Buying an older boat is fun- lots of projects just waiting to be tackled. Our boat was a repo, so it's been that much more exciting!
I've been using our iPad a primary navigation while on the flybridge, as all the hard mounted electronics are at the lower helm (radar, GPS, depth sounder). It's worked great, except there's been no live depth info; also, the Garmin GPS and Apelco 460 were both from another century (literally!). I really didn't want to mount a standalone electronics suite on the flybridge, either.
So, after much research, poking at screens, and weighing the pros and cons, we decided on the Raymarine E7D. Biggest reason is the wifi interface with iPad/other tablets-I have a fully functional repeater/control that is a 100% emulation of the E7D display. I didn't like the Garmin 740 with the full touchscreen, and Lowrance, Simrad, and Furuno didn't make the cut.
This thing is COOL! Raymarine hit a home run with this unit- easy to use, upgradeable, interfaces easily with NMEA 2K systems, and didn't break the bank. If you're in the market, do consider the new Raymarine E/C series.
Pics shortly....
I've been using our iPad a primary navigation while on the flybridge, as all the hard mounted electronics are at the lower helm (radar, GPS, depth sounder). It's worked great, except there's been no live depth info; also, the Garmin GPS and Apelco 460 were both from another century (literally!). I really didn't want to mount a standalone electronics suite on the flybridge, either.
So, after much research, poking at screens, and weighing the pros and cons, we decided on the Raymarine E7D. Biggest reason is the wifi interface with iPad/other tablets-I have a fully functional repeater/control that is a 100% emulation of the E7D display. I didn't like the Garmin 740 with the full touchscreen, and Lowrance, Simrad, and Furuno didn't make the cut.
This thing is COOL! Raymarine hit a home run with this unit- easy to use, upgradeable, interfaces easily with NMEA 2K systems, and didn't break the bank. If you're in the market, do consider the new Raymarine E/C series.
Pics shortly....
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