Hi, A Raymarine tech mentioned that at the upcoming Miami boat show they will be releasing redesigns of everything except auto pilots. I am not buying now, just trivia ....
Don > On Jan 30, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > 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> 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> 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 > 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 > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > 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 >
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