I am in the market for a color
GPS Chartplotter. I intend to mount outside, near the
wheel, and am looking at units with screen sizes in the 5 inch to 7 inch range. Practical Sailor did a helpful review of these types of units a few months ago, which identified a few units that appear to meet my needs, such as the
Garmin 182C, Standard Horizon 150/170, Simrad cp33 and Furino 1850W. One of the big decisions is what type of chart will be used. Most of the machines use either C Map or Navionics, while
Garmin has its own proprietary Blue
Charts. Some have told me that the Blue Chart is the best program on the market at this time, and for this reason, stay with the
Garmin unit. Looking for thoughts on the units and the software choices listed above, positive or negative.
Thanks. Jon