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16 January 2011, 11:48
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
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I have that version running with data turned off, it seems to work well enough. No idea what the data useage could be.
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16 January 2011, 11:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
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It's such a big file you should download in on your computer and sync it across IMHO. We both have it on ours and sitting in the pub after a days boating it is great for planning the next day's stuff. Once it has downloaded theres no data usage unless you use the marina photos or something. The entire chart is on the phone, and of course GPS is passive at the other end so no cost to use it to navigate either. It is a great backup, if the main plotter failed you could knock up a route on it then navigate using the compass.
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16 January 2011, 11:59
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
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Originally Posted by gotchiguy
It is a great backup, if the main plotter failed you could knock up a route on it then navigate using the compass.
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I was going to make a smart ass comment amount paper charts being a good backup too. But then I remembered the cruising speeds you like to maintain and realised a paper chart is going to have the life expectancy of a fruit fly.
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16 January 2011, 12:04
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
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Originally Posted by malthouse
I was going to make a smart ass comment amount paper charts being a good backup too. But then I remembered the cruising speeds you like to maintain and realised a paper chart is going to have the life expectancy of a fruit fly.
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Haha yes indeed. Although the Admiralty Tough Charts have had a fair few outings. Easily usable up to a cruising speed of around 20knts in calm conditions. They proved their worth on Brehat last year, although at one stage there was a conflict with the plotter and we ended up anchoring in the only place where anchoring was prohibited.....we think... but we're not really sure TBH!
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16 January 2011, 12:13
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
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I was going to say a back-up gps would be good as a back-up!
The navionics app is great for looking at stuff while sat in the pub but I wouldn't like to navigate by it!
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16 January 2011, 13:06
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Town: Alderney
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martini
The navionics app is great for looking at stuff while sat in the pub but I wouldn't like to navigate by it!
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I have used the Navionics when on other people's boats from time to time, so see if the skipper is where he thinks he is. And it works ok, but no use at all in a spot of roughers or if the april showers got the month wrong.
For a backup plotter I fancy one of these
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16 January 2011, 13:08
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: Breda
Make: Scorpion
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude 250 DI
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 368
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Thanks everyone for the answers
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16 January 2011, 16:10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Originally Posted by malthouse
For a backup plotter I fancy one of these
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Luckily the price matches the model number !!!! I still dont know why they stopped making the 276c.....I love mine....
still about if you look on ebay ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Garmin-276c-Ca...item3f0697a611
And Iphones on a boat - near water... If I had to I think I'd rather use the force to find my way home.
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16 January 2011, 16:57
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Town: Alderney
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterM
Luckily the price matches the model number !!!! I still dont know why they stopped making the 276c.....I love mine....
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Yeah, a hugely popular range of devices those. The 620 is lovely to use though, a little iPhone like it it's tactile ergowatsits. Waterproof, rechargeable built it battery, touchyfeelyscreen. Mmmmm
But for 400 quid you get an iPad which will fit in a waterproof case!
As posted before, a wifi marine hub with NMEA2000 input would be lovely. Give it time.
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16 January 2011, 18:12
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
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Originally Posted by malthouse
As posted before, a wifi marine hub with NMEA2000 input would be lovely. Give it time.
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Idea for next year is a video cable with a composite input into the Raymarine. Then you could use the iphone as a proper plotter... however the real plotter would have to be working for it to work I suppose if the mushroom packed up it might help though Although on ours we've got two so could just switch it over I s'pose.
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30 October 2011, 03:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Burntwood
Boat name: iRib
Make: Ribeye S650
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 91
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Is this still on the App Store? Can't seem to find it?
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30 October 2011, 08:35
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp plus
Join Date: Sep 2007
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May be worth giving them a ring as at the boat show they were really halpful explaining some extras on ours, I have just done the search and not presently listed yet I had an app update yesterday. I is shown on app as NAVIONICS UK and HOLLAND
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30 October 2011, 08:37
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 7,109
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Looks like it has vanished. There are other options using Imray and Admiralty charts, but they cover smaller areas for more money.
Maybe the Navionics app was simply to cheap to be sustainable.
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30 October 2011, 08:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Norfolk/Suffolk Borders
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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It does seem to have disappeared ! The Navionics.com Website trumpets a recent award for it's iphone app , and certainly doesn't mention any hint of pulling it . I reckon it's a temporary blip .
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30 October 2011, 13:46
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
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I see it as still being there? Navionics Europe West, 7.99 (34.99 for iPad )
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30 October 2011, 14:21
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
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All I can find is the ski versions for iPhone and nothing for the iPad at all.
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30 October 2011, 14:27
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#37
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Burntwood
Boat name: iRib
Make: Ribeye S650
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 91
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Gotchiguy, what version of iOS are you running? Guessing it might have been pulled for iOS 5 comparability or similar!
Sent from my iPhone using Rib.net
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30 October 2011, 16:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Buckingham
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mariner 75
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 360
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Hmmm - I had the automatic update for Navionics IOS5 on the iPad only yesterday, but it doesn't appear to be in the app store anymore !
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08 November 2011, 11:58
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Buckingham
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mariner 75
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 360
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It's all back on the iStore - so looks like they were doing an update for IOS5, but I'm not sure why everything vanished for a few days !
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08 November 2011, 12:16
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Member
Country: UK - Isle of Man
Town: Peel, IOM
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Well done. Been following this thread for ipad reasons.
But why does UK and Holland cost £44 and Europe (presumably all of it) costs £34?
I am sure some bright spark on here can tell me.
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