Posted by Lola Jackson (lolaltd@…>)
After advice from many, that I checked with, I decided against the chart plotter. I want a large screen(not hand held) . If any of you can advise a brand and type…being on a budget…a moderate price , let me know about please…Also I found out something about F30…the reason the bilge pump outlet is so high on the side of the boat, is so we can hear the water, and also less likely flooding in the boat in stressful time…do you concur? On other boats i see them almost at water line.LolaF30
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Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
unfortunately, it’s hard to find a good gps with a large screen at a
reasonable price. I’ve become convinced that you need to look at your
navigation as an entire system these days. What instruments do you
need/want? Depth and speed, obviously, but windspeed? do you need it
or is it nice to have? Radar? GPS? AIS? VHF yes of course, HF? Maybe.
XM or Sirius weather? Then you have to decide what level of
integration you want. Weather and radar overlays on your chart
plotter? Just charts, with a separate radar? self contained ais? How
much power are you willing to devote to your instruments? A Raymarine
E120 display is big, bright, and beautiful, but it also draws amps
quickly. Even on Glory, with 3 house 8Ds, we have to be a little
careful about whether we want the autopilot, GPS, and Radar displays
all turned on at the same time. Even if you don’t plan to build your
system all at once, it’s still worth laying out all of the components
so that you can decide how best to interconnect them (or not at all).
When we bought Bright Star, it had no GPS at all. The datamarine
instruments had no networking capability, and the windspeed didn’t
work. We ended up putting a Garmin 2010 unit at the nav station that
we could read, at least basic information, from the helm. I’ve been
happy with Garmin products, but find their networking too proprietary
and their charts too expensive and difficult to update (this is just
one sailor’s opinion).
If you’re just interested in a chartplotter, one approach might be to
see which chart cards you like best - Cmap, BlueChart, Navionics all
have different looks and feels to them - and then choose the best
plotter that supports your specific chart requirements. Practical
sailor did a review about a year ago on the different chart options,
might be a good place to start.
Lance
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wrote:
After advice from many, that I checked with, I decided against the
chart plotter. I want a large screen(not hand held) . If any of
you can advise a brand and type…being on a budget…a moderate
price , let me know about please…Also I found out something about F30…the reason the bilge pump
outlet is so high on the side of the boat, is so we can hear the
water, and also less likely flooding in the boat in stressful
time…do you concur? On other boats i see them almost at water
line.LolaF30
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Posted by Al Lorman (ajl@…>)
Lola:
I’ve
never owned anything more sophisticated than a Garmin GPSmap 76, which can be
had for less than $200. I think you need to honestly assess just how much
sailing you’re going to do that requires a sophisticated chart plotter.
In addition to being more expensive, the larger units are fairly complex to
operate.
Al
Lorman
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After advice from many, that I checked with, I decided against the chart
plotter. I want a large screen(not hand held) . If any of you
can advise a brand and type…being on a budget…a moderate price , let me
know about please…
Also I found out something about F30…the reason the bilge pump outlet is so
high on the side of the boat, is so we can hear the water, and also less likely
flooding in the boat in stressful time…do you concur? On other boats
i see them almost at water line.
LolaF30
You rock. That’s why Blockbuster’s offering you one
month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.
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Posted by Lola Jackson (lolaltd@…>)
Thank you Lance…that’s a lot of good info…I will print this out and use as a guide. The condo is looking good, but when I’m outside her the sailing bug is setting in. I have several people who are captains who are will to give me lessons. I will need a days notice so I can undo the condo, and bungee cord use.LolaF30lance_ryley <lance_ryley@…> wrote: unfortunately, it’s hard to find a good gps with a large screen at a reasonable price. I’ve become convinced that you need to look at your navigation
as an entire system these days. What instruments do you need/want? Depth and speed, obviously, but windspeed? do you need it or is it nice to have? Radar? GPS? AIS? VHF yes of course, HF? Maybe. XM or Sirius weather? Then you have to decide what level of integration you want. Weather and radar overlays on your chart plotter? Just charts, with a separate radar? self contained ais? How much power are you willing to devote to your instruments? A Raymarine E120 display is big, bright, and beautiful, but it also draws amps quickly. Even on Glory, with 3 house 8Ds, we have to be a little careful about whether we want the autopilot, GPS, and Radar displays all turned on at the same time. Even if you don’t plan to build your system all at once, it’s still worth laying out all of the components so that you can decide how best to interconnect them (or not at all). When we bought Bright Star, it had no GPS at all.
The datamarine instruments had no networking capability, and the windspeed didn’t work. We ended up putting a Garmin 2010 unit at the nav station that we could read, at least basic information, from the helm. I’ve been happy with Garmin products, but find their networking too proprietary and their charts too expensive and difficult to update (this is just one sailor’s opinion). If you’re just interested in a chartplotter, one approach might be to see which chart cards you like best - Cmap, BlueChart, Navionics all have different looks and feels to them - and then choose the best plotter that supports your specific chart requirements. Practical sailor did a review about a year ago on the different chart options, might be a good place to start. Lance — In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Lola Jackson
<lolaltd@…> wrote: > > After advice from many, that I checked with, I decided against the chart plotter. I want a large screen(not hand held) . If any of you can advise a brand and type…being on a budget…a moderate price , let me know about please… > > Also I found out something about F30…the reason the bilge pump outlet is so high on the side of the boat, is so we can hear the water, and also less likely flooding in the boat in stressful time…do you concur? On other boats i see them almost at water line. > > LolaF30 > > > --------------------------------- > You rock. That’s why Blockbuster’s offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. >
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