 5 inch colour display and it is mounted on the binnacle guard. I see no need for a larger screen if it is mounted where you need it, at the helm that is. If I were buying nowadays I would stick with Standard Horizon, same size would do and I believe now they call it the cp190i and it costs 499.95 at the Binnacle. Of course you still need to purchase the cmap charts that you require for the area you intend to sail in. http://ca.binnacle.com/Electronics-GPS-Chart-Plotter/c12_380/p8279/STAND ARD- HORIZON-CP190i-CHART-PLOTTER-5in-DISPLAY/product_info.html Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: September 25, 2012 8:00 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Hi Wally, I live in Massachusetts and sail around cape cod and the islands. I'm just beginning in these waters and I find myself checking the charts alot. I'm thinking I'd be a lot more at ease if I had a ready reference right there on the helm. I guess I already do in the old garmin. It doen't show ant depths though and the fishfinder...well if that is telling me the water isn't deep enough, it's probably too late. I guess I'm just looking for a little peace of mind. Although, I'm sure the more I'm out there the less I'll need the plotter. I imagine we'll be quite content sailing here for some years to come. It's just the learning curve I'm trying to help along. Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 southcoat, MA ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Wally Bryant <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:07:19 +0000 Right. You can download a heck of a lot of charts for free, so that's check it out before considering 'free charts' as added value. Danny, where the heck do you live and where do you sail? I have this thing called 'cruiseheimers' and my attention span is limited. You probably already said this... Just go sailing, dude, and let the force be with you. Wal _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5290 - Release Date: 09/24/12 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
