[ReelMagic]

I upgraded my Northstar GPS/Chart plotter several years ago with a Garmin 7612 GPS/Chart Plotter. I agree the Navionics App was extremely usefully with the Northstar and transferred waypoins &  routes between both. Now with the Garmin 7612 I use Homeport (on PC) and Active Captain on my IOS devices... Share Waypoints & Routes between all devices. Active Captain/Helm allows the use of IOS devices as additional displays... IOS devices become fully functional devices for navigation.... Also, when integrated via Bluetooth technology the Garmin 7612 supports text messages and cell calls.. Presents display of text messages on the bottom of the display. Additionally, it displays calling info for received phone calls and allows you to answer the phone....Its great as I wouldn't hear the phone ring  or if a text message was received when running. My 2nd GPS/Chart plotter is Furuno which provides my radar capability. A Simrad autopilot, Standard Horizon VHF, and Simrad digital depthfinder round out the dash... All in all I like my electronics..... M2C