I just got back from our cruise near the cape (Boston, P-Town, Oak
Bluffs, Newport, Block and Mystic). I have to admit, those who
criticized my whining about Garmin were right on.

I unquestionably endorse the Garmin 182C. The first day out of Noank
(launching at Splicers and going around to Noank Village Boat Yard in
Pea soup fog) was almost easy with the unit and Blue Chart cartography.
Without it, I might still be out there.

It was an easy unit to tailor to our needs (tailoring the data on
pages). Easy to see in day light (did not rain once on our voyage).
Easy to plot courses ahead of time, adjust them on the fly and get
valuable data when other instrumentation broke down (e.g., Speedo).

I had complained about Garmin releasing the unit, updating their
software, then charging for the cable required to update the unit (and
also requiring a PC rather than a Mac). I had bought a power cord
without the computer port fitting.

Garmin sold me the required cord for the same price (allowing me to
return the cord I bought) and I borrowed a PC for the download. Piece
of cake

Like I said whining. Sorry if anyone paid attention to it and deferred
buying a great GPS unit based on my say so. No one who gets this unit
will be disappointed (unless they'd rather have the 2000 series with
the bigger screen and access for two chips).

Harlan

--
Tro respond, obviously drop the nospam!

I had the same issue with the 175... then one day I bit the bullet and
got the 2006. Nice thing is if you buy any blue chart type... get the
BLANK 16 or 32MB cartridges and the Blue chart CD. Then you can UPLOAD
the waypoints from the 175 and send them to the 2006 (etc). (While at
the same time you get an easier way to upg the 2006 charts). THEN, you
can edit waypoints on your home PC and download to BOTH units and you
always have a backup with your routes, etc.

d

Jeff Morris wrote:
I'm glad it all worked out for you - you cruised in most of my favorite areas of Southern
New England. I've been envious of the new Garmin units, but my 6 year old Garmin 175
still works too nicely to replace - maybe next year.
--
-jeff www.sv-loki.com
"The sea was angry that day, my friend. Like an old man trying to send back soup at the
deli."





"Harlan Lachman" wrote in message
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I just got back from our cruise near the cape (Boston, P-Town, Oak
Bluffs, Newport, Block and Mystic). I have to admit, those who
criticized my whining about Garmin were right on.

I unquestionably endorse the Garmin 182C. The first day out of Noank
(launching at Splicers and going around to Noank Village Boat Yard in
Pea soup fog) was almost easy with the unit and Blue Chart cartography.
Without it, I might still be out there.

It was an easy unit to tailor to our needs (tailoring the data on
pages). Easy to see in day light (did not rain once on our voyage).
Easy to plot courses ahead of time, adjust them on the fly and get
valuable data when other instrumentation broke down (e.g., Speedo).

I had complained about Garmin releasing the unit, updating their
software, then charging for the cable required to update the unit (and
also requiring a PC rather than a Mac). I had bought a power cord
without the computer port fitting.

Garmin sold me the required cord for the same price (allowing me to
return the cord I bought) and I borrowed a PC for the download. Piece
of cake

Like I said whining. Sorry if anyone paid attention to it and deferred
buying a great GPS unit based on my say so. No one who gets this unit
will be disappointed (unless they'd rather have the 2000 series with
the bigger screen and access for two chips).

Harlan

--
Tro respond, obviously drop the nospam!