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Originally Posted by sailingdog
Did the course come off the GPS or is that from someplace else?? |
The course was just a map image downloaded from the charter website, which I then "penciled in" our course in Photoshop. It is close to accurate.
The
Garmin 276C unit on the boat was excellent, however. At first, I thought the screen would be too small and hard to read in direct sunlight, but it turned out to be great. We used it constantly on the trip, and it was a great learning tool for the kids, who fought for "chart plotter" duty.
If I had $700, I wouldn't mind having one on my C&C 27, but for river sailing I should be able to survive with paper
charts.
Jim H