So my iPad foray was much more about viewing charts than anything else. I ended up with the Navionics ipad app, mostly because I wanted to see what their charts actually look like in some remote areas. I didn't try iNavX, but almost did a while back when I was looking at iPad chart software. The other thing I notice is that MacENC doesn't have quite the richness of chart support that CoastalExplorer does.Īll this said, I'll be the first to admit that my requirements are a bit different than most since we will be cruising in some pretty odd parts of the world. If they DO support it, then it's unfortunate that they do not provide more info about their products. That would certainly be my conclusion reading it now. Without any hint that the MacENC/Actisense combo can do any of this, I probably concluded it wasn't worth the time to pursue it further. But you need to be able to tell each device which GPS to use at any given time.
Then, if there is a GPS failure, you just make a quick configuration change and you are back running on the other GPS.
In N2K, you can identify each with a unique Instance number, then tell each listening device which of the two to use. There are also a number of very important N2K configuration capabilities that are really important, and one of the big advantages, for an N2K system with any level of complexity.įor example, I have multiple GPSs. Many devices just translate the N2K messages into 0183 rather than process then directly. They support the Actisense NGT-1, but I can't tell from either the MacENC site or the Actisense sight how thoroughly they support N2K. I'm now looking through their web site and I can't tell if they have natie N2K support or not.
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I was certainly aware of MacENC when I was making my nav software decisions, but it didn't get very far into the process before I rejected. Thanks for the comment and I'm glad you have enjoyed the blog. My wife and I are ready to move on to a trawler but noise is one thing we'll have a hard time getting used to. Lastly, I'd love to hear about the sound deadening treatment your boat's getting. I've found that using solar drives me to reduce/eliminate loads which in turn saves money and makes my job as chief engineer so much easier. I think you'd need at least 3x that on a Nordhaven but it might be worth it. On another note, we've relied on solar as our main power source for the last 5 years afloat in the tropics. BTW I'm not associated with the company, just love their products. We have some friends who run a 100' charter yacht/trawler in French Polynesia who use the software everyday as well. Customer service and tech support has always been fantastic. I've used them cruising various sailboats in the Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean and am totally sold. I know it's now late in your process but wonder if you've ever tried MacENC or it's companion app for the Ipad INaxX. Great job! and I particularly love the technical bits. I found it while googling "chart plotter vs ipad" and have spent the last two days reading older posts. Path of the Blazing Sarong Januat 12:23 PM
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