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Posted by Lola Jackson (lolaltd@…>)
OK Folks,I’m in the market for a used Chart Plotter GPS…Any for Sale?West marine says they think the GPSMAP 440…US COASTAL MARINE CHARTS…MODEL 8731754…$599.99 IN THEIR CATALOGUE PAGE 48 AT the bottom…would serve me.Advice please.Lola s/v Suvarov.

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Posted by rfurborough (r.furborough@…>)

Hello Lola,

I am a big fan of Garmin GPS plotters, I have used them since 1993 for
auto and boat use. There are a number of remanufactured units on offer
with a 1 year warranty at the moment. These are older Garmin models,
the GPSMAP 2006C and the GPSMAP 3010C but they are very good units. I
have the GPSMAP 2006C, in fact I sold my first unit with a boat several
years ago and have just bought a remanuafactered unit for my new
Freedom.

Here’s where thay can be found:

GPSMAP 3010C at $999.00
http://shop.sailnet.com/product_info.php/products_id/50029?
campaignid=16072008s10

GPAMAP 2006C at $640.00
http://www.boatersland.com/gps2006c.html

Bob

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Posted by sgaber@…> (sgaber@…>)

Bob:

I bought a Garmin 2006C on Ebay 2 years ago. I could install it on my present
boat, but its size would rewuire some modification of the fiberglass. So I’m
hollding in reserve for when I buy my Freedom.

Strangely enough, nobody has ever heard of this unit. I was looking for the mao
cards for it. At several West Marine stores I viisted, sales staff had to look
it up in their Garmin documentation to see what it was.

Mine came with no end connectors, just a bunch of colored wires. That should be
interestiing when I do go to install it.

I also have a Garmin 76 Map monochrome and an old Garmiin 120XL non-charting
GPS.
And bought a Garmin 200W for my wife’s car.

Other brands - such as Lowrance, Magellan, etc. – are good, but Garmins are
like the world standard.

When do you take delivery of your new boat? You need help installing the new
engine? I know of a good (but not cheap) mechanic in Arapahoe.

Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL

---- rfurborough <r.furborough@…> wrote:

Hello Lola,

I am a big fan of Garmin GPS plotters, I have used them since 1993 for
auto and boat use. There are a number of remanufactured units on offer
with a 1 year warranty at the moment. These are older Garmin models,
the GPSMAP 2006C and the GPSMAP 3010C but they are very good units. I
have the GPSMAP 2006C, in fact I sold my first unit with a boat several
years ago and have just bought a remanuafactered unit for my new
Freedom.

Here’s where thay can be found:

GPSMAP 3010C at $999.00
http://shop.sailnet.com/product_info.php/products_id/50029?
campaignid=16072008s10

GPAMAP 2006C at $640.00
http://www.boatersland.com/gps2006c.html

Bob

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Posted by rfurborough (r.furborough@…>)

Steve,

Map charts for the Garmin GPSMAP series are widely available and are
known a Bluechart. You can either buy blank cards and burn your own
from the Garmin Mapsource Bluechart CDROM that is updated regularly
or you can get the pre-programmed cards. I personally prefer the
CDROM route as then the Mapsource main program is on a PC or Laptop
computer and you can save your waypoint, pre-program routes etc. I
use this same program for my car GPS but with Garmins City Navigator
maps.

Best Regards
Robert Furborough


— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, <sgaber@…> wrote:

Bob:

I bought a Garmin 2006C on Ebay 2 years ago. I could install it on
my present boat, but its size would rewuire some modification of the
fiberglass. So I’m hollding in reserve for when I buy my Freedom.

Strangely enough, nobody has ever heard of this unit. I was
looking for the mao cards for it. At several West Marine stores I
viisted, sales staff had to look it up in their Garmin documentation
to see what it was.

Mine came with no end connectors, just a bunch of colored wires.
That should be interestiing when I do go to install it.

I also have a Garmin 76 Map monochrome and an old Garmiin 120XL non-
charting GPS.
And bought a Garmin 200W for my wife’s car.

Other brands - such as Lowrance, Magellan, etc. – are good, but
Garmins are like the world standard.

When do you take delivery of your new boat? You need help
installing the new engine? I know of a good (but not cheap) mechanic
in Arapahoe.

Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL