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09-23-2018, 05:47 PM
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Senior Member
City: Barnegat Light
Vessel Name: Northern Star
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nav program for 32 gb iPad Pro?
I am looking for recommendations for a nav program that would be a good fit for our iPad Pro. I am looking at Navionics, iNavX and Polar Star. Anybody using a program they like? This is in addition to the Garmin 741xs's on board. I like the idea of having different chart info as well having a backup plotter. Paper charts on board as well. We'll be coastal and ICW this winter.
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09-23-2018, 05:51 PM
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Valued Technical Contributor
City: Litchfield, Ct
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,786
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SeaIQ works well for me and I understand Polar Star works well.
David
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09-23-2018, 06:01 PM
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Member
City: Frederick, MD
Vessel Name: Andiamo
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 43
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 17
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I’ve used Navionics on my iPad for years and love it. The charts are updated continually and the sonar chart option is very accurate. Bought a new Simrad chart plotter this year running Navionics and it’s great having them run together and talking to each other.
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09-23-2018, 06:22 PM
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Guru
City: Sidney BC Canada
Vessel Name: RochePoint
Vessel Model: 1985 Cheer Men PT38 Sedan
Join Date: Apr 2009
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I have Nobeltec TZ on our two iPads, really like it but then again I use Nobeltec on my two navigation PC's.
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09-23-2018, 08:12 PM
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Guru
City: Narragansett Bay
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 36 Classic #715
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rochepoint
I have Nobeltec TZ on our two iPads, really like it but then again I use Nobeltec on my two navigation PC's.
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Plus 1 the Nobeltec. Love the raster charts 👍
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09-23-2018, 08:27 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 934
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Navionics.
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09-23-2018, 09:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 186
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I’ve used iNavX in some fairly interesting areas and weather in Maine and never felt slighted by it. I personally like the raster charts I was using better than the vector versions on the Northstar plotter next to the iPad. But I think raster vs vector is a Ford / Chevy type debate; use what you like.
I think you’ll see from these comments there are plenty of good options; they all do things well, and it will come down to which one you like for some personal reason.
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09-23-2018, 10:36 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend
Vessel Name: The Promise
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Posts: 1,569
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09-24-2018, 12:09 AM
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City: Pahrump, NV
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Posts: 1,967
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Big Plus for Navionics, the auto route is my favorite.
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09-24-2018, 12:13 AM
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Guru
City: Kilmarnock VA
Vessel Name: Wandering Star
Vessel Model: PSN40
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,395
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Right now we have Navionics & SeaIQ loaded on our Ipad. The SeaIQ is the program most used because of it's ability to overlay AIS targets from our Vesper AIS. The constant chart updates are nice too but the AIS target feature is the main reason we use it.
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09-24-2018, 05:11 AM
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City: Buffalo
Vessel Name: Almost Perfect
Vessel Model: Kadey-Krogen 48
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Posts: 232
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09-24-2018, 07:08 AM
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Guru
City: Palmetto
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Another vote for Navionics. We found it to be very accurate (at least around Florida and the Keys) and the auto route feature is very useful. Plus, you can create your route on a desktop or laptop computer and it will automatically appear on the iPad when it connects to wifi.
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09-24-2018, 08:26 AM
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Guru
City: Full Time Cruising East Coast
Vessel Name: Meridian
Vessel Model: Krogen-42
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,014
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Since Garmin is out of the picture we switched to Aquamaps that also supports Active Captain
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09-24-2018, 08:28 AM
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Senior Member
City: Kingsville, MD
Vessel Name: Harmony
Vessel Model: Pacemaker 1990 37' Convertible
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 287
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Navionics. Agree with the auto route. Use a Bad Elf for GPS as it is not restricted to cell service.
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09-24-2018, 09:52 AM
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Guru
City: Annapolis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Islanddreamer
Navionics. Agree with the auto route. Use a Bad Elf for GPS as it is not restricted to cell service.
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Don't know what an iPad Pro is, but if it has an internal GPS receiver, no external solution should be necessary.
I understand the iThings that have a cellular capability are the ones with internal GPS... but that there's no need to activate or use the cellular capability for the GPS to work.
-Chris
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09-24-2018, 11:04 AM
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Senior Member
City: Florida
Vessel Name: Mersea
Vessel Model: Marquis 59
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 202
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Have used BlueChart for years - but not it is end of life. Still have it, open it up simple because I have so many notes there.
Using AquaMap's with integrated AC information.
Navionics.
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09-24-2018, 01:00 PM
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Senior Member
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Stella
Vessel Model: Seaton 56
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 272
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We have been happy with Aquamap. Easy to use, inexpensive and has Active Captain overlay. Our iPad does not have a GPS, so we use a Dual XGPS160 which provides position via Bluetooth for up to 5 devices.
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