AussieCraig
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 16, 2013
- Messages
- 179
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- The Salty Swallow - named by wife
- Vessel Make
- Private builder - 50' Trawler
Greetings, I have a 49 foot custom trawler and the GPS just died...she also has an older model furuno radar and a separate older sounder. All are installed on the main station in the helm, no separate stations.
I will mainly be in the GOM with trips further afield as my experience and confidence increases. Now to my question - would I be better off with a laptop based nav system with a separate fish finder/depth sounder deal or better off with a dedicated all in one unit ? Any recommendations regarding brands/models that you have found successful ? Is radar worth the added money until I am heading on longer voyages ?
Lastly, is there any websites, books etc that cover all the basics of nav electronics etc ? Thankyou all agin,
Craig
I will mainly be in the GOM with trips further afield as my experience and confidence increases. Now to my question - would I be better off with a laptop based nav system with a separate fish finder/depth sounder deal or better off with a dedicated all in one unit ? Any recommendations regarding brands/models that you have found successful ? Is radar worth the added money until I am heading on longer voyages ?
Lastly, is there any websites, books etc that cover all the basics of nav electronics etc ? Thankyou all agin,
Craig