Seems to be legal but I feel cheated

[Plevier]

as it was std original equipment

Exactly!
A boat nav chip isn't!

 

[Plevier]

No but on a thread of this length I'd expect a more apposite analogy to be thrown in.

Quite apposite.
You buy the CD player hardware then buy the CDs for the music you want to play.
You buy the chartplotter hardware then buy the chip for the area you want to sail.

 

[sailorman]

plotter chips have a value, easy to up-grade to another area.
my present car has the whole of europe unlike a c-map

Quite apposite.
You buy the CD player hardware then buy the CDs for the music you want to play.
You buy the chartplotter hardware then buy the chip for the area you want to sail.

 

[Tomahawk]

Glad to hear you are on the water again..

Regarding the navionics chart.. how up to date was it? Anything over a couple of years old... you would probably do better buying yourself an up to date one...

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