Navionics Charts Coverage _ Help Needed

[bardfromedson]

i just did the lowrance update and still didn't help

[Copper Moon]

That is exactly what one of the guys from Harbour Chandler told me at the boat show. He said hang on to the 13x.

I thought Dane (HC) told me it was because of CHS moving to align with international "standards". It seems unclear, but I would hold on to any older chart chips until the smoke clears.

[bardfromedson]

i was just informed by lowrance that the new navionics gold are not working in a lot of older units. i have a lcx 19 and 27 and the chip will not work. awsome. now its find an older chip or get new units. any advice?

[Whole in the Water]

That is exactly what one of the guys from Harbour Chandler told me at the boat show. He said hang on to the 13x.

This is aboslutely right. Hang on to your old Navioncis gold and platinum chips! The new ones (even the new platinum plus) have less detail and bottom contours. Why? Because the Fed Govt. is cutting back on the level of detail in the digital charts they make available (which all the chart vendors have to use).

Why? Cost cutting measure I guess as the new international shipping requirements for mapping only need the deepest contours and the shallowest, with not much detail in between as big ships don't really need this info. All I know is that the Feds have the detailed contours data, our tax dollars paid for it, but they aren't letting us use it anymore. Got to like it eh - NOT!

[Hook'Em Hard]

So can I get a paper chart that has full detail? I am really dissapointed with my platinum plus chip I paid good money for this. You look on the american side and there is great detail on all areas including border bank then you scroll to the border and right at the border a ton of bottom contours just stop. They are on the american side but not the canadian. There is more then twice the detail on the US side yet the chip is called vancouver island.

I want my money back.

[Rockfish]

This is aboslutely right. Hang on to your old Navioncis gold and platinum chips! The new ones (even the new platinum plus) have less detail and bottom contours. Why? Because the Fed Govt. is cutting back on the level of detail in the digital charts they make available (which all the chart vendors have to use).

Why? Cost cutting measure I guess as the new international shipping requirements for mapping only need the deepest contours and the shallowest, with not much detail in between as big ships don't really need this info. All I know is that the Feds have the detailed contours data, our tax dollars paid for it, but they aren't letting us use it anymore. Got to like it eh - NOT!

Thank you Mr Harper.

[bardfromedson]

Harbor chandler just sold me a new gold chip. Last model before the newest one for 150. They said it will work on my x27 and will have all the detail.