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I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al

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Cate wrote in news:f20c075f-c0b6-42ec-a39e-
:

I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al


Diesel heater?
Polar clothing?
Speedos (for later, in August)

Hell, it's going down to 34F in CHARLESTON, tonight....in March!

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"Cate" wrote in message
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I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al

Sounds like you have a decent sized sailboat.
What about a chart plotter?

If your boat was under 20 feet I'd get something like the Garmin GPSMap
60Cx.
You just missed a $50.00 rebate on that model.

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"Cate" wrote in message
...
I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al


here's a review on the 60Cx....
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/garmin-60cx-review.php

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"Larry" wrote in message
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Cate wrote in news:f20c075f-c0b6-42ec-a39e-
:

I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al


Diesel heater?
Polar clothing?
Speedos (for later, in August)

Hell, it's going down to 34F in CHARLESTON, tonight....in March!



You'd best pack up & move north east. We'll get down to about 44F tonight.

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On Sat, 8 Mar 08, Cate wrote:
I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Sounds like you're shopping for the same thing I am.
I'm betwixt and between a Garmin Map76 and a Lowrance iFinder H2O.
Either one can be had for around $150.
At the moment, I'm leaning towards the Lowrance.

Rick

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On Mar 8, 6:16 pm, Cate wrote:
I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al

Al,
The Garmin Map76CSX is a good color handheld, and you can add detail
charts for the area that you want to cruise in. Go to the Garmin
website for more info.
If you don't need all the bells and whistles, and are comfortable with
paper charts, use a less expensive non mapping version. You'll be able
to determine your position, and transpose that to the paper charts.
Most importantly, you'll always know where you are, where you've been,
and how to get back. Garmin has good customer support, and getting
repairs and replacements are quick and easy.
Larry (no I don't work for Garmin)Wilson
I do work part time for West Marine however. (full disclosure and all
that)

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"Don White" wrote in
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"Larry" wrote in message
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Cate wrote in news:f20c075f-c0b6-42ec-a39e-
:

I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to
long island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

Thanks - Al


Diesel heater?
Polar clothing?
Speedos (for later, in August)

Hell, it's going down to 34F in CHARLESTON, tonight....in March!



You'd best pack up & move north east. We'll get down to about 44F
tonight.




It's 40F on the Ashley River 10.2 miles up from the Harbor now....brrr...

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Larry wrote:
"Don White" wrote in
:

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Cate wrote in news:f20c075f-c0b6-42ec-a39e-
:

I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to
long island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

Thanks - Al

Diesel heater?
Polar clothing?
Speedos (for later, in August)

Hell, it's going down to 34F in CHARLESTON, tonight....in March!


You'd best pack up & move north east. We'll get down to about 44F
tonight.




It's 40F on the Ashley River 10.2 miles up from the Harbor now....brrr...


Wusses, it's -6 out now and 25cm of new snow and still coming down,
winds gusting to 70 klics....

Cheers
Marty

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Larry wrote:
On Mar 8, 6:16 pm, Cate wrote:
I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat. I plan to do some cruising to long
island sound, block island, up the hudson etc. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks - Al

Al,
The Garmin Map76CSX is a good color handheld, and you can add detail
charts for the area that you want to cruise in. Go to the Garmin
website for more info.
If you don't need all the bells and whistles, and are comfortable with
paper charts, use a less expensive non mapping version. You'll be able
to determine your position, and transpose that to the paper charts.
Most importantly, you'll always know where you are, where you've been,
and how to get back. Garmin has good customer support, and getting
repairs and replacements are quick and easy.
Larry (no I don't work for Garmin)Wilson
I do work part time for West Marine however. (full disclosure and all
that
I use a Map60CSx with Bluecharts, easily the best combination around.

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On 9 Mar 2008 14:14:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

If you're looking to build an effective system without spending a lot of
money, you might consider a system like the one I have. It's a low end
Garmin unit connected via the serial port to an ancient laptop running
SeaClear software. The software allows you to use the practically unlimited
library of charts from NOAA that can be downloaded from their website. Gives
a very nice display of your vessel position on the electronic chart, with
course, SOG, etc., and the charts load automatically as you come to the edge
of the one you're using.

Are you using the raster or vector charts? I was under the
impression, perhaps incorrect, that SeaClear was vector only. My
personal preference on a laptop is for the raster charts.

OziExplorer is available is for $95 and supports *many* different map
formats.

http://www.oziexplorer.com/

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On 9 Mar 2008 16:03:01 -0500, Dave wrote:

I can't get too excited about such things. I download the .bsb and .kap
files from noaa, and on the screen the charts on SeaClear look just like the
paper charts.

The bsb/kap charts are raster format, i.e., look just like the paper
charts.

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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:43:51 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On 9 Mar 2008 14:14:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

If you're looking to build an effective system without spending a lot of
money, you might consider a system like the one I have. It's a low end
Garmin unit connected via the serial port to an ancient laptop running
SeaClear software. The software allows you to use the practically unlimited
library of charts from NOAA that can be downloaded from their website. Gives
a very nice display of your vessel position on the electronic chart, with
course, SOG, etc., and the charts load automatically as you come to the edge
of the one you're using.

Are you using the raster or vector charts? I was under the
impression, perhaps incorrect, that SeaClear was vector only. My
personal preference on a laptop is for the raster charts.

No - SeaClear uses the common BSB raster charts, as does Ozi.

OziExplorer is available is for $95 and supports *many* different map
formats.

http://www.oziexplorer.com/

--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

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On 9 Mar 2008 14:14:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:16:16 -0800 (PST), Cate said:

I would like some advice on what type of GPS Handheld to buy for
navigational use for my sailboat.

If you're looking to build an effective system without spending a lot of
money, you might consider a system like the one I have. It's a low end
Garmin unit connected via the serial port to an ancient laptop running
SeaClear software. The software allows you to use the practically unlimited
library of charts from NOAA that can be downloaded from their website. Gives
a very nice display of your vessel position on the electronic chart, with
course, SOG, etc., and the charts load automatically as you come to the edge
of the one you're using.

Doesn't work! Couldn't find a single NOAA chart listed for the Bay of
Thailand or the West coast of Thailand, Burmese Border to Malaysia.

Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct email address for reply)

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On 10 Mar 2008 09:52:05 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:12:17 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
said:

Doesn't work! Couldn't find a single NOAA chart listed for the Bay of
Thailand or the West coast of Thailand, Burmese Border to Malaysia.

Guess you're out in the cold, Bruce. But he did say he intended to sail in
Block Island Sound, Long Island Sound and up the Hudson. Plenty of charts
for those areas.

The guy that posted about using the NOAA files just said hook up the
GPS and download NOAA charts. I probably should have added a smiley to
my comment as I was just pointing out that his answer wasn't correct
everywhere...

I do use the GPS - computer hookup with Cmap files though and find
the large screen much more useful then a chart plotter's small screen.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct email address for reply)