Chartplotter Upgrade (of sorts)

[PaulRainbow]

Yes, its a fairly old model now but seems plenty good enough for what I want. At least it has a big screen, one of the other boats I looked at had a small (7 inch I think) Raymarine unit. I'd need binoculars to see that with my eyesight.

I wasn't knocking it, just thought it might be the reason for the discounts, i may of course be wrong. I have one on the flybridge myself and i'm very happy with it.

How much did you pay for yours, if you don't mind ?

 

[PaulRainbow]

My flybridge unit (the RL70c) is old and small and in the bright sunlight, I have to admit or navigating it's not ideal. I'm not too concerned about it being the latest 'state of the art' equipment. If it's 'good enough' for me then I'm happy. The resolution looks pretty clear so if I can somehow try one somewhere to see how the controls respond etc then it may sway me..

Oddly I just looked at CactusNav again and yesterday it was 1401 quid or so.. Today it's 2303 so not quite the great day as 24 hours ago.

Anything near £1401 is a mistake on somebodies part. With the discounts i could probably have supplied one for £1900, today, i could squeeze £2200, never been able to even buy one for £1400, even ex VAT.

 

[Fire99]

Anything near £1401 is a mistake on somebodies part. With the discounts i could probably have supplied one for £1900, today, i could squeeze £2200, never been able to even buy one for £1400, even ex VAT.

I did wonder. I guess Cactus made a boo-boo. It's still £1401 in the google search but climbs over £2k when you click on the link..
2200 is squeezing the pot a bit far at the mo but I'm not in a desperate hurry and it's early days in the fact-finding exercise, unless I stumble on some amazing deal that I can't refuse..

 

[[199490]]

I wasn't knocking it, just thought it might be the reason for the discounts, i may of course be wrong. I have one on the flybridge myself and i'm very happy with it.

How much did you pay for yours, if you don't mind ?

It’s a bit complicated as the supplier is also fitting it and some other electrical/electronic upgrades but the invoice price for the 1223 and the GMR18HD sonar bundle is 4500 Euro which matched what Marine Superstore were offering.

 

[harvey38]

Yes, should work fine with your Axioms. With the Actisense you also need an Actisense NGT-1 or NGX-1 to program it. I already had the USB version from a pervious project so left it connected to the N2K network and the onboard laptop, so i can see everything there too.

Or an Alba Combi.........

 

[PaulRainbow]

Or an Alba Combi.........

Have you used one ? Any good ?

 

[harvey38]

Have you used one ? Any good ?

Yes, good piece of kit but takes some working out as it is initially set up with a lap top. I have got voltage x 2, fuel x 2, eng. temp. x2 on my MFDs so far, I have yet to add RPM and oil pressure.

I've just started my new console upgrade using a 16" MFD for the plotter and radar and two 5.7" MFDs, one for each engine plus a 9" for the upper helm so it's all a bit overwhelming for me at the moment

 

[Fire99]

Yes, good piece of kit but takes some working out as it is initially set up with a lap top. I have got voltage x 2, fuel x 2, eng. temp. x2 on my MFDs so far, I have yet to add RPM and oil pressure.

I've just started my new console upgrade using a 16" MFD for the plotter and radar and two 5.7" MFDs, one for each engine plus a 9" for the upper helm so it's all a bit overwhelming for me at the moment

What are you using for you MFD's?

 

[harvey38]

What are you using for you MFD's?

2 x Raymarine A65s for engines and a Raymarine e165 + an e95

 

[Fire99]

2 x Raymarine A65s for engines and a Raymarine e165 + an e95

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

[Fire99]

How about, Garmin GPSMAP on the flybridge, a Seatalk to STNG converter, with a STNG converter cable to the plotter. Gives you a new plotter (N2K) but you still retain all of the older Raymarine kit, with data sent to the plotter. Fit an Android tablet at the lower helm, which, with the Garmin Active Captain app can be used as a stand alone plotter, or it can mirror the GPSMAP by WIFI. You can get a new 10.4" tablet for £120

Here's my lower helm, with 2 tablets, mirroring a GPSMAP 1223xsv and a GPSMAP 923 on the flybridge:

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Hi Paul. A bit of a thread 'dig up' here but any chance of a pic of your flybridge setup with the GPSMAP 1223xsv and the 923? I'm still researching this stuff but would be interested to see the two plotters together..

Cheers,

Nick

 

[PaulRainbow]

Hi Paul. A bit of a thread 'dig up' here but any chance of a pic of your flybridge setup with the GPSMAP 1223xsv and the 923? I'm still researching this stuff but would be interested to see the two plotters together..

Cheers,

Nick

Don't seem to have any Nick but we're out this weekend, will take some then.

 

[Fire99]

Don't seem to have any Nick but we're out this weekend, will take some then.

Top man.. Thanks very much..

 

[jakew009]

Another option if you want to be a cheapskate is a high brightness waterproof touchscreen monitor, a mini PC off Amazon and Timezero software.

Timezero is essentially the same software as runs on a Furuno chart plotter.

Monitor High brightness touchscreens | 7 to 32 inches | Beetronics
You can buy them from Aliexpress for about half the price.

Computer https://www.amazon.co.uk/WEIDIAN-Industrial-Computer-Performance-Applications/dp/B0F48DYQHK/

Timezero Recreational software for cruisers and sailors | TIMEZERO

It works with Furuno radars as well, just connect the radar to the Ethernet port.

Pretty much every commercial ship / fishing trawler is running Timezero on a windows PC.

You save an absolute fortune compared to buying bigger touch screen dedicated mfd’s.

I’m doing a 16” screen in my refurb running Timezero and a Furuno radar

 

[Fire99]

Another option if you want to be a cheapskate is a high brightness waterproof touchscreen monitor, a mini PC off Amazon and Timezero software.

Timezero is essentially the same software as runs on a Furuno chart plotter.

Monitor High brightness touchscreens | 7 to 32 inches | Beetronics
You can buy them from Aliexpress for about half the price.

Computer Amazon.co.uk

Timezero Recreational software for cruisers and sailors | TIMEZERO

It works with Furuno radars as well, just connect the radar to the Ethernet port.

Pretty much every commercial ship / fishing trawler is running Timezero on a windows PC.

You save an absolute fortune compared to buying bigger touch screen dedicated mfd’s.

I’m doing a 16” screen in my refurb running Timezero and a Furuno radar

That's really interesting.. I'll check this stuff out. Cheapskate is my business Thanks.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Hi Paul. A bit of a thread 'dig up' here but any chance of a pic of your flybridge setup with the GPSMAP 1223xsv and the 923? I'm still researching this stuff but would be interested to see the two plotters together..

Cheers,

Nick

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