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    Stocking stuffers for spearfishers

    Looking for stocking stuffers for your special guys and ladies that love spearing? I started a list below. Please add your own suggestions (asking for a friend) 1. spear tips 2. mask jiz 3. wetsuit cleaner 4. Navionics chip for chartplotter (for some added personalization mark some of...
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    eXXpedition- women saving our oceans

    I discovered Exxpedition, an all-female research expedition to investigate the causes of and solutions to ocean plastic pollution. What an amazing experience for young women (or any women) around the world! Navionics is an Official Supplier of eXXpedition About Us - eXXpedition Even if you...
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    Stay safe- update your charts and apps

    A friend of mine recently ran aground and did some serious damage to his boat (thankfully nobody was injured) due to allegedly inaccurate charts. However, when we dug into it, turns out my friend had not updated his navigation charts or the navigation app. Personally I use Navionics app on my...
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    Mark dive spots from your couch

    Anyone tried plotter sync with their Navnionics app? you should be able to mark dive spots from your Navionics app on your phone (say if you're looking up numbers online or something) and see them on your chartplotter.
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    AIS available on Navionics Boating app?

    Did ya'll see that AIS is available through the Navionics app now?! https://navionics.com/usa/features/ais This is a feature that was historically only available to pretty high end equipment. I could definitely see this being a huge help in low vis areas. Has anyone tried this yet?
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    Crazy Evacuation Stories

    Being from the FL east coast and having a toddler, we decided to evacuate for Dorian as it approached us as a Cat 4 (and later a Cat5) storm. We went over to St. Petersburg on the FL west coast and figured we could do some boating over there since it was supposed to be nice weather on that...
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    Getting our young son involved?

    Our son is 2 now and we've been trying to get him involved in diving (at a very basic level, not actually diving, of course). We look at pictures of reefs and fish and he helps choose potential dive spots. We have also been trying to get him using the Navionics app (in a VERY basic way), showing...
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    Platinum plus chips

    Got an email about this today that the Navionics platinum plus chips are on sale for $30 off until August 11, 2019- just a community service announcement in case you were looking to do an update. Blog: http://bit.ly/30ZS7yp Product: http://bit.ly/2LToICP
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    Navigation app

    Diving on the east and west coast of Florida and using an app on my phone so that i can keep track of spots even when it's not my boat, I've used a lot of different apps to navigation and tracking. What is your favorite app for this?
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    Sonarchart Shading to find ledges and reefs

    Navionics has added a SonarChart Shading feature which uses shades of blue to highlight bottom contours (see pic). It seems like this would be a quick way to identify potential ledges. Anybody have any experience with this? Satellite Overlay with SonarChart™ Shading
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    Charts updated after Cat5 hurricane

    Charts in the Fl panhandle have now been updated to reflect the waterway changes that happened due to the Category 5 hurricane, Hurricane Michael, that ravaged the coastline last year. This is a huge help for local boaters since much of the waterway and contours were changed due to the storm...
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    Has anyone tried SonarChart Shading to find ledges and reefs?

    Navionics announced recently a new feature that shades the water on the charts based on the depth so it's easier to identify bottom features, including reefs and ledges. Here is the article about it: Satellite Overlay with SonarChart™ Shading And the charts that include that are on sale this...
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    Locomotive Engine 3666

    If anyone verifies for sure you can use Community Edits from within the Navionics app to add a note to the chart so other Navionics users know as well. Just tap on the chart where you find the wreck, click the ? that pops up as part of the crosshairs and click Edit Map.
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    Garmin finally revealed their plans for Navionics!

    Many of us Navionics users have been on the edge of our seats waiting to see what Garmin's plans are with their Navionics acquisition. After months and months of silence Garmin finally talked at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show announcing that they are releasing a new cartography product that...
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    The Great Loop

    I know many of you are not just scuba divers but also serious boaters. If you or anyone you know are interested in cruising the Great Loop check out this free webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5674805303673798913 Even if you cannot make the webinar this Thursday November 20th at...
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    Planning your dive spots made easier

    Navionics just added a feature called FishingRanges that lets you shade the chart at different depth ranges. Great for fishing... but even better for diving! I can now mark my freediving range, my diving range and my friends' tech diving range (yea I have no desire to go deeper than 130 ft...
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    Updates in the Bahamas

    Plana by LunaBuna posted Jul 19, 2018 at 2:50 PMWe're headed to the Bahamas soon and figured we should update our charts. Ran across this article: Major updates to Bahamas and South Florida There are a ton of updates on the Navionics charts in the Bahamas (so be sure to update your charts!)...
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    Florida Keys changes since Irma?

    Has anyone been diving/boating in the Florida Keys lately? I went out briefly and even on a short trip saw a lot of changes out there. I updated my Navionics charts and OMG, there are a lot of differences! What changes have you all noticed? Are they marked on the charts? Here are a couple of...
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    Best S. Florida dive spot for brand new diver

    A couple of you asked about my experience... I am no longer a beginner diver but I will be taking a friend that only has a couple of dives under her belt.
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