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Hi I am looking for some help and suggestions on what instruments would fit with what I have.
At present the boat (38 CC GRP) has a Raymarine 435i Chartplotter + wind + auto-pilot-control-head, all on a Navpod at the wheel. Below decks the only navigation is a handheld Garmin GPS 76Cs and paper maps.
I am looking to upgrade things. I intend installing radar (broadband), AIS(Tx/Rx) and want a setup that could display/control all these things, both at the helm and below decks.
AFIK there appears to be no way to leverage the map cartridges used in the 435i without replacing the 435i. I would rather not buy and run two different map types, actually 3 map systems if you include the Garmin charts as well.
Some initial thoughts:
Option 1 – Replace the 435i at the wheel with a multifunction display/repeater that fits in the 435i cutout in the pod (does such a thing exist?). Install a multifunction display below deck that can be used for radar, plotting, AIS, display weather overlays etc. Tie it all together.
Option 2 – Leave the 435i where it is and purchase maps for a dedicated navstation laptop. Perhaps using the same charts as the Garmin 76Cs, if there is any advantage there. The only problem with this solution is that the helmsman will not be able to see or control the radar or the AIS information.
Option 3 - Any suggestions
The Navpod is expensive so what ever replaces the 435i would preferably fit into the cutout or at most be just a little bit bigger.
I have a few spare laptops that I could use e.g. two for personal use and as backups to a dedicated ship computer, but I don’t feel I must use these if there are other better solutions.
Perhaps the laptop should be in a addition to multifunction displays. Can anyone recommend any particular multifunction display?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
At present the boat (38 CC GRP) has a Raymarine 435i Chartplotter + wind + auto-pilot-control-head, all on a Navpod at the wheel. Below decks the only navigation is a handheld Garmin GPS 76Cs and paper maps.
I am looking to upgrade things. I intend installing radar (broadband), AIS(Tx/Rx) and want a setup that could display/control all these things, both at the helm and below decks.
AFIK there appears to be no way to leverage the map cartridges used in the 435i without replacing the 435i. I would rather not buy and run two different map types, actually 3 map systems if you include the Garmin charts as well.
Some initial thoughts:
Option 1 – Replace the 435i at the wheel with a multifunction display/repeater that fits in the 435i cutout in the pod (does such a thing exist?). Install a multifunction display below deck that can be used for radar, plotting, AIS, display weather overlays etc. Tie it all together.
Option 2 – Leave the 435i where it is and purchase maps for a dedicated navstation laptop. Perhaps using the same charts as the Garmin 76Cs, if there is any advantage there. The only problem with this solution is that the helmsman will not be able to see or control the radar or the AIS information.
Option 3 - Any suggestions
The Navpod is expensive so what ever replaces the 435i would preferably fit into the cutout or at most be just a little bit bigger.
I have a few spare laptops that I could use e.g. two for personal use and as backups to a dedicated ship computer, but I don’t feel I must use these if there are other better solutions.
Perhaps the laptop should be in a addition to multifunction displays. Can anyone recommend any particular multifunction display?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.