pollardive
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Hi
I`m looking to purchase navagation software to use on my laptop for my sail boat.Any advice?
Kevin.
I`m looking to purchase navagation software to use on my laptop for my sail boat.Any advice?
Kevin.
pc software
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ponapay
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SEAPRO 2000 from Euronav is excellent, I have used it for 4 years now and have no qualms in reccommending it to anyone.
I have sailed in others boats with other systems and it is clear from what I have heard and seen of the other systems that SEAPRO 2000 is well ahead of the others.
Good luck in your choice.
ponapay
I have sailed in others boats with other systems and it is clear from what I have heard and seen of the other systems that SEAPRO 2000 is well ahead of the others.
Good luck in your choice.
ponapay
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Hi
I looked into using my laptop,but ended up buying a plotter!
way i see it you depend on your Nav electronics (and our charts) so I bought a product to do the job.
glad i did by the way!
download maptech or raytech and try it though.
stephen
I looked into using my laptop,but ended up buying a plotter!
way i see it you depend on your Nav electronics (and our charts) so I bought a product to do the job.
glad i did by the way!
download maptech or raytech and try it though.
stephen
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I've got Seapro Lite, no problems, v. easy to use + nice features. Interesting to hear from Ponapay what benefits there are of Seapro 2000 over Seapro Lite.
Chris_Stannard
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Laptops in boats
i have heard that one of the problems with laptops in sailing boats is that they consume a lot of power. How much does a laptop use and do you need an inverter? If it can run on twelve volts and just use 240 to top the battery up in harbour so much the better.
Which make and model do you have?
Chris Stannard
i have heard that one of the problems with laptops in sailing boats is that they consume a lot of power. How much does a laptop use and do you need an inverter? If it can run on twelve volts and just use 240 to top the battery up in harbour so much the better.
Which make and model do you have?
Chris Stannard
johna
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Have a good look at the plotter/planner software on www.neptune-navigation.com I believe it to be the best mix of electronic assistance and manual chartwork also the backup from Neptune is excellent. All at a very reasonable cost.
ponapay
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Re: Laptops in boats
I have a Sony PCG-737 and use an inverter. I have not found it uses too much power, if the engine is on there is no problem at all, but I have a large solar panel which is powerful enough to run most of the items.
The engine is run at least once daily to power up the fridge and top up the batteries.
The inverter is a PROWATT 500.
ponapay
I have a Sony PCG-737 and use an inverter. I have not found it uses too much power, if the engine is on there is no problem at all, but I have a large solar panel which is powerful enough to run most of the items.
The engine is run at least once daily to power up the fridge and top up the batteries.
The inverter is a PROWATT 500.
ponapay
ponapay
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I am not sure of all the differences but it includes those below I believe:
Search and Rescue patterns
Weather planning
Race planning and results
Simulator (allows continued logging when GPS down, provided DR input is given)
Overlays (useful in planning and if sailing in areas where there are prohibited/restricted areas - Baltic)
If it were just for those items I would probably have bought the lite version if it was around when I was buying. I guess the lite version would be fine for most people.
ponapay
Search and Rescue patterns
Weather planning
Race planning and results
Simulator (allows continued logging when GPS down, provided DR input is given)
Overlays (useful in planning and if sailing in areas where there are prohibited/restricted areas - Baltic)
If it were just for those items I would probably have bought the lite version if it was around when I was buying. I guess the lite version would be fine for most people.
ponapay
HaraldS
New member
Re: Laptops in boats
Have recently measured my laptop, a 2 year old IBM with a 600MHz PIII. It draws around 1.6A at 16V and this goes up to 3.3A when charging the internal battery. This translates to about 26W and 53W respectively.
That was on the DC side. The AC adapter showed at 230V 144mA and 296mA.
This translates into 33W and 68W. And indicates that the AC-adapter is about 80% efficient. Add to this a good inverter with 92% efficiency, then you would draw 36W and 74W form the batteries. At 12V about 3A or 6A. Assuming the internal battery is charged it would be 3A * 24 = 72Ah a day.
In short it takes more than a modest fridge, more than my autopilot in normal conditions, and about the equivalent of thre halogen spots turned on.
My wife's HP laptop, (one year old), is in the same ball park, maybe a touch worse.
I have eliminate dthe going to AC and back step, for a small (20%) saving, by using a surplus (€5) vICOR dc-dc converter to do the 16V from my 24V battery bank, at about 92% efficiency.
My big screen dedicated plotter seems to consume less, despite the fact that the backlight is a lot more powerful than on the laptop.
Have recently measured my laptop, a 2 year old IBM with a 600MHz PIII. It draws around 1.6A at 16V and this goes up to 3.3A when charging the internal battery. This translates to about 26W and 53W respectively.
That was on the DC side. The AC adapter showed at 230V 144mA and 296mA.
This translates into 33W and 68W. And indicates that the AC-adapter is about 80% efficient. Add to this a good inverter with 92% efficiency, then you would draw 36W and 74W form the batteries. At 12V about 3A or 6A. Assuming the internal battery is charged it would be 3A * 24 = 72Ah a day.
In short it takes more than a modest fridge, more than my autopilot in normal conditions, and about the equivalent of thre halogen spots turned on.
My wife's HP laptop, (one year old), is in the same ball park, maybe a touch worse.
I have eliminate dthe going to AC and back step, for a small (20%) saving, by using a surplus (€5) vICOR dc-dc converter to do the 16V from my 24V battery bank, at about 92% efficiency.
My big screen dedicated plotter seems to consume less, despite the fact that the backlight is a lot more powerful than on the laptop.
claymore
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I use Seamaster from Dolphin Maritime Software (they have a website)
I run it on my Toshiba 320CDT laptop through an inverter.
It is a really good package - easy to use and with no snags. Also has tidal graphs in realtime and projected modes. Bright green boat icon is easy to see, good all round package.
Not expensive.
regards
Claymore
I run it on my Toshiba 320CDT laptop through an inverter.
It is a really good package - easy to use and with no snags. Also has tidal graphs in realtime and projected modes. Bright green boat icon is easy to see, good all round package.
Not expensive.
regards
Claymore
G
Guest
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Thanks for this info. I believe Seapro 2000 also shows tidal arrows pertinent to the current time too, that sounds a nice gizmo, tho as Ponapay implies, there's a premium to be paid.