You still need to own Charts.. There is no substitute for them at all.
Plotters and GPS are great tools that supplement Charts, Compasses and the
like but in no way replace them.

Also you should know how to plot on a chart. Using the web to get lats and
longs for the sake of GPS at the expense of not buying a chart is crazy.

DP

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"marklan" wrote in message
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Hi Bruce
I am looking at geting a GPS to so I to am interested in your queston .I
know that most hand helds have memory that's why com.fishing boats get
****ed off if you bring one on bord.I went sailing with a friend who has
the
chart \ gps type if I recall right that pinpoints every thing bouys or
bridges or whatever as you scroll threw it given you the numbers for not
only where your at but every thing else? I can't spend that much on one so
I'll begetting the little hand held type.If you do find a web site that
gives you GPS numbers for what ever you click on a chart Please let me
know
that would be a big help and could save me from having to buy more charts.
Thanks-Mark
"Bruce" wrote in message
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Hi Guys....

Is there a website on the internet that would give me the exact lat/long
location of local buoys to set up my GPS?

Many thanks....
Bruce Matthews
Monterey, Ca