Thank you Dennis!I've got the hand held, up to date charts, have the iPhone
which will have charts downloaded shortly. Guess Im leaning toward the
Android...but i will talk with Fred about options!Chris
On Friday, October 19, 2018, 9:19:33 AM EDT, Dennis C. via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Don't know how you're going to use your boat but if you ever get caught in a
storm or an unexpected fog, you'll appreciated a dedicated marine GPS at the
helm. In my opinion, there are places on a boat to save money but navigation
is not one of them.
I have bought from Fred and he's not only reasonable but very helpful and
knowledgeable. As others have said, there are nice reasonably priced units out
there. I've found thegpsstore.com and Hodges Marine have decent pricing.
There are used units on eBay but you need to know what you're buying. For
instance, there's a couple out there now, but they don't have the power cable,
etc.
Whatever you buy, you can always take it to the next boat.
I guess I'm a bit anal when it comes to navigation. I kinda like knowing where
I am. I have a chartplotter at the helm and another at the navstation. I have
a switch for selecting which unit is interfaced with the boat's autosteerer,
instruments, etc. I also have Navionics on my iPhone, OpenCPN on an Android
tablet and a small text only handheld GPS so consider my system a bit
multiplicative.
I will ditto comments on OpenCPN running on Android. It's a decent system and
probably the least expensive way to go. Once you download the free charts and
set it up, it works well. Cheap, used and refurbished Android tablets are
plentiful. Amazon has several refurbished Samsung Tabs under $200.
Dennis C.Touche' 35-1 #83Mandeville,
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