Nolongeramember Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Hi. Im looking at purchasing either a Garmin handheld mapped GPS or Raymarine. I know the Garmin are pretty good but dont know anything about Raymarine except that it has a bigger screen, which is good. Any opinions on the Raymarine are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocofallon Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hi. Im looking at purchasing either a Garmin handheld mapped GPS or Raymarine. I know the Garmin are pretty good but dont know anything about Raymarine except that it has a bigger screen, which is good. Any opinions on the Raymarine are appreciated. I got the GPS 76 map handheld it's great. I use the bluecharts software which is easy to organise your waypoints or gps marks. All you need is a pc with a serial port. You have to pay extra for the blue charts maps though. Also I have to say I have put gps marks from a load of fishing sites into it and some say they are pinacles and reefs but the marks don't show much on my sounder. However my current sounder is sh#t and some marks are good so I think it is the gps coordinates themselves rather than the gps. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffy Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Roylo, I just bought a Garmin 72 - They are now priced at $189.00 at your favourite boating shop- down from about $350 - so exceptional value and a very good unit- very happy with it and recommend it. Cheers, Tuffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taloyoak Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Have you looked at any other brands?. I have been using Lowrance for years, both Marine and Land, mounted and handheld- simply because they provide some of the most detailed mapping available for the world. There Nautical maps are outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Have you looked at any other brands?. I have been using Lowrance for years, both Marine and Land, mounted and handheld- simply because they provide some of the most detailed mapping available for the world. There Nautical maps are outstanding. I think Raymarine uses the same maps as Lowrance. Anyone used Raymarine handhelds? How do they go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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