Just a got new iPAD Mini (which I didn't want, but it was free....).

Anyway, want to make use of it on Lake Erie and Florida Bay. Have used SeaClear2 on my laptop for navigation, but want to the iPAD for this purpose now (since it is smaller).

SOOO......looks like I'll need a BadElf GPS receiver, 30pin adapter (since it's a minipad), and some sort of stand to mount it to my dash in front of the steering wheel up under the windscreen.

WHAT APP???? Thanks for suggestions.

Crazy that they did not put a gps rec in the Ipad mini.

My suggestion, buy a pantech element on ebay for $200 bucks. It is water proof to 30 ft, and has a gps sensor built in. Then download the Navionics software for $15 US and Canada.

This works good if you have a smooth surface.
http://www.amazon.com/Fonus-Universa...+suction+mount

Then just hard wire an adapter to a hot wire behind the dash.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...-plotters.html

Great app I use around the bay here is called flytomap it's free plotter gps. Check it out

Navionics. I have it on my iPhone/ ipad as a back up to the Garmins. Works great and is dead accurate.

Dual makes a better GPS. I use it with my aviation maps on my iPad.
http://xgps150.dualav.com
The Bad Elf fell out a lot.