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Forum: Marine Electronics

08-03-2024, 08:03

Replies: 79

Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

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Posted By pbiJim

Re: Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

My only issue with using an I-pad for boat navigation, is that I don't consider them to be a properly salt-resistant, shock-resistant, marine-grade device.

Forum: Marine Electronics

08-03-2024, 07:55

Replies: 79

Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

Views: 7,603

Posted By pbiJim

Re: Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

That makes the assumption that one does not consider a wind vane to be a form of autopilot -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8FyWojjgC8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X81wSVDXf9c

Forum: Marine Electronics

08-03-2024, 07:42

Replies: 79

Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

Views: 7,603

Posted By pbiJim

Re: Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

Good catch. I was distracted when I was writing that. I didn't reread before posting. I had been changing the wording but didn't finish the change. Originally it said that you can draw down a...

Forum: Marine Electronics

07-03-2024, 17:50

Replies: 79

Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

Views: 7,603

Posted By pbiJim

Re: Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

I used to have a little chart plotter on a fishing kayak that I used out in the ocean. It ran off of a little battery that weighed a few pounds. That little battery would last for days. The little...

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