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iam relatively new to this forum ,but have been using it as a valuable resource for close to a year now. This is my first post on any forum,so here goes nothing. I hail from Bowleys Quaters marina on the chesepeake bay in baltimore md . I bought a 1981 27 ft catalina last sept . I have been bringing her back to life all winter and spending every extra moment in the boat yard getting her ready to launch in three weeks. I prob was a bit ambitioious with the amount of work I decided to do on her ie bottom paint , new topside paint and nonskid and deck paint , new stove install and galley counter resurfacing ,led lighting threw out, full atomic 4 tune up,all the bright work and while trudging threw repairing every blemish and Imperfection along the way but that's how I am. Iam 75% done but nearing the end after tearing out the non functioning electronics in the cockpit iam stuck with the desicion about navigation and depth . I know there are many threads on this site concerning this but some are dated. I will be a weekend sailor and plan on adventuring in time as far as my skills will take me as they progress! I was thinking about a depth sounder and a hand held gps and to force myself to grow comfortable navigating with charts and a site compass. But iam reading more and more about iPad navigation. I have a 1000 dollar budget but part of me wants to keep my set up as simple and reliable as possible any suggestions for my begening system wud be appreciated !
iam relatively new to this forum ,but have been using it as a valuable resource for close to a year now. This is my first post on any forum,so here goes nothing. I hail from Bowleys Quaters marina on the chesepeake bay in baltimore md . I bought a 1981 27 ft catalina last sept . I have been bringing her back to life all winter and spending every extra moment in the boat yard getting her ready to launch in three weeks. I prob was a bit ambitioious with the amount of work I decided to do on her ie bottom paint , new topside paint and nonskid and deck paint , new stove install and galley counter resurfacing ,led lighting threw out, full atomic 4 tune up,all the bright work and while trudging threw repairing every blemish and Imperfection along the way but that's how I am. Iam 75% done but nearing the end after tearing out the non functioning electronics in the cockpit iam stuck with the desicion about navigation and depth . I know there are many threads on this site concerning this but some are dated. I will be a weekend sailor and plan on adventuring in time as far as my skills will take me as they progress! I was thinking about a depth sounder and a hand held gps and to force myself to grow comfortable navigating with charts and a site compass. But iam reading more and more about iPad navigation. I have a 1000 dollar budget but part of me wants to keep my set up as simple and reliable as possible any suggestions for my begening system wud be appreciated !