Willlllllllllllllbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..

I am sold on the Lowrance. The unit I like :: H20 color blue.

The price is $220 or there abouts. Then, the Nav software is $64.

So,, for $280 or about .. not bad.

The Garmin software doesn't cover hardly anything and you have to deal with
unlock codes etc. I hate that ****.


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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
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Wilbur ,,, the Andy Rooney of boating ..

I looked at the Lowrance H2O.. I can get one fairly cheap..

What about the software? I couldn't seem to figure out the software.

Is this like Garmin ,, buy the unit and then buy the chart software ..
Garmin calls it Blue Chart of something.

Does the Lowrance come with the charting installed?

Tell me about the chart software..


The unit comes with a built in world map but it has very little detail.
For serious navigation you should get the detailed maps which are stored
on little secure digital chips.

You can buy a blank or full secure digital chips that slip into the secure
digital chip slot in the battery compartment. The Nautic-Path secure
digital chip (NP-USA 108-129) has detailed charts of the entire U.S.
coastline, Great Lakes, Bahamas, Hawaii and Alaska. Here's the link:
http://www.lowrance.com/Products/Map...th/default.asp You can
see the detailed coverage area in blue. It's quite extensive. The charts
have tide tables and graphs, marinas and other points of interest, nav
aids, contour lines - the works. The unit also can use the Navionics
secure digital chart chips which some people like better. You can also get
a secure digital card burner that connects to your computer via USB and
you can make your own custom secure digital cards. You can also by highway
map secure digital cards. See Map Create link on the left on the above
web page.

That should give you some idea of what's going on.

Wilbur Hubbard