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Anyone use a tablet computer in the everglades for navigation?

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We carry a Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet on board our big boat as a backup to our Garmin 7012. The tablet is a WiFi only model (no cell) and has a great GPS that works everywhere. It's an Android device and we use the MX Mariner app which gives great info. One of the things we really like about MX Mariner is that it incorporates Active Captain info so you have current (as of you last synch) info from other boaters.
Look on the florida sportsman forums for egret boat forum. Look up the Florida Marine tracks thread. FMT is a special chip with incredible imagery (better than anything else out by alot) as well as routes and shortcuts for the entire state. For the everglades especially - there is nothing like it. It will show you all kinds information due to the quality of the imagery - however - it only works on navico units. I have it with a simrad nss7 evo2 -and it has found me lots of new ways to go and new spots. Keep the phone for a backup, get a navico unit and FMT for state of the art.
 
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