CliffA
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- Dec 29, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2001 Sea Ray 340DA
Name: 'Happy Place'
4.5kW West. Generator
Purchased Nov. 2014
Fresh Water Use
- Engines
- Twin Merc. 6.2L (MPI)
640 hp (Total)
Raw Water Cooled
V-Drive Transmissions
smartphone Navionics app....
i am currently 'between' GPS's as my faithfull handheld Lowrance H2Oc just died on me....i have been wanting to upgrade to a 5" screen marine GPS anyways, but right now i don't have the extra funds to do so...so in the interim i downloaded an app on my Droid 3 smartphone from Navionics (Navionics Mobile - $10) that is a marine navigation app....it has access to maps for all of the US coast and inland lakes that have a good amount of detail and a search function to find POI like marinas or restaurants....you can also plot routes, track your routes, and save favorite locations and include photos if wanted....it also has lots of other features that you would want and need in a GPS.....i have a suction cup 'dock' for this phone as well that i mount to the windshield that keeps the phone charged and keeps the screen on all the time in the 'landscape' orientation...i use the phone now as a GPS when i am driving and it works very well...i was thinking i can use the phone and dock in my boat for a marine GPS for the time being until i can get a regular marine GPS....i have not tested the Navionics app on the water yet but i have used it to track my drive to and from work and have marked a few favorite landings on local lakes...it seems to work well...
has anyone used this app on the water and if so how did it perform?....i know i can't get the phone wet during bad weather so that is one limitation i have to consider....
thanks...
cliff
i am currently 'between' GPS's as my faithfull handheld Lowrance H2Oc just died on me....i have been wanting to upgrade to a 5" screen marine GPS anyways, but right now i don't have the extra funds to do so...so in the interim i downloaded an app on my Droid 3 smartphone from Navionics (Navionics Mobile - $10) that is a marine navigation app....it has access to maps for all of the US coast and inland lakes that have a good amount of detail and a search function to find POI like marinas or restaurants....you can also plot routes, track your routes, and save favorite locations and include photos if wanted....it also has lots of other features that you would want and need in a GPS.....i have a suction cup 'dock' for this phone as well that i mount to the windshield that keeps the phone charged and keeps the screen on all the time in the 'landscape' orientation...i use the phone now as a GPS when i am driving and it works very well...i was thinking i can use the phone and dock in my boat for a marine GPS for the time being until i can get a regular marine GPS....i have not tested the Navionics app on the water yet but i have used it to track my drive to and from work and have marked a few favorite landings on local lakes...it seems to work well...
has anyone used this app on the water and if so how did it perform?....i know i can't get the phone wet during bad weather so that is one limitation i have to consider....
thanks...
cliff
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