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Alma:
Anyone using iPad for NAV purpose on board?

Sea Haven:
Same idea, different machine.

Lenovo ThinkPad II Windows 8

Using PolarNavy latest Version. ~$49.00USD
I can download ALL the free NOAA ENC/RNC's I want when I want!!
BOO!! paying for charts the Government offers freely, and updated on a WEEKLY basis to LNM's long BEFORE Proprietary Cartography vendors do so.
Polar Navy Couples with Active Captain, so I have all that data at my fingertips as well.

Because Polar Comm requires a Comm Port, I use Centrafuse Localizer ~$12USD to port the GPS/GNSS sensor driver NMEA 0183 to a virtual Comm Port. I also have a USB GPS Hockey puck as a back up.

Love it....

Most of all FREE CARTOGRAPHY!!

Granted I keep it down at the Nav Station since it's not waterproof, nor sunlight readable. But 90% of my cruising time consists of day sailing. Most of my navigation therefore is by seaman's eye in home waters.

I had three different Garmin Chart plotters on the helm of 3 different sailboats. Found I was more concerned about following the line than I was about sailing. Trying to go more "old school" here and use it when it's  actually required and lose the tunnel vision.

A lot more than your original question Alma, but I'm developing a love with t this new methodology. I can also read a good book after the sail, bring up Nav Rules, Keep all of SE HAVEN's Maintenance records, and watch an episode of Gilligan's Island all on a device that happily plugs into my 12V Socket.

Yeah...go tablet. Regardless of preference.

What I also like about the Polar Navy, unlike Garmin's proprietary format, the Waypoint, Route, AND Track information exports/imports in GPX format easily read into my handheld I can have by the helm. Also save it to Google Earth, work on Waypoints and routes at home. No File Conversion.

That is only a component of my on board Nav System, when installed I plan to do a write up for my shipmates here.

Sorry for the lengthy response, just kinda got into it.

For the rest, it's not a bash at proprietary chart plotters, just an alternative by one who has owned a bunch.

"Sub" Ed

Alma:
Thank you!

Yes old school...  I just delivered a Pacific Seacraft 37 from Charleston SC to Ft. Lauderdale last week. Brutal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiq7jgPZczU

The quite pricy navigation suite was out! Raytheon.

We used a new set of paper charts and an old hand held Garmin GPS.

We also had an iPod and it worked well but did NOT show lat/long!!!!

I have a little Garmin at my nav station and I prefer NO screens at the helm. I sit in front of a screen all day working on my photos at work.
I don't need to watch sailing on TV. Like YOU I want to feel, smell, and taste the sailing!

rkfitz:
I use a navionics app on my iphone for backup.

selene:
Alma - 7.4 knots?!  You must have been riding one heck of a current :-)

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