I guess this is my day to flood the forum with posts.
1977 Albin 30. Intended use, for the next year, the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, possibly Washington and Philadelphia. The existing GPS is a Garmin GPSmap 441s from 2009 or so. It has sonar (depth and temp sensor) and GPS mapping built in. Having never had any electronics on any boats, it is pretty amazing to me. I come from the age of paper charts, straightedges, pencils, and dividers. But, I know it's out dated. I have found a few iOS/ipados apps that are pretty nice... Navionics, Windy, Dockwa being the biggies so far, but the MarineTraffic and of course BoatUS apps are handy, too. I just got ahold of an older iPad with cell service and tried Navionics on it without actually connecting cell service. The non-cell ipads don't have GPS inside. It works great so far. I'm thinking for a while, this is all the info I'll need. Between what the old Garmin supplies (depth and chart data) combined with the tablet based apps, it seems like plenty and very economical. It does make the dash a little cluttered.
Comments? Suggestions?
Ed
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Upgrades, dedicated or tablet?
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Re: Upgrades, dedicated or tablet?
I'm 99% certain that the Samsung S-series of tablets still include GPS without cell service. Just mentioning it in case you'd consider a non-iPad.
Nancy
2005 Albin 35CB
Yanmar 6LYA-STP 370
Valentine
Former boats
1995 Albin 28TE, Cummins 6BTA5.9 250, 2012-2022
1978 Trojan F32, 1998-2012
1983 Grady White 241 Weekender, 1988-1997
1980 Wellcraft 192 Classic, 1983-1987
2005 Albin 35CB
Yanmar 6LYA-STP 370
Valentine
Former boats
1995 Albin 28TE, Cummins 6BTA5.9 250, 2012-2022
1978 Trojan F32, 1998-2012
1983 Grady White 241 Weekender, 1988-1997
1980 Wellcraft 192 Classic, 1983-1987
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