Best SIMPLE Non-Speaking GPS For Mexico
My son-in-law just asked me to get him a GPS. I told him he would probably have to keep it double sealed in zip=loc bags on his 24' lancha. A basic GPS with good reliability up to 5 miles offshore ...
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The Garmin website could be a place to roam.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/browse.ep?cID=205951&filters=cOnTheWater+c519&sorter=price-asc
We had a couple boats with a couple GPS/fishfinder/depthfinders about 10 years ago but are not up on the current products. We only had Garmins.
Why a fishfinder too? You can see the bottom and also fish - this helps to make sure you don't run aground and other things. Depends on what the boat will be used for. We were divers and used the GPS and fishfinder to find specific places to dive - we could see contours that showed reefs or rocks way down below.
A GPS must have maps. On water you need charts of the specific area the boat will be used. We bought SD cards of our area to get the charts. Some GPS will have charts built in but depends on where the boat will be used.
A chart will show depths and a depthfinder will show depth where you are to help determine if you are on course.
To find your way out to a location and back to the harbor it is good to have tracking - draws a line on the chart.
Waypoints are used on water to chart a course. Charts are used to identify underwater objects as well as those above. If there are buoys you chart from point to point along the route.
We used ours around islands in the Caribbean for about 6 years - we had lots of underwater obstacles to avoid and they were on the charts. We had to chart the route to avoid the rocks and reefs - which could mean several waypoints. We eventually had a list of dive sites saved in the computer as waypoints so we could find a specific spot again.
There is a lot to it. I have no idea why the on water ones cost more than the road map ones considering we can buy a GPS with every road and street in all of North America with a 7" screen for around $200 while half decent on water GPS start around $500.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/browse.ep?cID=205951&filters=cOnTheWater+c519&sorter=price-asc
We had a couple boats with a couple GPS/fishfinder/depthfinders about 10 years ago but are not up on the current products. We only had Garmins.
Why a fishfinder too? You can see the bottom and also fish - this helps to make sure you don't run aground and other things. Depends on what the boat will be used for. We were divers and used the GPS and fishfinder to find specific places to dive - we could see contours that showed reefs or rocks way down below.
A GPS must have maps. On water you need charts of the specific area the boat will be used. We bought SD cards of our area to get the charts. Some GPS will have charts built in but depends on where the boat will be used.
A chart will show depths and a depthfinder will show depth where you are to help determine if you are on course.
To find your way out to a location and back to the harbor it is good to have tracking - draws a line on the chart.
Waypoints are used on water to chart a course. Charts are used to identify underwater objects as well as those above. If there are buoys you chart from point to point along the route.
We used ours around islands in the Caribbean for about 6 years - we had lots of underwater obstacles to avoid and they were on the charts. We had to chart the route to avoid the rocks and reefs - which could mean several waypoints. We eventually had a list of dive sites saved in the computer as waypoints so we could find a specific spot again.
There is a lot to it. I have no idea why the on water ones cost more than the road map ones considering we can buy a GPS with every road and street in all of North America with a 7" screen for around $200 while half decent on water GPS start around $500.
