The problem with an expensive helm mounted chart plotter is that it'll be old news in a few years. I'm not keen on spending ~$1500 or more on a chart plotter that will be "old tech" a few years from now. The iPad does so much more than navigation and is half the price. Sure, you can't read it easily in sunlight and it's not waterproof .. I can buy two iPads for the price of a raymarine plotter though. And I can take the iPad home and do all sorts of other things with it (primarily reading sailing magazines with Zinio) but I digress...
I'de like to have a plotter, or some kind of multi-display unit at the helm but the prices on them aren't justified in my opinion. I am making the same thing using OpenCPN, a laptop and likely the Standard Horizon GX2200 for GPS and AIS info for the laptop. I already have the laptop, OpenCPN is free (and good!) so I'll only be spending the $350 on the AIS/GPS capable VHF radio.... vs $1500 for the same functionality at the helm? I can't justify that. If the technology was more modular, ie; the multidisplay had proper buttons and was really *JUST* a display and interface I'de be more interested. $1500 is a lot to spend on what is essentially a touch screen monitor .. except it's not is it? It's a raymarine/garmin/sh whizbang that isn't upgradable and will essentially suck compared to the new stuff in 5 years. Oh yeah,and charts are really expensive too. I happily paid $50 for navionics with charts for all of North America!!! Charts that get updated! Give me a waterproof, sun viewable iPad type device that uses open protocols that i can mount at the helm and I'de gladly spend $1500 on it. All I need is a display and an interface (buttons *and* touch, but don't take my buttons away). A computer is a computer is a computer.... There are nice plotters that I would like to have, it's just a question of value for the money. My boat bucks are needed elsewhere. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Roger Ware <[email protected]>wrote: > I have an iPad with Navionics but still find some shortcomings (a) the > software doesn't do very much except tell you where you are (b) the iPad is > not sunlight readable and (c) not waterproof. I am a bit surprised by the > level of enthusiasm among this expert group - surely a purpose built helm > mounted chartplotter still dominates? > > > > Cheers, Roger Ware > > Kingston, Ontario > > Waiting for Spring, or at least a break in this miserable Winter > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew > Burton > *Sent:* February-19-14 9:50 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Navigation Software > > > > On deliveries I use every piece of equipment available. On my own boat, I > have radar and an old plotter. On both the iPad is my go-to nav unit. On my > boat, when I'm anchored and in my bunk I can instantly check whether I'm > dragging with a glance at my iPad. On deliveries, when I'm off watch, I can > check on what course and speed the watch on deck is able to maintain. I > also carry a very basic hand-held GPS as back up and almost all boats I get > on have at least a hard-wired GPS aboard and most have a plotter. > > Andy > > C&C 40 > > Peregrine > > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Richard N. Bush <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Andrew, I note your comment about using the ipad for navigation; do you > also use some type of MPS or chartplotter on your personal boat? and if so, > how is it used in conjunction with the ipad? On deliveries, do you use > the boat's navigation equipment? Or just your personal ipad? Thanks > > Richard > > 1985 37 CB (sunshine and 60 degrees-snow is melting!) > > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9 > Louisville, Kentucky 40220 > 502-584-7255 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Burton <[email protected]> > To: cnc-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Feb 19, 2014 9:17 am > Subject: Re: Stus-List Navigation Software > > I use iNavX on my ipad and haven't actually pulled out a paper chart in > more than two years (15,000 miles). I still carry the paper charts but > haven't used 'em. It's the only plotter I use on my boat. > > Andy > > C&C 40 > > Peregrine > > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Nonpareil Racing <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Steve et al, > Have you considered using an ipad with Navionics or another brand of > software? > > Tom Anderson > C&C 32 Nonpareil > Marblehead MA > 81 days to launch > 9 days to BVI cruise > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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] > > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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