GPS Advice
 

Alright guys, the wife has agreed to get me a GPS for our anniversary at the end of this month. I am not going to be able to spend as much as I want but I have a couple of hundred to play with. I know I want a Garmin I am just not sure of what model. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

handheld? chartplotter? auto?

you tell me. I need something that will get me from point A and back. I need something that will have maps and I can add way points to. I am pretty ignorant about the matter. We have a handheld at work that I use on a regular basis. I am pretty sure I don't want a handheld.

well is it just for ur boat or do u want to take it out

Get one with Mapsource software that comes with it.
I have the Mapsource software on my laptop. When I get GPS numbers, I can put them in the software and download to the computer, or I can put them in the GPS and download them to the computer.
Every time I change something, I save the changes to a USB drive and/or a CD.
If anything goes south, I have the software to back up. Or if I get a new GPS, I can use the numbers I already have to download to the new GPS, I don't have to input each set of numbers, one at a time into the GPS, I just dump them all at one time.
And I have the maps in the software, so I can see where I am going before I get in the boat.

get the one that floats and has color. garmin 76xs i think?

Inshore? Freshwater? Offshore?? Yak? Inguiring minds want to know.......

Do you want one that has a sounder also?

Check these out

http://cgi.ebay.com/GARMIN-GPSMAP-17...item2a06385113


http://cgi.ebay.com/GARMIN-GPS-CHART...item3a59a91d4a


http://cgi.ebay.com/Garmin-172c-Mari...item2eac22c458

Thanks Bob I will check into those. Did you get my text about Thurs and Fri?

Inshore-for getting back into the marsh. I want to be able to get way back and then get way back out.:*****:

No just the GPS is fine. I have a Depth Finder that came with the boat.

This is what I have. Awesome unit. Even works inside my house. I put a RAM mount on my boat so that I can snap it in and then it's like a dash mounted GPS.

thegpsstore.com has the 76xsc on sale now