I really like AquaMap—I mainly use it for route planning. I don’t like to use my iPad where it could be exposed to water, like in the cockpit. You might want to look on eBay for a newer iPad.
Bob Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) (Presently in Baltimore for the summer) blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com email: dainyr...@icloud.com > On Jul 19, 2019, at 2:15 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Bear with me for a moment while I explain my situation and get to my question. > > I have an older iPad that gets used for several things, including backup for > the Garmin plotter on my own boat and an alternate to the plotters on OPB’s > when I’m doing deliveries. The iPad has the older Garmin Blue Chart Mobile > App (with charts updated to spring 2018) with older Active Captain data (very > useful when on the ICW, but can’t be updated in Blue Chart Mobile), Predict > Wind, Drag Queen, and some other navigation stuff. When not on a boat I use > the pad as an e-reader, to get email occasionally, to check the weather, etc. > > I’m not sure what generation of iPad it is, but it is old enough that it has > the wide Apple connection and not the new one introduced with the iPhone 5 or > 6 several years ago. The operating system is IOS 9.3.5, but because of the > age of the device I can’t upgrade to a higher version of IOS. > > I’d like to update/upgrade the charts, but the Garmin App that replaced Blue > Chart Mobile (and includes the new Active Captain software) requires IOS 10 > or higher. I looked at iNAVX, but that also requires IOS 10 or higher. I > would need to buy a newer iPad (though a friend suggested going to a local > pawn shop to save on the cost) and reload all my other stuff – which I’d like > to avoid. > > I’ve heard positive comments about Aqua Map, which contains AC data and uses > Explorer charts, and has very good reviews on the App Store. The Navionics > Marine and Lakes app is recently updated (I think Garmin bought Navionics and > now uses those charts for the Garmin app and plotters), and has a lot of > features like automated (?) route planning, but has a lower average review > than Aqua Map. Either will run on the IOS 9 that I have on my iPad. > > So my question is (or maybe that should be questions are): > > Can anyone comment on experience with Navionics or Aqua Map? > > Can anyone suggest a good alternative App that will run on my iPad and let me > update my cahrts for the east coast and Bahamas? > > Thanks for your comments/suggestions. > > Rick Brass > Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47 > la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225 > Washington, NC > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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