Terry-
You'd be better off finding an older, discontinued
Garmin like the 192C. This model has a much larger screen and has all the US Coastal
charts built-into the unit. I'd imagine it wouldn't be that much more than the
Garmin GPSMap 76Cx, which is a more expensive
handheld. The GPSMap 76Cx is about $300... and you can probably get the 192C for $400 or so.
If you want a newer model, get a GPSMap 440, which is about $500. If you got the 76Cx and two sets of
charts, you'd have spent the same amount of money but have fewer
charts and a much smaller screen.
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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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