Our boat came with a Garmin 182C and we've been exceedingly happy with its capabilities. This is our primary navigation device and is used 100%of the time. Everything else is a backup or augmentation to this device. They can be found for pretty cheap on ebay and had the option of an integrated gps antenna. No need to wire anymore than +12v and ground. You'll need the blue chart card for your area... For some areas the cards are readily available and cheap. Other areas can be rare and expensive.
We also keep MX Mariner on our phones with an Active Captain account synchronized for points of interest. MX mariner charts are free/updates are regular and free too. I have assembled an OpenPlotter and installed it on the boat. It works and uses OpenCPN to display charts. Since I'm using the OpenPlotter as a headless device I also have a laptop (running Navigatrix) which also has OpenCPN installed. The great thing about OpenCPN is that it is free and the charts are free. OpenPlotter, OpenCPN and Navigatrix are all open source software so they are free. The charts for OpenCPN are available for free download from NOAA and have regular updates. https://youtu.be/C9DKu0P7-tM Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sep 16, 2017 9:30 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 Hobson > S/V Going > 1980 C&C MKI > Hull 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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