There are several "computers on a stick" - Windows computers on a USB key sized device from Intel and Lenovo. If I already had a TV or monitor I would consider that as a solution for the nav station.
Joel On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Actually I do too. The old 600s I have use Pentium IIs at 300 blazing MHz. > > I have a T-41 too that runs Mint Linux my wife uses for general web > browsing. > > I looked at that “open source” plotter. You can run OpenCPN on all manner > of devices, but as soon as you try and buy a daylight readable waterproof > display you just spent a lot more money than just buying a commercial > marine plotter would cost. > > My next experiment is probably going to involve getting my wife a better > machine, retired the 600, and running OpenCPN from a Mint boot USB stick on > the T-41. I also got a Standard-Horizon CP-180 I am trying to figure out > how to mount. > > > > Joe Della Barba > > j...@dellabarba.com > > > > COQUINA > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Russ > & Melody via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, September 11, 2015 12:25 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Russ & Melody <russ...@telus.net> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Windows laptop for chartplotter? > > > > > A solution for geeks? A quick glance shows it's OpenCPN running on a fruit > pie... > > My solution is similar to Joe's, an old Thinkpad T-42 running Open CPN and > with Nobeltec & CM93 charts. Internet option (wifi) disabled. The big > difference is that I have a modern OS, XP, and something called a Pentium > core processor :) > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 mk-1 > > At 08:24 AM 10/09/2015, you wrote: > > Just saw this open source plotter: > > http://www.sailoog.com/en/openplotter > > Have not tried it. > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Juno via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > good thought... wish I had thought of that about 8 hours ago...lol > > DJH > > On Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>, Sep 10, 2015 7:18 > AM wrote: > > You should be able to install the apps on to whatever devices your google > account is linked to. Just go to the app store and select "my apps". In > retrospect i wish i had purchased my boating apps on an account which was > common between my wife and i. As it stands now she would have to buy the > apps or i would have to sync my personal account to her device. This > might be a good time for you to consider creating a special Gmail account > just for the boat. That way all of the google services can be segregated > to the boat and shared or unshared to other devices simply by adding that > account. (Apps, Drive, email, blogs, youtube, etc.) > > Josh > > On Sep 10, 2015 6:44 AM, "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > OK, so I downloaded MX mariner for $15, the maps are free after that, and > navionics for $10, maps seemed to come with the install, last night onto > the Samsung galaxy 3. So far, they both look great. I believe I can get > these onto the G Tab for no extra cost now. So, I think I'm going to try > that next. > > DannyOn Sep 9, 2015 2:17 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Kevin, > > > > > > Great suggestion on Boat Beacon. Just downloaded it. Thanks! > > > > > > David F. Risch > > > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:31:20 +0000 > > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Windows laptop for chartplotter? > > > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > CC: kevindrisc...@gmail.com > > > > > > + 1 for MX Mariner. I have been using it on my 7" android tablet and > Android Phone for 3 years in tights spots and up and down the Oregon + Wa > Coasts and in the San Juans. I also have Navionics on both devices for > redundancy and with have charts downloaded on both. These apps send me > notification and/or automatically update charts whenever new NOAA > information is available (a huge plus for safety imo.) Active Captain is > also integral with both apps. MX Mariner is free, I believe Navionics was > $20 for charts of all of Northern CA, Oregon, Washington and San Juans. HD > Navionics was $50-60 as mentioned, but normal fidelity was fine on my 7" > Tablet. > > > > > > Additionally I have an app called Boat Beacon which sends(with your MMSI > #) and receives AIS info. It does this only when connected to cell service > (when I need real AIS, I'll buy it.) I do also have an old handheld GPS > (with outdated charts... like nearly all non wifi enabled > GPS/Chartplotters) > > > > > > If I were you Danny, I would load up your android tablet, and one or two > phones with apps/charts as a back up for the delivery. IMO the dongles, > bluetooth adapters etc, add complexity and expense and seem like an obvious > weak link in the system to me, as well as the battery drain, and not having > the plotter/laptop in the cockpit. The apps will always be cheaper than > additional hardware. But you can worry about that or not, when you get your > boat home! BTW, you'll find that most delivery skippers only use a Tablet > with Navionics because they can't trust the systems on the boats they are > delivering. And a plug for one of the only boats/blogs that are really out > there doing real sailing and not island hopping: s/v Sila, who has been > using iPad Tablets successfully for years now, including around Cape Horn > and a number of oceanic crossings. My 2 cents. > > > > > > Congratulations on your (almost) new boat Danny! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:16 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 > <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 > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
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