I didn't mean to stir up a pot of ... I already had the iPad so it was an easy choice :)
I don't have radar, or AIS for that matter (though I want to buy that GX2200). I don't even have a wind instrument (that's next on the list of electronic want-to-haves). The CP190i doesn't come with charts. Basic pre-loaded charts add another $90 to the price tag and my understanding is that those charts are really BASIC. The north america card is $260. This thing can easily get up to the cost of an iPad so I think my argument still stands. Some people don't value the waterproof-at-the-helm thing as much as others do. Like Andrew pointed out, people used paper charts at the nav station for a long time. The iPad is a helluva lot more convenient than paper charts and I'm not making the argument that it's more convenient or better suited than a dedicated chart plotter .. just that I personally can't justify spending the money on one when the iPad is such an attractive alternative. I'm certainly not making the argument that people who buy chart plotters are idiots because they didn't get an iPad instead. If you guys got that impression I'm sorry. A dedicated chart plotter at the helm is filed under "nice to have" for me. My priorities would be different if I was full time cruising on a larger boat. Cheers, Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net>wrote: > On a different note, does anyone have experience with the Navmatics Charts > and Tides app for iOS? > > > > I had been thinking about purchasing a waterproof Galaxy tablet (which is > a bit over half the cost of an iPad) so I could run Active Captain > Companion at the helm of the boat while cruising, but got an iPad in an > Otter box as a gift. So I'm setting it up for that purpose. > > > > The folks who manage Active Captain just gave a glowing endorsement to the > Navmatics software for iOS 7. It is a free ap and you pay for the chart > data. The collection of NOAA charts is $19.99, and the complete set of NOAA > + CHP Canadian charts is $39.99 - both include chart updates for life. > Seems like a reasonable cost, particularly since all the Active Captain > notes on navigation hazards, events, marina reviews, fuel sources and > prices, tide and current information, etc will show up as part of the > information available on the chart. > > > > I'd really prefer to have one app on the device, and really do not plan to > use it for navigation. There are redundant, waterproof, sunlight readable > systems on the boat (I second Fred's comment on that) for navigation > already. It's for access to information, and perhaps for use when I'm on > someone else's boat. So having the Active Captain information accessible in > the software is a benefit. > > > > But I've noted that most of you seem to be using iNAVx on your tablets. > Does anyone know if iNAVx includes the Active Captain data? Or can anyone > comment on the differences in the two software packages? > > > > And, Joel; You mention having Garmin software on your tablet. Is that a > mobile version of Homeport? Can you use it to do route planning and load > data into your chartplotter? And if so, how do you go about doing that? > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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