Quandary
Well-Known Member
The horizontal instument panel above the hatch in the cockpit of our Moody has the usual three ST50s which are to one end and then at the other end an ancient NZ made plotter on a balljoint screwed to the panel. it still works but the display is faded and the maps and information are of limited use, I never use it but do not want to remove it and leave a scar. I suspect it is supposed to send co-ordinates to the VHF but it seems not to be receiving them so this needs to be addressed.
It occurred to me that I might buy a similarly mounted Raymarine Dragonfly Fishfinder with GPS and install it in its place, ( there is not room for flush mounting here) I do not want a fishfinder but a daylight viewable GPS in the cockpit would be useful. I am told I could get an app to send a replica of the display to my tablet on the chart table? Raymarine say these things can use Navionics, CMap or their own Lighthouse charts which include Imray, the latter appeals to me more than the first two but I am dubious because of the sketchy sales blurb. I would still expect to have to do the serious route planning and waypoints etc using Seatrak on my laptop dow below. The Dragonfly hardware is becoming obsolete but is massively discounted in most of the places it is still availlable.
Is this another daft idea?
It occurred to me that I might buy a similarly mounted Raymarine Dragonfly Fishfinder with GPS and install it in its place, ( there is not room for flush mounting here) I do not want a fishfinder but a daylight viewable GPS in the cockpit would be useful. I am told I could get an app to send a replica of the display to my tablet on the chart table? Raymarine say these things can use Navionics, CMap or their own Lighthouse charts which include Imray, the latter appeals to me more than the first two but I am dubious because of the sketchy sales blurb. I would still expect to have to do the serious route planning and waypoints etc using Seatrak on my laptop dow below. The Dragonfly hardware is becoming obsolete but is massively discounted in most of the places it is still availlable.
Is this another daft idea?
