Just bought a Standard Horizon chartplotter cp300i from ebay

[TonyBerkshire]

Hi all,

I don't normally make impulse purchases but this chart plotter just popped up on my ebay today and was at £57 .. it was calling me ? .... sent a few questions and the seller advised it has maps, etc and ready to go? I am assuming all I need to do is rewire so can connect straight to the battery? Any advice on this welcome. .. also I am assuming the internal aerial has GPS or do I need to buy this separately?

e-bay Advert
Standard Horizon chartplotter cp300i with internal aerial
“In good condition. Approximately 20 years old but has had very little use. I had it as a standby unit on my boat but have sold the boat hence no further use to me. It plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. It still has the screen protector on the screen. With internal aerial”

 

[GrandadPig]

Nice purchase. I have it’s little sister, similar age. Just had the card updated fir £95. If it’s like mine the GPS is built in. I wired mine to the vhf to display AIS. Works a treat. Sadly, Navionics on my iPad gets more use though. It’s good to have a back up.

 

[Mr Googler]

Manual
https://www.standardhorizon.com/dow...i) V16.20.pdf&FileContentType=application/pdf

 

[ontheplane]

Yeh, I think they did 2 models - I had the one with the External GPS aerial.

Works well, but worth playing with it at home as some things like route-plotting weren't what I'd call "logical"but once you've done it a few times it's quite straightforward...

Great as a unit for small boat or as a backup - I really like having a large Chart zoomed pretty well in and a small one zoomed well out to show a general route - perhaps one on 1/2 mile or so for the detail and one on 4 or 5 miles to show the general location and whereabouts you are....

 

[TonyBerkshire]

Nice purchase. I have it’s little sister, similar age. Just had the card updated fir £95. If it’s like mine the GPS is built in. I wired mine to the vhf to display AIS. Works a treat. Sadly, Navionics on my iPad gets more use though. It’s good to have a back up.

Thanks... Heard about Navionics but not had a look at it yet. Is the IPad waterproof?

Manual
https://www.standardhorizon.com/downloadFile.cfm?FileID=5852&FileCatID=85&FileName=CP180(i) & CP300(i) V16.20.pdf&FileContentType=application/pdf

Thanks and EPIC find... some good bed time reading tonight

Yeh, I think they did 2 models - I had the one with the External GPS aerial.

Works well, but worth playing with it at home as some things like route-plotting weren't what I'd call "logical"but once you've done it a few times it's quite straightforward...

Great as a unit for small boat or as a backup - I really like having a large Chart zoomed pretty well in and a small one zoomed well out to show a general route - perhaps one on 1/2 mile or so for the detail and one on 4 or 5 miles to show the general location and whereabouts you are....

What a great idea. Is Navionics on an Ipad good for the second zoomed in chart?

 

[Tamar]

Good find. I have the180. I use it every day since 2005

 

[Bigplumbs]

Does it have a transducer for depth. Depth is the most important thing in a small boat

 

[TonyBerkshire]

Does it have a transducer for depth. Depth is the most important thing in a small boat

Urm... not sure... ? .. that's the menu... shall check the manual out shortly

 

[Bigplumbs]

It is greyed out so you have not connected the transducer that files to the boats transom and goes in the water

 

[TonyBerkshire]

It is greyed out so you have not connected the transducer that files to the boats transom and goes in the water

Oh... It did not come with that.... hope I can find one.

 

[Bigplumbs]

Have you been out in that boat yet. The summer will soon be gone