[Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice

Ronald Lipton ronald.lipton at gmail.com
Sat Feb 4 10:46:06 EST 2012


There are a bunch of waterproof ipad and iphone cases available, including 
one with a vacuum port.  I usually keep my iphone in a pelican box, but I have 
to take it out of the case to use it. There are some reviews at:
http://www.ipadaccessories.com/general/waterproof-ipad-cases/

Ron
On Feb 4, 2012, at 9:34 AM, Geoff Farrell wrote:

> I believe you can get water resistant cases for the Ipad. Additionally, I
> see people using their Ereaders (specifically Kindles) outside and at the
> beach all the time. I think with reasonable care you will be fine.
> Certainly, people use their laptops on board all the time and I would
> suspect an Ipad would be much more water resistant than a laptop.
> 
> On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 8:52 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Art,
>> How much moisture will the iPad tolerate? I'm not so sure it is suitable
>> for a marine environment????????
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 2/3/2012 9:03:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> cover-man at comcast.net writes:
>> 
>> iPad is  an excellent gps platform.  It is also the best choice for movies,
>> music,  and on and on.  A recent cnet article reported that most users do
>> not  access 70% of their downloaded apps - in my case very true, although
>> the
>> other  30% are really valuable.
>> 
>> Art
>> 
>> Have a nice day!
>> 
>> On Feb 2,  2012, at 8:09 PM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> My brother-in-law (who sails a J109 out of  Annapolis) uses his Ipad and
>> it is pretty good, but only as a secondary  unit.  One problem is that you
>> can't integrate it with you autopilot and  other instruments.  That's why I
>> prefer the GPSMap 478.BK
>>>> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:29:55 -0600
>>>> From:  geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
>>>> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS  Choice
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, great article. I second their opinion  on INavX. I use it on my
>> Ipod
>>>> Touch. I really want an Ipad but  they are so darn expensive. I'd have
>> to
>>>> cut in to my liquor budget  to afford it and I'm not willing to do that.
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu,  Feb 2, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Chris Cowie
>> <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Practical Sailor has a good review of ipad options.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>> 
>> http://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_14/features/ipad_nav_apps_10715-1.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Christopher P. Cowie
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please consider the environment before printing this  email.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original  Message-----
>>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org  [mailto:
>>>>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of  Geoff Farrell
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:33  AM
>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>>>> Subject: Re:  [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is anybody using  an Ipad for navigation?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012  at 8:16 AM, Bob Keller
>> <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I tend to  agree.  I use a Garmin GPSMap 478 because it is a portable
>> (not
>>>>>> handheld) chartplotter that has all the maps for  NA.  Portable works
>> for
>>>>> me
>>>>>> because I  use it on both my powerboat and R-22.  But as a
>> chartplotter,
>> 
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