"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 12:19:25 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 11:26:22 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

You obviously found your way back to the computer. Whattya need the
thing
for, anyway? :-)

Actually, it's kind of neat to use on some of the local lakes - you
get a good idea of the contours and can match up the finder with the
GPS.

Also, I've been up on Lake Qinsigamond in Shrewsbury which is in a
very deep valley when fog just came up and you can't see the front of
the boat. It's a big help getting you back to the launch ramp safely.

And it's a great spare for the big boat - just plug it in if the main
GPS drops off, push a couple of magic buttons and I'm back on line.

Actually, it's time I got one. I was on Keuka Lake (Finger Lakes) this
weekend, trying to find some fishy places mentioned in a fishing guide
book.
The book had big numbered dots on the maps, referring to comments in the
accompanying text. But, we could not spot any numbered dots floating in
the
water. Result: Skunked.

It's them damned speed boats - they keep running over all the best
spots in the water and ruin things for all of us. Then they replace
the spots and the damn slow boaters like Chuck and Wayne steal them
all because they don't want to alter course - takes effort when
cruising at that slow speed to turn the boat.

Just can't keep good spots on the water anymore - not like the old
days I'll tell you what.

If you are looking for a basic, no map, just a plain old GPS, works on
Double A batteries just so you can get an idea of what's what, compare
position to chart, etc, I have an old Magellan 310 that I'd be willing
to part with - it's not worth much, so I'd be glad to send it along to
somebody who can use it.

Tom, I might be interested. I'm trying to match the model # up with info on
older models at their site, but the units all seem to have names like
"explorist", etc. Does yours fit into one of those categories?