Chartplotters

[PhilT]

I intend to buy a chartplotter soon. Budget £800 or so all in, incl charts.

Would value the advice of those of you who already have them on which plotters & charts are recommended, installation tips, etc.

Now I\'ll sit back and wait for the usual deluge of useful stuff...

[Topecatcher]

look under chartplotters for
Garmin MAP 2006 B/W


http://www.mesltd.co.uk/Products/system/index.htm

[Editat el 11/7/2005 per Topecatcher]

[Editat el 11/7/2005 per Topecatcher]

[Codfather]

Just bought a garmin 182c gps chartplotter after a bit research, I now need a bluechart data card for the north east coast if anyone knows wear I can get one cheapish

The garmin plotters look good to me Phil and have heard a few people praising them, so fingers crossed.

Sorry not much usfull info from me

[Norman]

Used Garmin for years , highly reccommended ... (not so much the sounders, but certainly the plotters)

[PhilT]

One consideration is limited dash space on the boat, I might have to mount the display overhead, so something which could be mounted the \"wrong\" way up might be necessary, the Garmin 2006 looks quite suitable in this respect.

Again, I\'d be interested in people\'s views on whether it\'s better to have a larger monochrome display or a smaller colour one.

[CJS]

Dont wast money on B&W if your budget can take in colour. B&W are great but you cant see them in bright light conditions, even in roof. Had a Garmin 2006 BW, in the roof, now have a 182c, on dash, cheaper colour model but would still go that rout cos\' the colour screen is so much easier to read. Brand? Garmin evey time, personal opinion of course. Agee with Norman, FF aint so hot? for FF\'s I use Koden, like many of the comercial skippers, built like a brick s**t h***se appear basic, but once you have learned to read the screen, there aint no hiding place!

:P CJS

[DaveMason]

Garmin 182C everytime for me Phil .

[PhilT]

Ordered a Garmin 182c today. Many thanks for the advice.

[Norman]

Good choice Phil, let us know how it performs (although I`m sure we expect it to be tip top)

[MikeR]

Don\'t know if this will help, but if you look on eBay you can get brand new boxed BlueChart software very cheap which includes the download key to one area of your choice!

[PhilT]

Fitted the Garmin today and had a bit of a run out. Certainly seems to be the Donkey\'s dangly. Thanks for the advice guys.

[jason]

phil been out with Dave M on Dolly and have watched him use his and it is a supperb piece of kit - hopefully will assist you to put us on some fish on wednesday.

[LING_BASHER]

As Jason says its fantastic, it has the everythign marked on it, tide times, you can plan routes, add alsorts, set it up so you can tell your drift and so on and so on and so on..I bet this time next year your still finding out new things it can do.

[PhilT]

I\'ll be happy enough as soon as I\'ve discovered the \"Find your own *rs*h*le with both hands\" menu.

As for putting us on the fish, Jason, you should know my boat is the special \"conservation\" model. There\'s a special gizmo (The \"Fishloser\"(TM)) which excludes fish from a 100meter zone extending in all directions from the boat. I\'ve yet to find the off switch.

[jason]

LOL what with that and the fish distractor we should do more for conservation than a fleet full of decommisioned trawlers. LOL