On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:14:14 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

My "problem" with the smaller chart plotters (I have one, a Standard
Horizon), is that when you zoom in to see bottom depths and details, the
area covered is so small it isn't much good for navigating,

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Exactly right, ideally you need both, and a laptop/GPS is a relatively
inexpensive way to do it.