A little bit of thread drift; I just installed a Raymarine e7D plotter/radar on Peregrine. I got it on sale at Defender for way less than $2K, including the radar antenna and wires. Just did a very foggy cruise to Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick and the whole unit worked a treat. One of the best features is that it transmits a wifi signal that I can get on my iPad so I can check my position from my bunk; this is really handy when I'm anchored and worried about dragging in the middle of the night.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have been using an old IBM Thinkpad and OpenCPN for years and it all > works great. You get spoiled and “real” marine chartplotters seem quite > lacking. OpenCPN is free and all the charts are free too. > > The only drawbacks are that a laptop is NOT anywhere close to waterproof, > it isn’t in the cockpit, and they draw more power than a plotter. My old > beast draws around 4-5 amps. > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Joel > Aronson via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 08, 2015 6:00 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Joel Aronson > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Windows laptop for chartplotter? > > > > Download OpenCPn, the currents plug in and the charts, add the GPS dongle > and buy a 12v power supply on Amazon. $50 should cover the dongle and > power supply - assuming you have a cigaretee lighter/12v power outlet. > > > > Joel > > On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, jtsails via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Danny, > > the only GPS I carry on my boat is a small handheld garmin, I just don’t > see the need for a big chartplotter. I’ve chartered boats that had them > several times, but even then I found that I only used my handheld to > navigate with since I am familiar and comfortable with it. Most of the > time, in my home waters I don’t even use the handheld but I’ve sailed this > area for 40+ years and probably know the waters more accurately than the > chart plotter anyway. I can’t count the number of times I see people stuck > on sandbars because they followed the GPS instead of the marks! > > > > James > > Delaney > > 1976 C&C 38 > > Oriental, NC > > > > *From:* Josh Muckley via CnC-List > > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 08, 2015 5:19 PM > > *To:* C&C List > > *Cc:* Josh Muckley > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Windows laptop for chartplotter? > > > > Yes, it is a great option for the cost conscious. The NOAA website has > all of their charts available in vector and raster formats. They also have > links to free and paid software for viewing the charts. You'll need to > provide a GPS input. There are lots of options (long term and short) but > the quickest and easiest is to buy a usb gps dongle. > > A laptop is very power hungry. The chargers usually draw 90w or ~7.5 > amps. It's worse if you have to use an inverter. 12v chargers can often > be found on amazon or ebay for pretty cheap, $10. > > Most laptops are also not in any way waterproof. > > PM me if you need more info. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Sep 8, 2015 5:05 PM, "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > > > The boat I'm in the process of buying does not currently have > chartplotter. Instead of rushing into the purchase of a new one for the > delivery home I was thinking to use a windows tablet with an external GPS > antennae/dongle and charts loaded from someplace to be determined. I think > I'd get a cheap handheld garmin as well. GPS store has one for $169. > > > > I have windows tablet with the specs of a laptop. i5 processor and 4gb > ram and I have an older android tablet with decent specs for it age. > > > > Is this a viable option to at least get the boat home and try and find a > good deal on a plotter over the off season? > > > > It would also be a carry on and use and alleviate the need to install > anything before the trip. > > > > Any and all advice is always appreciated! > > > > Danny > > Still headed toward a closing > > Massachusetts > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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