On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:25:00 -0400, "Maloney's" <pmaloney1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Can anyone recommend products I should consider that gives me a ****table
>chartplotter/GPS and auto navigation all in one device. I can think of
the
>Garmin 378/478 and the Lowrance Iway 600C. Any thoughts?
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I have the previous version of the Garmin, the GPSMAP276C with the
land and sea package. I love it. When we go ashore in a strange place,
it's small enough to put in a pocket or my wife's handbag for finding
our way around on the bikes. With the larger models you lose the
capability to use it on internal batteries and carry it everywhere you
go. The built in tide info is also great. I use mine in conjunction
with a Panasonic toughbook on board, running the Garmin Mapsource
software, cityselect, and bluecharts, which is nice for planning
ahead, and getting cursory information on where to find restaurants
and other shoreside services.
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