Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Joined
- Jul 6, 2012
- Messages
- 8,062
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Alaskan Sea-Duction
- Vessel Make
- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
OK I am on my bridge looking at the 80s vintage navigation equipment from the Radar (which still works) to the big CRT used for depth and fish finder and a separate hailing radio.
I want to update with something that is reliable. On my trip from S.F to the Columbia I liked the idea of two GPS map units. In today’s world products from Garmin, Lowrance Ray marine etc. offer integration of charts, radar, sonar and weather.
There is a big price difference from hard units versus laptops.
Can I get these same capabilities from a dedicated laptop?
So what would you recommend and why?
I want to update with something that is reliable. On my trip from S.F to the Columbia I liked the idea of two GPS map units. In today’s world products from Garmin, Lowrance Ray marine etc. offer integration of charts, radar, sonar and weather.
There is a big price difference from hard units versus laptops.
Can I get these same capabilities from a dedicated laptop?
So what would you recommend and why?