On or first boat, an oday 22, I used water repellant paper charts. These were fine as we didn't really go very far. When we moved up to a 33 foot I got a sitex 7 inch for 1/2 the cost of a raymarine and it worked great. We now have all Raymarine. That being said, I think the navionics app on your smartphone is a great place to start. If you are just daysailing the same limited area for now, you should at least be studying the paper charts, all are available on line for free, to see what your obstacles are and then try to identify where they in the real world so you can stay away from them. Otherwise, you may just find some the hard way! Danny
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message --------From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 9/17/17 9:14 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List GPS, Chart Plodders and Technology when there is none Chris, Up until last year, we had a Garmin GPSMap 2006C at the helm. We are now running with a Raymarine e97, which also interfaces with the autopilot and, eventually, other instruments (wind, speed, depth). On the e97, we have downloaded to raster charts, vector charts, c-map, and Navionics Platinum which does point-to-point auto-routing, based on the boat data (beam, draft, mast height) that you plug in. All the best, Edd -----------------------------------Edd M. SchillayCaptain of the Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ Sail Number: NCC-1701-BCity Island, New York-----------------------------------914.774.9767 | Mobile-----------------------------------Sent via iPhone 7iPhone. iTypos. iApologize On Sep 16, 2017, at 9:29 PM, Chris Hobson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: We’re in Vancouver BC, Georgia Straight can get foggy, tides come and go and we’re new at this. We have no GPS on our new to us 1981 C&C 30 and very little in the way of navigation other than dead reckoning, basic familiarity with the area and a compass at the helm. It’s fun because it’s like we just purchased a 1981 C&C and technology isn’t around yet. However every sail is a guessing game and I’d like to hear what others use for costal navigation. Whether it’s real tangible maps, a GPS system you swear by or an iPad with some software curious to hear what other C&C owners use to get find their way. Chris HobsonS/V Going1980 C&C MKIHull 615 _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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