Rick, Be sure any new IPad is cellular ready or you will have to buy a GPS dongle for it. I've bought used gear from Gazelle.com and been happy with it.
Joel Still lurking! On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 2:21 PM Robert Boyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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