Artimas
New Member
Hello everyone!
We are new boat owners and recently purchased a 220 Sundeck. We spend most of our time cruising locally up and down the intracoastal waterway. I apologize if this has been asked before, but I did use the search function before asking this and came up with very little.
I'm looking for an inexpensive handheld GPS that shows channels as well as channel markers, and other basic pertinent marine info. We are not very adventurous, and only need something simple for short trips. Don't need any other fancy functions such as auto. I don't want to leave any electronics in the boat when we're not using it.
I almost purchased a Garmin Colorado 400c and looked at the Oregon 400t, but the screen was small and seemed too dim to see well in sunlight.
I saw that the Garmin 550 Nuvi can take a bluechart2 and was wondering about that as an option. Any other suggestions will also be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks!
We are new boat owners and recently purchased a 220 Sundeck. We spend most of our time cruising locally up and down the intracoastal waterway. I apologize if this has been asked before, but I did use the search function before asking this and came up with very little.
I'm looking for an inexpensive handheld GPS that shows channels as well as channel markers, and other basic pertinent marine info. We are not very adventurous, and only need something simple for short trips. Don't need any other fancy functions such as auto. I don't want to leave any electronics in the boat when we're not using it.
I almost purchased a Garmin Colorado 400c and looked at the Oregon 400t, but the screen was small and seemed too dim to see well in sunlight.
I saw that the Garmin 550 Nuvi can take a bluechart2 and was wondering about that as an option. Any other suggestions will also be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks!