Bateau Ivre
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During my last trip the display on my Raymarine C80 began to jitter and then ultimately blacked out. I assume this is due to the souther heat and age of +10 years old. None the less, it needs to be replaced. I prefer to replace it with the same model or the E80 since the Radar is a RD218 radome and isn't supported by the newer units on the market (As or Es). All connections would be the same including the satellite weather receiver that I have installed. There are several available on eBay. The question I have is what is really the difference between the C80 and the E80? I doesn't appear that Searay connected the Smart system to my C80 an was wondering if that was a connection possibility to the E80? From the last 8 years of operating it appears that the C80 is independent of the smart system information. Looking for recommendations with C or E but I don't want to buy new due to the cost. I do have Navionics on my smart phone and iPad so forget that.