I like my Garmin 640 which came with coastal charts for all US waters. The unit is not too popular, was pricey, but also included roadmaps for US and Canada and has a good screen. I recently paid $100 for an update and that seems ridiculous in that the info is generated by government surveys and available for free from other websites. I still like the dual feature and use it whenever I travel. Took it to Seattle, Annapolis, NYC, and Boston and used it to check out distant harbors around the country. It's a major help when running the Inland Waterway to avoid grounding in the shallow bays. Love the tide charts for strategizing when I need a good high tide, to run our 6 ft draft over a 4 ft section of ICW for the annual haulout. Sounds dramatic, but it's simple timing.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "dwight veinot" <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 11:38:27 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List how did you all make out at the boat show? Sorry Rich…bad choice of words, I assure you that I would never cheat… sounds like Garmin e charts are cheaper now but back when I bought that disk you didn’t get much for your money…OTOH the Cmap card for my little Standard Horizon unit which I got before the Garmin blue charts gives a lot more coverage per dollar…got the Garmin blue charts for my handheld unit which is one of my backups…still carry a bundle of paper charts that together are so heavy I can hardly lift them anymore…no big rocks or shoals have relocated as far as I have noticed but many of the navigation aids have disappeared over the last few years. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
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