I finally switched to a chart-plotting GPS in preparation for a kayak trip along the Georgia coast, where there are lots of back channels, creeks and rivers to navigate when it's too rough outside. I bought the Garmin GPS 478, a relatively small, waterproof unit with a generous screen, and I love it. In addition to having preloaded charts of all coastal and Great Lakes waters, it also has road maps and works in your car.
Check it out at: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=148&pID=402 Gordon M-17 On Mar 3, 2008, at 9:44 AM, jim sadler wrote: > Ahoy Skippers > > This weekend we rounded the W. end of Catalina (on my cousins > Catalina 310) > at midnight a sailed into Catalina harbor. My old GPS gave me > fixes which I > plotted onto a chart to see our track and make sure we were not going > aground. There was no visibility and I found myself hallucinating > in the > night and spending way too much time plotting our track. > > I decided if we make it through this and I could get back to the > form I > would ask you skippers if you are using GPS systems with plotting > capabilities? > > What are the hot systems? > > Capt,n James A Sadler > skipper sailing vessel Pelican M15 > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
