I have to agree with Joel about the Raymarine touch screen in a saltwater environment. And, Joel, it isn’t just the plotter on your boat. I’ve had the same experience on two other boats recently, and the electronics guy who does much of the work in my area steered a customer refitting a Pacific Seacraft 37 away from the Raymarine for that reason. On the other hand, I find the touch screen on the Garmin 7series work quite well. I was pleasantly surprised.
As far as software, I find the Garmin more intuitive than the Raymarine. But I’ve had more experience with Garmin plotters over the years, so I suppose that’s sort of an Android vs. iOS thing and not a real difference in capabilities. Andy, do you mean WiFi or Bluetooth? The newer Garmin plotters will also interface with a tablet using Bluetooth. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 12:08 PM To: Andrew Burton; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Latest Chartplotters I have an E7. You will find the touch screen on the iPad easier to use than the E7's after a few days of salt spray. I did not play with the new B&G or Garmin stuff. The main reason I did not buy the Garmin that was on the market 3 years ago was it was all touch screen. I like having the joystick. Joel On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: I find the Raymarine more intuitive to use. I can mostly figure it out by pushing buttons. I have to get out the manual for the B&G. I'm just about to buy an e7d on advice from my favorite electronics guru. Another thing I like about it over the B&G is that it has wifi that means I can see everything on its screen and control it from my iPad. So the repeater plotter I will have at the nav station (or in my bunk) will be my iPad. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: I was wondering if anyone on the list has, or has had occasion to use one of the new Chartplotters by B&G or Garmin with the Laylines, compass rose, etc, that look like the overlays on the latest Americas cup. Particularly the Zeus Touch T8, now on sale for $807 I still have an RC-80 Raymarine which works fine, but all these new features, plus many, many more make my knees go weak. Any Comments? Another observation, I notice that Defender has nothing from Garmin anymore. I wonder if they pulled their plug for not playing by the rules and selling below their "suggested" prices. ? Bill Coleman C&C 39 _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -- Joel 301 541 8551
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