I've been trying to make due with paper charts, and reading the gps
coordinates on them, but I have hoping to have the island names, coastal
points of reference, and buoys on the gps.
I'll look at the 76 and see what I can do with it.
thanks for clearing up the mapping issue.,
John

"Marshall Banana" wrote in message
...
Also Sprach John Cadella :

I bought a Garmin 72 over the weekend while on vacation at Lake George,
NY
for about $150.

When I got home, I wanted to load in a chart for the areas I power boat
in
Connecticut, and realized no cable was included in the package. I see
Garmin has a kit 010-10489-0o for $118 online plus shipping - this is
almost
what I paid for the GPS!

Well, several people have provided you links to cables, but no one has
informed you that unfortunately, the GPS 72 cannot display maps. About
all you can do is create waypoints on your PC, and transfer them to the
GPS.

Would I be better off returning this unit and getting a more complete
handheld GPS with cables, software etc?

You might be interested in the Garmin GPSMap 76, which is the same size
and shape as the GPS 72, but can dislay maps. www.tvnav.com is a very
reputable company, and has them for $250 new or $200 remanufactured. It
includes the PC interface cable. It comes with a built in basemap
including major roads and coastlines, but does not include marine
charts. That is provided by the Bluechart software, which TVnav sells for
$110.

Dan


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