"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Because you're a really smart fellow, anyways, and ALWAYS
keep a paper
chart 'n pencil course plotted every hour in case the
computers screw
up,
does it really matter if the chart plotter has the finest
picture money
can
buy?



Larry. obviously you're correct. My little GPSmap 76 is
all I need and
I really could just dig out my old Garmin 38 and even that
would be
fine since I have paper charts.
But sailboats are not about "needs" so much as "wants." I
love boats
and the fun associated toys that go with them. Now I have
some kind of
safety valve that keeps me from spending 8K on a networked
radar/GPS
system, but a small mapping GPS is really no huge expense
and fun for
the "are we there yet?" crowd.
I'll probably just go with the Garmin with the pre-loaded
blue charts
and be done. They are down to 599.00 now.


cheap is as cheap does.