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dependo
#1 Posted : Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:53:19 AM(UTC)
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Would like to buy a good used chart plotter gps. Anyone got one laying around. Don't have much $. wife spent it all on the grandchrildren. wayne
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:54:14 AM(UTC)
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Advice from the resident cheapskate:

Buy the cheapest Garmin chart plotter you can find (in B &W), then spring for a Blue Chart software package (with the up to date charts). Next, hook it to a laptop with a cable and fire it up using FREE N-Route software from Garmin. The result is a HUGE, color GPS that rivals units that sell for many thousands of dollars.

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#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:43:20 PM(UTC)
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When first bought Bluechart, 8 years ago, I was pleased to find it had the ability to plot the current GPS location. After I installed my first update that feature dissappeared, which I did not realize until AFTER I had unknowlingly "converted" all my 200+ GPS waypoints to the new format and was unable to go back to the earlier version. The plotting software "addon" was now only available for purchase, I was not a happy camper but I was not yet in a position to need a chart plotter.

Earlier this year I found a program (GPSbabel) at http://www.gpsbabel.org/downloaded.html that could convert me back but the old Bluechart now felt clunky next to the latest version, and I had already bought a Standard Horizon Chart Plotter from a friend for $800 which I felt was a steal, but now I can hook up that 32" LCD.

After hopeless searching the Garmin site for the download I've given up. Jeff, please post the link
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:34:12 PM(UTC)
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:....."now I can hook up that 32" LCD. "

What are you running, a cruise ship!

Jeff (with his puny 14 " LCD screen)
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#6 Posted : Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:50:37 AM(UTC)
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Thanks, Jeff. Can I use a hand held chart plotter? Wayne
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#7 Posted : Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:37:14 AM(UTC)
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Absolutely. That's what I have, in fact. The cable (got it off eBay) both supplies 12 volt battery power to the unit, it sends the signal to the lap top.

Jeff

PS: AA batteries will only last a few hours in a handheld GPS.
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#8 Posted : Friday, December 25, 2009 7:40:51 AM(UTC)
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You all have intrigued me with this chartplotter info. With 5 grown kids gone , i got my hands on all kinds of computer junk.
Here we go. If i would get a Garmin GPS seiral receiver for a PC , add a small lap top and download a program from Garmin ??
Read the post to Wayne , and was wondering if could away with the hand held ? Trying to use what i got.

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#9 Posted : Friday, December 25, 2009 10:17:36 PM(UTC)
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Correct. Garmin will burn you a C-note for their Blue Chart software (on a CD) that you have to upload into the handheld (and unlock the codes). From then on it's all downhill!

I really like this setup, plus I use the Blue Chart software on my regular PC. Tons of fun! I plot out imaginary trips, set up way points, measure the mileage, etc. And without burning any gas!

Jeff

Here's what the laptop display looks like. The "Please Select GPS" note is there because it's not connected. Normally, speed and compass reading appears there. Pretty damn nice, eh! And it costs a fraction of what a compatible, large, color screen chart plotter costs. I like that part best of all!
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#10 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 3:54:43 AM(UTC)
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Thanks, Jeff. I'm getting closer to understanding how all this works.I'm the only one I know who doesn't have a laptop. Will a notebook work or what do I look for in a used laptop? Do you use a external gps antena? Thanks, Wayne
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#5 Posted : Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:08:44 AM(UTC)
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Fastjeff wrote:
:....."now I can hook up that 32" LCD. "

What are you running, a cruise ship!

Jeff (with his puny 14 " LCD screen)


Well since some of you guys make Santa look young, I thought the LARGE screen might make it a bit easier for you to read.Whistle

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#11 Posted : Sunday, December 27, 2009 9:30:32 AM(UTC)
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#12 Posted : Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:12:15 AM(UTC)
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Computer Joe, This is where you say,"Wayne I have a used cheap laptop for you" I don't know what to look for. Any sugestions? Wayne
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#13 Posted : Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:00:14 AM(UTC)
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dependo wrote:
Computer Joe, This is where you say,"Wayne I have a used cheap laptop for you" I don't know what to look for. Any sugestions? Wayne


These are off lease laptops. I will only sell Intel CPU's the AMD run hot and burn up more often, es-specially when in the confines of a laptop. As solid state drives come down in price I would absolutely invest in one, but a thumb drive might just work as a substitute today. I would mount the laptop sideways so the HDD read/write heads will not slap against the platters when pounding the waves. And don't forget that 32" flat screen. We had some plastic/rubbery "roll up" keyboards, water proof and naturally non-skid. A mounted track ball would probally be a good mouse replacement. The touch pads get funky when they get wet.


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#14 Posted : Monday, January 04, 2010 12:57:43 AM(UTC)
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I have an Asus eeePC that is all solid state (no moving parts) and a $30 gps receiver that plugs in to a serial port, just mount it above the aluminum. Charts are free, and there is lots of software out there. The 10" screen is a little small but the eeePC will drive an external monitor, I just don't have one. Total cost would be around $400, but a cheaper eeePC would do, my 32 Gb flash drive is bigger than needed.

The down side is that only the GPS receiver head is waterproof. It would be nice to have a real plotter, like the Raymarine units.


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#15 Posted : Monday, January 04, 2010 7:37:11 AM(UTC)
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Doug,

There must have been an oversight with Santa at your house to. He didn't leave me a bag of $$$$$ too.

I must have been naugthy..

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