Chart plotter

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Originally posted by Gregory S

and your wallet.

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Not with your signing bonus Greg! Plus I don't think you have to pay slip fees or am I wrong?
Bill
 
Greg- go with a laptop chartplotting program like polarview or OpenCpn or MacENC. You can keep your laptop down in the cabin and run a video monitor cable with a 2nd flatscreen up rb2@gr5t the bridge and use a wireless mouse to control the laptop from the bridge while still keeping the laptop safely inside and out of the weather. You will save a TON of money and love the large screen and easy updates on the charts. Maybe I'll change my mind but for now, I personally could not see buying a "marine" chartplotter but that may just be a function of us being on the TN River, etc. Save some $$ and go with the laptop set up!
 
very reasonable slip fees, but not free. $6.25/foot/month with electric and water included.
 
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Originally posted by TurboWarp

No one like Raymarine anymore? My old e80 works fine.

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We have RM too, E120, RD424HD radar and DSM30 sounder, also have SeaTalk Switch and NMEA0183 mux. Did the installs myself except the E120 MFD, no problems.
 
I've had a lot of luck with my Standard Horizon (older monochrome unit) although I think it could use more memory because the course track doesn't last that long. Linked to my SH DSC VHF I can poll my kids' SH DSC handheld and their location pops up on the chartplotter, but I'm sure that would work with most manufacturers. I have a smaller Garmin on the whaler and it works fine as well.
 
Greg...let me know if you go the pad/ laptop route. I don't check the site often but PM me and I'll get in contact.
 
quote:
Originally posted by Gregory S

very reasonable slip fees, but not free. $6.25/foot/month with electric and water included.

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BRBSC!!!!!

That doesn't come close to covering the security factor. IIRC, you are next to NOB CO to admin.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......Saline IV's or viagra......I forget!!!!!
:D[:-bigeyes2]:D

You also conveniently forgot to mention the .50 Cals Mounted on the front of various harbor patrol boats. DAMHIK!

You could put a 65 inch LED running 24/7 porn with a candy dish of Quaaludes on the aft deck and nobody would DARE board. I think with this gig you should rename your boat "Doc Holiday". [:P]
 
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Originally posted by Woodsong

Greg- go with a laptop chartplotting program like polarview or OpenCpn or MacENC. You can keep your laptop down in the cabin and run a video monitor cable with a 2nd flatscreen up rb2rb2@gr5tgr5t the bridge and use a wireless mouse to control the laptop from the bridge while still keeping the laptop safely inside and out of the weather. You will save a TON of money and love the large screen and easy updates on the charts. Maybe I'll change my mind but for now, I personally could not see buying a "marine" chartplotter but that may just be a function of us being on the TN River, etc. Save some $$ and go with the laptop set up!

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That is excellent advice, especially if you have two helms. On my enclosed trawler, I used both my Furano plotter and a Nobeltec program on my old IBM thinkpad laptop nearby. Eyes were mostly on the laptop. It gave me a better perspective of things. Also, I kept it online and ran Pandora through it, along with marinetraffic.com and a weather site in the background. Made for a nice cruising experience.

-Greg
 
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