I've downloaded a free
chartplotter program to run on my laptop using a cheap USB
GPS. The program (SeaClear) seems to meet my needs very well, though it is not the most intuitive program I've ever seen, I've figured out how to create a route and other basic funtions and confirmed it works.
The question is, how to run my AC powered laptop while sailing. I've looked at the posts refering to
inverters, but there seems to be a mixed bag. It looks like the cigarette lighter plug
inverters leave a lot to be desired while hardwiring one or using a portable clipped to the battery has their own drawbacks.
So how should I proceed? I definitely want to power the laptop and I'd like to be able to power an LCD TV, but that is not as important as being able to run the laptop.