GPS question

[THEFERMANATOR]

I use a GARMIN GPSMAP 76. They have come down in price dramatically lately, and you can get the BLUECHART CD and upload detailed maps to it as well. I used mine on a 1300 mile voyage before with ZERO problems. The $3K STANDARD MARINE CHARTPLOTTER(1 year old) quit on us leaving BOSTON and bound for FLORIDA, so we used my GARMIN all the way back. Plus I used the basemaps on the drive up to BOSTON and back to FLORIDA in the truck.

[tsubaki]

Check and see what kind of software is available for the different handhelds.
The one theferm has is great.
I have the old one without maps but have the program to move tracks and waypoints to the PC and transfer the waypoints back to the GPS.

[spareparts]

http://www.charlestonfishing.com/for...il.asp?id=5318

try these

[macojoe]

Way back when I had a Garmin 12 hand held, no chart just numbers, and after going to were I wanted and putting ll numbers in I never never never got lost it was the balls!!

Garmin all the way!! That being said I got great deal on a standard Horizon this winter brand new, going to give it a shot, if I no like there will be a North Star on there faster then you can blink a eye!!

[csvencer]

GPSMAP 76 with bluecharts. You can get the unit new for $150 so I am sure you could find one for about a hundred bucks. That will get you what you need but I highly recommend getting the bluecharts to go with it. They are worth every penny. The nice thing is that you can do all your plotting, course layout, waypoints, etc on the computer then just download them to the unit.

-Svence

[greateastern]

Garmin Summit HC it is a hand held that works in your car and with the blue chart on the boat, or in the trail it will track you as well. So if you know were you are going in the day time, it will bring you back home in the night. works off batt. It is a true boater friend.

[cfelton]

I found a Garmin Map76 for 140.00 new in box. Ill see if I can swing me one for the summer.