Stand alone gps
Submitted by dano83 on Sat, 2020-12-19 17:26
Looking for a stand alone navigation as the old Navman has seen its last days I was contemplating getting a big screen iPad and navionics app as I want the detail of the maps i run a furuno sounder so no need for a combo
any advice
sea-kem
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Go Lowrance mate, they are
Go Lowrance mate, they are good.
Love the West!
dano83
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Do they do charts only ?
Do they do charts only ? Everything I've seen is a combo
sea-kem
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I run the Lowrance as a
I run the Lowrance as a stand alone GPS even though it's a combo and a 585 Sounder.
Love the West!
Jackfrost80
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I run the same with a 627 and
I run the same with a 627 and Markfish connecting them. Very happy with the setup
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
dodgy
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Can always run the combo as
Can always run the combo as a plotter only.
Main problem with iPad is lack of water resistance and they really struggle with heat mounted on the dash.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
dano83
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Thanks I normally use iPad
Thanks I normally use iPad when I'm drifting, bit more accurate than the Navman.. it's fine it's just battery life was thinking of just upgrading iPad and using that with USB to keep it charged but just worry about reliability but so far the one I use has been fine
dmck
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Early Lowrance HDS...
are cheap but slow GPS. Look for a model with 10 updates /sec. Having a combo unit is a safety factor in case the main FF dies.
little johnny
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I still use Navman
But I’ve got a lowrance 9 inch . Is duel unit but I only use as gps when out deep . Really easy to use really accurate
dano83
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The nav man was alright till
The nav man was alright till it died, couldn't zoom in the charts anymore... gave in and got a Hds 12... was on sale so snapped one up
lurch
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Lowrance Elite Ti2
Had the same issue and installed a the Elite TI2, was around 1200 from memory, been out a few times and have worked out how to use most of it. A lot of easy set info on utube too.