Wanted: Navionics cf card wanted uk/north west

[Andyparky]

Hi , anyone out there have a navionics cf card for sale ? To fit a raymarine rc530
Also camel trophy bits and bobs

[beerbelly]

i bought one of ebay only 40 quid the seller had lots all different areas and countrys

[Andyparky]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

i bought one of ebay only 40 quid the seller had lots all different areas and countrys

Recently ? Il get on and have a look.. thanks 👌🏼

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

i bought one of ebay only 40 quid the seller had lots all different areas and countrys

CF, Compact Flash? They’re obsolete now.

[Andyparky]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

CF, Compact Flash? They’re obsolete now.

Like this I am told it takes
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[willk]

CF has got very spendy, probably due to rarity. Not sure I'd spend much buying it - if you have serious plans to RIB, maybe put the money toward more modern kit. Combo Plotter/Sounder units will slot in somewhere handy...

[Andyparky]

Originally Posted by willk

CF has got very spendy, probably due to rarity. Not sure I'd spend much buying it - if you have serious plans to RIB, maybe put the money toward more modern kit. Combo Plotter/Sounder units will slot in somewhere handy...

It’s got the raymarine rc520 , no card .. st60 multi gauge , st60 wind indicator , fish /depth finder , all ray marine .. simrad vhf .. it’s got a fair bit of kit . Just old .. was just tryng to get things up and running

[willk]

Originally Posted by Andyparky

It’s got the raymarine rc520 , no card .. st60 multi gauge , st60 wind indicator , fish /depth finder , all ray marine .. simrad vhf .. it’s got a fair bit of kit . Just old .. was just tryng to get things up and running

Yeah, if I was in your shoes, I'd stick all that vintage goodness on Ebay. It's 20yo electronics that have been in a marine environment. Would you rely on a 20yo laptop? I understand the desire to refurb an older boat - but electronics?

[Andyparky]

Originally Posted by willk

Yeah, if I was in your shoes, I'd stick all that vintage goodness on Ebay. It's 20yo electronics that have been in a marine environment. Would you rely on a 20yo laptop? I understand the desire to refurb an older boat - but electronics?

Completely agree with what your saying , it won’t be doing any big trips , this will be going to around Holyhead that’s about it .. I was after bringing back the history of the boat , and what it was like back in 2000 .. but it wouldn’t hurt to upgrade along the way

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

CF, Compact Flash? They’re obsolete now.

just looked through the files of stuff relating to my rib and it was a c map i bought cheap card is labeled m-ew-y200 UK and Ireland that one is in a lowerance elite fs 7 works perfectly .
i also have navionics UK and Ireland that i paid full price for in 2016 in an older lowerance elite 7 will this older still be supported to be honest i haven't tried to update either of them .does much change at sea in 10 years ?

[beerbelly]

just done a quick search will this be ok ebay item :374327030114

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374327030...Nrwzb5k&edge=0

[Andyparky]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

just done a quick search will this be ok ebay item :374327030114

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374327030...Nrwzb5k&edge=0

I seen this last night , with a thought of getting a cf to sd card adapter.. would this then work ? Sorry for my lack of knowledge on this part , it’s something that I am slowly learning

[Fenlander]

>>does much change at sea in 10 years ?

Well I guess say in Scotland's rocky areas the topography will be the same but in the shifting sands and mud of my local area loads can change. Then there's buoyage and new developments such as marinas and pontoons etc to consider.

Mind you to sibbers and small-medium ribs operated in daylight maybe not too much of an issue using older charts if you refine info with local pilot notes from online and other sources.

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by Andyparky

I seen this last night , with a thought of getting a cf to sd card adapter.. would this then work ? Sorry for my lack of knowledge on this part , it’s something that I am slowly learning

why the one i linked to is a 2024 card should work as is .
( if im wrong please say so as id hate to be giving a bum steer )

at £54 a bargain i paid £165 in 2016 for mine
i would message the seller to confirm its ok for your unit

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

>>does much change at sea in 10 years ?

Well I guess say in Scotland's rocky areas the topography will be the same but in the shifting sands and mud of my local area loads can change. Then there's buoyage and new developments such as marinas and pontoons etc to consider.

Mind you to sibbers and small-medium ribs operated in daylight maybe not too much of an issue using older charts if you refine info with local pilot notes from online and other sources.

i dont do any night time boating and generally only north east coast and north west Scotland . iv yet to have any issues

[Andyparky]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

why the one i linked to is a 2024 card should work as is .
( if im wrong please say so as id hate to be giving a bum steer )

at £54 a bargain i paid £165 in 2016 for mine

With my understanding the raymarine rc530 takes the old CF card ? Not SD ? .. again I may be completely wrong and I will hold my hands up 🙌

[Fenlander]

>>at £54 a bargain i paid £165 in 2016 for mine

I'm guessing yours in 2016 was a legit one at that price, these Ebay ones will be copies. Not judging, just saying.

Digital chart pricing seems something of a black art these days. When I needed charts for my new plotter this year I found Garmin no longer sold all of UK & Ireland as one, you have to buy an area at a time for £150 (discounted by some legit suppliers). Luckily the South coast one covers right round from our local area to the Scillies so only had to buy one... until we get back to Scotland in the future.

Yet you can buy the Garmin Echomap 45c loaded with all of UK and Ireland for just £313 (from Cactus) so you only need to use it in two areas and the plotter itself is effectively free.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

>>at £54 a bargain i paid £165 in 2016 for mine

I'm guessing yours in 2016 was a legit one at that price, these Ebay ones will be copies. Not judging, just saying.

Digital chart pricing seems something of a black art these days. When I needed charts for my new plotter this year I found Garmin no longer sold all of UK & Ireland as one, you have to buy an area at a time for £150 (discounted by some legit suppliers). Luckily the South coast one covers right round from our local area to the Scillies so only had to buy one... until we get back to Scotland in the future.

Yet you can buy the Garmin Echomap 45c loaded with all of UK and Ireland for just £313 (from Cactus) so you only need to use it in two areas and the plotter itself is effectively free.

Garmin bought Navionics, effectively creating a monopoly. Other plotter manufacturers are now beholden to Garmin to supply the ubiquitous Navionics charts. By rigging the pricing, Garmin can make their products look cheap compared to their competitors.

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by Andyparky

With my understanding the raymarine rc530 takes the old CF card ? Not SD ? .. again I may be completely wrong and I will hold my hands up 🙌

sorry im not very tech savvy i didnt know there was different formats .when iv bought these i just asked if it was compatible with my unit they say yes i buy

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

sorry im not very tech savvy i didnt know there was different formats .when iv bought these i just asked if it was compatible with my unit they say yes i buy

Compact Flash (CF) is a very different beast to SD. As mentioned earlier it's an obsolete format. It's physically about 4x the size of a SD card & much lower data capacity. The CF card fits into a watertight slot on the Raymarine kit. I don't know if a SD/CF adapter would work, as it may interfere with the closing of the waterproof cover. I think the best that the OP can hope for is finding someone with an old CF card that they want to sell.