Ain't it always the way? *" I now see the slightly better version of my unit on sale for about half what I paid about 4 years ago."* * * Bill On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Don White <princecraft49@gmail.com> wrote:
I've been using my Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx for a few years now. At the time it wasn't cheap.. especially when I added the BlueChart America for my home waters and the Topo map for Canada. Even in a small boat I love to see my water depth and the most practical way to navigate on coastal waters. It even covers the major lakes in this area.. or at least some of them that connect to the ocean. BTW I now see the slightly better version of my unit on sale for about half what I paid about 4 years ago.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Bill Wickett <billwick@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Gordon. Welcome to the list. How long have you had your M17 and where are you located?
As far as GPS goes, we use a Garmin 78s. You could use an Iphone with the Navionics chart app. Could also use an Ipad (needs to be 3G or 4G to have full GPS, but you don't need to activate the data plan). Ipad might be a bit large for use in an Mboat.
Fact is, most of our Mboat sailing is line of sight, or conning. We keep a paper chart in a plastic sleeve in the cockpit for reference and mostly use the GPS for checking speed, time to next waypoint. Sometimes use it in tight channels to get a larger scale view of hazards. We were out for 2 weeks in August and did not use the GPS more than 1/4 of the time sailing. 116 nautical miles, lots of gunkholing.
Bill Wickett Makin' Time M17 #622 Cambridge, Ontario
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Karen Saville <karen.saville@yahoo.com
wrote:
Hi, my name is Gordon Saville and have just joined. I have a M-17 would like to get more information on GPS sysems. Any information you might have would be appreciated.