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With great respect - I have never seen the point of such setup ... especially now that Navionics is available on a phone / tablet ...

Why would nobody nick your 20yr old engine? I’m sure e-outboards are quite nickable given they weight less but I have wondered if they...

Raster charts are for dinosaurs.

Blimey ... I read replies and think some have lost the plot !! (forgive the joke !!) As I understand it - the 2010C plotter is not a...

I think half the time I’ve set it, I’ve forgotten to cancel it in the morning and then soon after we’ve hauled the anchor in I hear a...

After a couple fo hours working I'd forgotten that I was testing something and had used the phone for several other things. Even on a...

That was my guy feel on reading the OP's post. I'm guessing he's ruled out Spot (which looks at a glance to be cheaper?)

Bear in mind that some of those prices are approaching half a Starlink subscription so if battery isn't an issue that may be worth a...

It’s not a silly question at all, because whilst that’s obviously what you want the operating system does clever stuff to save battery...

Really? Its been a feature in chart plotters I’ve owned for at least a decade… of course, designed with all the usability of any chart...

Be careful under bridges.

YLOP questions (overlapping with JFOWLER): (1)-(3) for the removable battery type yes both ePropulsion and Torqeedo offer 12V and mains...

Ian, Thats a really helpful summary for those who might be tempted. I guess the "big" point you've not covered is charging. So: 1...

I have on several occasion had 'helpers' do the wrong thing, or more often nothing useful at all, but as one who has often sailed...

I can see why you’ve reached that conclusion but: - not everyone in the marina is a mariner: friends, visitors, nosey people etc… - not...