C-Map chips/charts

[Abro]

Can anyone give me their opinions/experience with these? I am looking at a GPS that uses these, and I am sure which type to get. I am aware of Navtronics, but not C-Map. If I could ask what type of chip you have. We do mostly 50/50 fishing/cruising in the Chesapeake bay.

Thanks in advance.

Kevin

[davepen]

My (older) Raymarine chartplotter uses the C-Map NT+ chips.

The chip I have for the Great Lakes is very good. The chip I have for the Upper Mississippi is just okay.

C-Map is owned by Jeppesen (now a Boeing company). There is an interesting comparison of electronic chart formats here:

http://www.bluewaterweb.com/electronicchar...omparePlans.asp

[rrrwel]

I used C-Map on a Furuno 1650 and Nortstar also on the Great Lakes. Worked well.

[neveras]

Just my 2cents,I use C map on a furuno 1650 on a boat I run part time and Navionics on a A series Raymarine on my personal boat .Both units are good but the C map is a little slower to refresh.I prefer Navionics Gold or silver for chart plotting.

[Greg Manning]

I had C-Map on my last boat and C Map Max on my new VX-2 stuff. I like it and they have good customer service when I have needed to transfer points and have help with computer to plotter. I like the PC Planner software a lot for referencing your data on the computer. It has proven to be very accurate both inshore in the ICW and offshore.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Greg Manning