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Originally Posted by RobD527
Can anyone recommend a chartplotter for my first sailboat
Its a hunter 33
Im confused with today technologies
people are telling me just use your cell phone or get an ipad so pretty confused
I would probably prefer a bigger touchscreen screen and mounted at the helm but would love to hear some input from actual people using these devices
I was looking at the Simrad GO7 and the garmin 742
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iPhones, iPads and other devices are what many people use these days as their go to for
navigation. I'd say 90% of younger people I see sailing are using an iPad or an
iPhone running
Navionics or the like. You just can't beat the
price. These devices obviously have their limitations though - fragile, need to download
charts beforehand if you'll be sailing out of cell svc, etc.
Download
Navionics for your
iphone or ipad and see how you like it. It's all the
software in a $500-1000 chartplotter for a fraction of the
price.
I use an iPhone running Navionics clipped above my
Raymarine es78 also running Navionics. Redundancy is a good thing with
electronics.
Before I get flamed... make sure you also have your paper
charts... and your astrolabe... and your
sextant... and your...