ranger58sb
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- Ranger
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- 58' Sedan Bridge
Chris, what do you use in place of Time Zero for navigation?
The Furuno TZT16 MFD at the helm is now our primary. Trying to get used to vector charts, gradually weening myself away from raster charts due to the NOAA changes... but we can still split screen and run NOAA vector on one side and NOAA raster on the other if necessary for whatever reason. Free annual updates, assuming they continue that practice.
At the helm, the now-secondary system is a 12" Garmin 7612xsv MFD that came on the boat... one generation older now... but left in place because the attached radar is decent and the attached DST at least works. I could split that screen and display radar on one side, chart on the other... but that's starting to get a bit small. $100/year annual updates.
Backed up by Aqua Map on a tablet when we're expecting to be running in known skinny water (e.g., some places along the AICW). Chart updates often, modest annual software fee.
Very occasionally backed up by iSailor on an older tablet (Wartsila isn't introducing a version for the latest Android OS). Mostly used for guests, so they can wander around the bridge and still see a nav display.
Mostly I use TimeZero in the cabin for planning... and for track capture... and then the display is available for anyone down below in case they want to watch our progress. Chart updates are the same files as for the TZT16.
I don't have depth, radar, AIS, etc. connected to the ship's laptop for TZ. Never bothered, given it's so far down our pecking order. I think, but don't know, the new TZT16 does something wirelessly. If so, I might look into whether the newer version of TZ might be able to receive depth and AIS etc. wirelessly. Not because I need it; more so just because it's (might be) there.
-Chris