![]() Store: Is your Boating app archive full? Easily export all items to your laptop, and free up your mobile device’s memory. Share: Do you have boating buddies? Send favorite routes and best spots to each other, and view them on the app. GPX Import/Export: make it fun and useful at the same time.Īs part of our subscription, you can easily handle your archive with the import/export of tracks, routes and markers as a GPX file. If you have a Boating app with a different title, please read here. IMPORTANT: These new features are available in the latest version of Boating Marine & Lakes for Apple ® devices and Boating HD Marine & Lakes for Android™ devices. Exchange all your archive items in GPX format with friends, and easily share any location on the map with detailed info and coordinates. Select the “Add” button and then follow the steps to complete registration.įor up-to-date information on all things from Garmin Marine, be sure to follow us on social media on your platform of choice below.Do you love to share? Now you can easily do that through the Boating app, which includes new features for sharing. Once installed, sign into your Garmin account and then insert your accessory map card into your computer. Go to, select “discover” in the menu bar, then scroll down and select “Garmin Express” and follow the simple download steps for your computer. You may also register your accessory map cards using Garmin Express on a PC or Mac. This is found in one of two places on your chartplotter:Ĭonfigure -> System -> System Information OR Settings -> System -> System Information -> Software Information ![]() You will then be prompted to enter the Unit ID of each of the chartplotters. To do this, open the ActiveCaptain app and select, “My Registered Devices” from the “Dashboard” tab and then press the “+” button. ![]() The app will see your preloaded charts and maps when you register. If you own a Garmin chartplotter without Wi-Fi, you can still register using the app. If you own an ActiveCaptain-compatible chartplotter with built-in Wi-Fi, such as an updated GPSMAP or ECHOMAP Plus unit, you will be asked to register your devices when you connect to Wi-Fi. In order to be able to access your maps within ActiveCaptain, you need to register your maps to your Garmin account. Registering a chartplotter that does not have Wi-Fi: If a chartplotter preloaded with BlueChart g2 is owned, it can be registered to either Garmin Express or directly from the ActiveCaptain application.Ĭhartplotter and Cartography Compatibility QuestionsĬan I access my charts/maps if my chartplotter does not have Wi-Fi®?Ĭan I access my chart/maps if I have an accessory card?Īnswer: If a Garmin customer uses cartography (2012 or newer) in his/her chartplotter, he/she can use that same cartography in ActiveCaptain for free. If a preprogrammed micro/SD BlueChart g2 card is owned, it can be registered to Garmin Express and then accessed within the ActiveCaptain application. Simply register a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 micro/SD card or chartplotter with built-in BlueChart g2 charts to view within the ActiveCaptain application. ActiveCaptain can now utilize the same charts as your existing chartplotter. Customers will not be able to access previously purchased chart content if the app is removed, then redownloaded or installed to a new device.Ĭan I use my charts from BlueChart Mobile on the ActiveCaptain application?Īnswer: Mobile charts purchased for use with the BlueChart Mobile application are not compatible with the ActiveCaptain application. ![]() Customers will still have access to download the charts they own, download weather they have purchased, and continue to send and receive updates to the ActiveCaptain community. ![]() If you are looking for basic information or to download ActiveCaptain, follow this link here.ĭo I still have access to the charts I purchased on BlueChart Mobile?ĭo I still have access to the weather I purchased on BlueChart Mobile?Īnswer: Existing BlueChart Mobile customers can continue to use the application with all the content they have purchased. Below we will tackle these common questions. Many questions have arisen regarding ActiveCaptain and its compatibility with Garmin chartplotters and BlueChart Mobile. At the Fort Lauderdale Boat show last month, we announced ActiveCaptain, the app that allows you to manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere. ![]()
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