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Old 09-27-2007, 10:35 AM   #1
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I am looking to get a handheld gps for my buddy who just got a boat. He will be mainly putting around Boston harbor and the islands....Any ideas?
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Old 09-27-2007, 11:00 AM   #2
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The handhelds really suck up batteries fast, He may want to go with a mounted unit.

That being said, I've had a Magellen 315 since 2001 and it still works like a champ.
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Old 09-27-2007, 02:57 PM   #3
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garmin makes some nice products.
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Old 09-27-2007, 06:26 PM   #4
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I had a Garmin for years before I bought a mounted Garmin, They are great, I bought a power cable cause as stated they use a lot of batterys, but with ther power cable the batterys were just for back up.

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Old 09-27-2007, 09:39 PM   #5
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Garmin's the way to go. Easy to use. Buy fixed mount with biggest screen you can afford.
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Old 09-28-2007, 08:37 AM   #6
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I have a nice little handheld GPS plotter. It is a Lowrance Atlantis and was preloaded with charts and cost about 250. For me its a great back up unit.
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Old 09-28-2007, 10:22 AM   #7
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This works on land or sea with a 8 hour battery...


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