Tablet and GPS

Skippermark · 05-22-2023, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

You def need a cellular capable iPad, however it does not have to be connected to a cellular provider. They are just the only ones with a GPS chip. Once you get the Navionics app up and running, you can download map so there is no lag.

Woodsy

Yes, great point. Even though I use the app on my iPhone, I always pre-download the maps so I'm not sitting there waiting for it to download over a slow or non-existent connection if I'm in an area with bad coverage.

Descant · 05-23-2023, 11:36 AM

Skippermark, thanks for the detailed post. I never thought much about height until I looked at your screenshot. I can't fit under the Long Island Bridge, so that area is one that just isn't "in my vocabulary". My daughter has a smaller boat with no electronics, so we could use the iPad to advantage on her boat. It appears the app, with "height" inserted would take me through the Hole in the Wall or around Little Bear, either of which is my normal route.

05-23-2023, 11:36 AM	#2
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,479 Thanks: 1,390 Thanked 1,667 Times in 1,086 Posts	Skippermark, thanks for the detailed post. I never thought much about height until I looked at your screenshot. I can't fit under the Long Island Bridge, so that area is one that just isn't "in my vocabulary". My daughter has a smaller boat with no electronics, so we could use the iPad to advantage on her boat. It appears the app, with "height" inserted would take me through the Hole in the Wall or around Little Bear, either of which is my normal route.