Joe
Where are you located? Our CP180 went with our boat when it was sold but I have the C-MAP chip from May 2013. Was $250 at the time but prices are now half that. This is M-NA-M026.24. Great Lakes, North East Coast & Appr. When we picked up current boat from New Bedford, Mass we took a spare CP190 and used this chip. $50 is all I need for it. On the J-27 we placed the unit on the bulkhead. Of course with a tiller it was either that or on an arm swinging out from inside the boat. What I particularly like about the CP180 series is that under the NMEA display screen you can configure it to show datums without the chart. We would have it set up with BRG, COG, SOG, DST, VMP and Time to Go. Go to chart screen, pick your destination to set as GO TO and then back to NMEA screen. Very large and readable. Have not been able to get that on either the Garmin GPSMAP 740 or the Raymarine A65 that we now have. Note that the J/27 is a race boat and has no dodger. The unit was permanently mounted on the bulkhead with no protection other than the cover (replacement cove is $40 BTW) since beginning of 2009 season up until we sold the boat end of June this year. There were no issues. In winter I take it inside and cover the hole with Starbord or similar Email me off list if interested in the chip. I also have the chip for the Northumberland Strait Mike From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 12:20 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List CP180 GPS I just got a Standard-Horizon CP180 GPS/chartplotter/fishfinder/radar from Fleabay for a good price. This is a 5 inch screen unit that is about 8"x5". I am in a bit of a quandary on where to mount it. On the bulkhead at the forward end of the cockpit will make wiring easier and be fairly protected from the weather. I usually am in the forward cockpit underway with the autopilot remote. For tricky situations where I am at the helm I would love it to be mounted on the binnacle, but I am not sure if I like the idea of it being so exposed. Has anyone tried putting a navpod on a MK I? Does the MK I binnacle guard have the standard 12" spacing or something else? I already have a PC plotter setup that I like, but that draws about 36 watts. This unit should be more like 6 watts and can support a radar if I want to add the antenna. If I cable it right I can send waypoints back and forth from the PC to the plotter. Only downside so far is I need a $170 chart chip for a $140 plotter to get any decent level of detail L Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I
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