Isn't there some cheaper way, like a cheaper gps from ebay that can
interface with maybe some $150 Mac software? Grand total: $250 maybe?

Stephen

wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 16:42:01 -0400, "Charlie Cassidy"
wrote:


The basemap of the GPSmap 76 includes navaids and major highways. You can
download Blue Charts for depths and other marine detail and maps from Topo
or MetroGuide for additional land detail.



The navaids on the basemap are not numbered or identified in any way. I have a
GPSMAP76s and the extra $130 for the bluechart CD was worth every penny in added
features, detail, and usability. The difference is night and day. The base map
is really just far too basic by comparison.

BB


"Mike Wagenbach" wrote in message
.com...

Trying to chose between these units, primarily for sailing.

I have only Macs, but can borrow a PC, so the software is somewhat
inconvenient but can be updated occasionally. So, the built-in
database is an issue. The Garmin website specifically mentions
nautical navaids in the GPS 76, but not in the basemap for the GPSMAP
76. Does the GPSMAP really lack bouys, etc, in the basemap?

Mike Wagenbach
Seattle