You can power the ipad from the 12V accessory outlet and it is hard to find a spot to mount a real depthfinder on a skiboat otherwise that is a great idea
Navionics & inavx are expensive! I was really hoping the Navionics app would work on my iPad since I bought it for my iPhone, but you need to buy the HD version for the iPad which is $50+. Guess I'll just keep using the iPhone w/ Navionics for simple charting & a laptop with the NOAA chart viewer at home for trip planning.
Let me see... Propeller cost is ??? each time or Navionics at $50 one time? The biggest problem with I-Phone/I-Pod is that the GPS is not accurate enough for what you need. The second biggest issue (at least on my i-phone) is that the maps are not as accurate as needed. Unfortunately, you will need to learn the lakes at a slow safe speed or be prepared to buy several props. Lest you think I am pointing a finger at you, I damaged more than one prop learning my near-by river the hard way.
TerryMSU
I am using a flytomap application, good price comparing with Jep and Navionics , named all in one, nice details on contours and spot soundings, you can see your lake on this free viewer :
viewer.flytomap.com.
If the result is not matching your expectation I suggest to call navionics and get more info about their app in such place before to buy the ipad app due to the price 50 bucks!.
I have FlyToMap installed, but haven't used it on the iPad. I'll have to check that out. Didn't know about the http://viewer.flytomap.com site. Neat!
I have FlyToMap installed, but haven't used it on the iPad. I'll have to check that out. Didn't know about the http://viewer.flytomap.com site. Neat!