GPS replacement

I find the handheld units' screens to small to see properly. Thats why I switched to a Garmin 420 GPS in my last yacht. Pain that they are no longer available. Looks like some of the Garmin handheld units are pretty expensive.

From a quick search this looks like the cheapest GPS unit around with a decent size screen. One good thing is that B&G are compatible with OpenCPN so you can connect and transfer all the log data to your computer. I have a 8 year old B&G chartplotter on my current yacht and it works fine. B&G support is better than Garmin.

www.whitworths.com.au/b-g-vulcan-7-chartplotter-display

Ilenart

Would an ap like this do the job ?
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinygarage.saildroid&hl=en_AU

All you'd need would be an old Android smartphone , tablet or similar with built-in GPS and you'd have a choice of screens from 5" to 10.1" or more. Just don't fall overboard, at least until they include MOB.

The old line you steer down is still the best way. Buy a real stand-alone GPS with all the traditional features.

www.chsmith.com.au/Products/Furuno-GP-39-GPS-Receiver.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw5vz2BRAtEiwAbcVIL1NOAqwIwkaTCT9KG7zjFPT2VKPm78mQ8wGCXTU1cxLPI3rXkLE7MBoC4yoQAvD_BwE

Thanks for the advice. It seems like I have to pay as much for an old type GPS as a small plotter. Oh well, probably back to using the handheld in the cockpit with the tablet on the bulkhead and computer inside (I can see inside the catamaran's cabin fine from the helm, and who is on the helm for long anyway offshore?")

cheers

Phil

Thanks Bob - that would be just the ticket but it is discontinued! Uggh. I would have thought I could get a simple GPS for less than a plotter. Maybe there is a GME GPS lurking somewhere but I can't find one.

Stand alone GPS get a BU-353, plug into your PC with OpenCPN, use a Wifi router to Output to your tablet to save battery usage on Tablet.
With on board PC's, use for Navigation and nothing else, no surfing net etc, and don't load updates, it should remain stable. I use a little mini PC from Kogan, 12v, 1.5A Win10, and small, works like a dream.

Thanks for the tips I will follow them up. The handheld idea is probably not going to fly - because I am 53 and I sometimes need glasses. I checked with my Garmin 72 handheld and it is pretty small.

I like the idea of getting a dedicated tablet and not using it for anything for anything but navigation - no updates - they drive me mad. I am a teacher and have sat in front of a class doing some rapping at the class whilst the PC decides to do an update for 15 minutes. Quite aggravating.

Thanks Cisco - I was thinking of one - I have a Garmin 72 - but I would rather not need glasses to read the numbers and I can't see the handheld's numbers that well in poor light.