And the Ray a75 plotter is around $1000 (less than the $1500 mentioned), including Navionics comprehensive charts that can be updated. Or you can download all the free charts Raymarine has just announced along with their Lighthouse 2 software update.
Having something you can carry around with you has its advantages; but when the $#!+ hits the fan out on the water, I’d rather have something fixed, waterproof and bright at the helm, especially where AIS and radar are concerned. Try doing radar on your iPad… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > The new Ray software allows you to use free charts, at least in the US. They > have an Ipad app so you can control the plotter from the IPad and use the > IPad as a second display anywhere on the boat. I have both Garmin and > Navionics on the IPad as a back up. Offshore I'll have a laptop with Open > CPN and Expedition - both free. To me it was worth the money to have > something dedicated, fixed and waterproof, but there is no "right" answer. > > Joel > 35/3 > Annapolis
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