Navman Tracker 5380i Chartplotter any good?

[stevelcqld]

Hey

Looking at adding a GPS / Chart Plotter to my rig. Looking at the Navman Tracker 5380i Chartplotter or Northstar 538I ( Same one)

Any word on if these are ok or any issues?

Cheers,

Steve

[scottishguy]

I have the Navman 5380i and it's not bad. GPS seems to fix pretty quickly.

Display could be a little clearer though and the ability to interface with a PC would be nice.

[Leighton]

Had 2 in different boats, both have done the job
The first unit was installed ( factory ) to close to the sounder and would often drop out. It was a matter of turning the sounder off and the unit would locate satellites again.
The second unit had the external antenna and was a little slower to locate but never dropped out

[ronnien]

steve,
i have had 1 for just about 2 years now & am very happy with it.
it is spot on.. coming up on the mark & look at the sounder & there it is, cant ask for better then that! how much $ is the 1 you are looking at?

ron.

[ronnien]

i lie, only had it for under 12 months ( just checked).
mine cost $512 & $ 147 for the local c-map, also the c-map has all the zones in their different color's.

ron.

[stevelcqld]

hey

The one I am looking at is $499

Cheers

[davo]

My only grip with Navman is the cost of PC connectivity. The program costs about $300!! At least with Garmin they even work on the free software.