GPS Marine Chart Basics with the GPSMAP 5208
Part 1 of 2. Marine Chart Basics. More info on th GPSMAP 5208 here: buy.garmin.com
Huge! Vancouver Boat Show 2011 Pleasure Craft, Yacht, GPS & Marine Navigation
The Vancouver Boat Show 2011 is taking place right now from February 09-13, 2011. Everything about the marine sailing lifestyle is all here under one roof at the Vancouver Convention Centre and on an open ocean too at the False Creek Yacht Club. Two locations to serve boat and yacht enthusiasts interested in pleasure crafts, water sport, dingy, canoe, nautical equipment, navigation tools, GPS, power engines, safety vests, diving gears etc. There is a kids pool where children can ride on paddleboats. Besides the various manufacturers and industry power-players having their booths and exhibits, there is the back to basic stuff such as the one candle boats at the SS Master Society, a BC heritage boat club and the Wooden Boat Alley where you can learn about wooden boat building. [Event Video produced by Ray Van Eng. www.vancouver21.com ]
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Garmin GPSMAP 76 Waterproof Handheld GPS
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- Marine-friendly handheld GPS with 8MB Memory floats in water and is IPX7 waterproof
- Basemap of principle cities, interstates, highways, roads, and marine navigation aids
- WAAS enabled Global positioning system (GPS) receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites
- 8 MB memory for downloading data from optional Garmin MapSource CD-ROMs
- Trip computer with current/average speed, timer, and trip distance
The key to success in life is knowing where you are, where you've been, and where you're going. Garmin's full-featured GPSMAP 76 puts all of that information in the palm of your hand, mapping your movements off-road or on--and even afloat. Plus, its extensive features, PC connectivity, and extensive add-on map options make it powerful enough for practically any need. About the size of a small paperback book and weighing less than 8 ounces, the GPSMAP 76 fits comfortable in the palm of your hand, but is a bit big to carry in a shirt pocket. Using the unit requires almost no setup. Just put in two AA batteries, turn it on, go outside, and wait. In about a minute or so it will determine your location. It's accurate to about three meters, thanks to the unit's support of WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System), which augments GPS signals for even greater accuracy. Knowing your longitude, latitude, and altitude doesn't mean much without a little context. That's where GPSMAP 76's backlit LCD d
Garmin GPSMAP 76 Waterproof Handheld GPS
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