Birdseye
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just bought a new plotter that will take either. any preferences? and if so - why?
navionics or c map? which?
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DaveS
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I've used Cmap for a number of years and been happy with it. Haven't used Navionics, so can't compare from direct experience. One of the yotty comics did a comparison test a few months ago, and Cmap looked more similar in appearance to Admiralty charts than Navionics.
LadyInBed
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Same here, I bought the plotter because it took cmap.
The presentation is good and I like the wide chart coverage.
Norman_E
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For me it was a no brainer to use C-Map as I could get the whole of the Med on a single card at reasonable cost because the plotter I bought had a voucher for a local chart which I could offset against the cost of a large area chart. Local area C-Map cards covering just Turkey required two as the division between them was right in the middle of my regular cruising ground. Navionics had a similar problem but for about the same cost of my all Med chart I would have got considerably less coverage. If you want to buy local charts it is a good idea to compare the area covered because different chart boundaries between makes could make the difference between buying one chart card or two.
I like the appearance of the C-Map charts more than the Navionics ones but that may be because I am used to them as my old plotter has them.
P.S. What plotter did you buy. I love the B&G Zeus Touch plotters which take both makes of chart, but did not have enough space at the helm even for the smallest one.
I like the appearance of the C-Map charts more than the Navionics ones but that may be because I am used to them as my old plotter has them.
P.S. What plotter did you buy. I love the B&G Zeus Touch plotters which take both makes of chart, but did not have enough space at the helm even for the smallest one.
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chrisb
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Experience of both . Don't think it matters .But don't economise and use 2nd or 3rd hand old charts
NPMR
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I've used both and for me, the CMap was nicer and whilst I am constantly amazed at the stuff on the Navionics (which I now have), a recent trip on a friend's boat reminded me that CMap is better looking and, I feel, has nicer attributes for waypoints and the chart presentation.