April 26, 2010 12:05
I have a new ipad and a new old sailboat (1991 Catalina 28). It certainly will be cool and cheaper to use what I already have for navigation, I'm just not sure it will work and seek the advice of all who have gone the path before me.
My plan is to sail the northern Chesapeake, but in Rock Hall on Saturday my verizon mifi could not get a signal, so the ipad had no connectivity.
I spent money on the Charts and Tides app which just doesn't seem all that impressive, but I'm hesitant to buy anything else knowing something better will come out weeks later.
I have a hackintosh I can dedicate to the boat, does it make sense to get a gps usb antenna and use that, maybe networked to the ipad.
Also, is there a way to output the mac gps signal to my VHF radio?
My plan is to sail the northern Chesapeake, but in Rock Hall on Saturday my verizon mifi could not get a signal, so the ipad had no connectivity.
I spent money on the Charts and Tides app which just doesn't seem all that impressive, but I'm hesitant to buy anything else knowing something better will come out weeks later.
I have a hackintosh I can dedicate to the boat, does it make sense to get a gps usb antenna and use that, maybe networked to the ipad.
Also, is there a way to output the mac gps signal to my VHF radio?