Gnasher Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Ok, im a tad confused. Im looking for a cheap GPS, just to store a few marks, but what is it I need? Is a gps and plotter the same? do i need maps for a gps? For the kind of fishing i plan on, i just want to store a few marks along the ledge aswel as xray and one or two more by southbourne. I just need something very basic, 2nd hand would be better to cut the cost down. Whats the cheapest there is that will do what I want? Thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 GPS shows your coordinates and your tracks, but no land or sea or coastal features. A plotter is similar to a gps except it has a map/chart over it, so you know where you are in relations to say Lymington. If you haven't got a fishfinder, you can get a combine unit with gps, works out cheaper but the trade off is you get less detail/info if you want both working at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Dan get along to tomorrows meeting if you can I am sure a lot of questions will get answered during the after meeting session. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Dan, If you decide on a handheld GPS to store marks in, I have just the thing for you ! I have a Garmin GPS12 which I was about to put on e-bay. However, I would recommend getting a fixed unit, since a handheld is all very well but eats batteries and you will wish you had the larger screen of a fixed unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Dan, I will have a Garmin GPS/FF unit for sale in the next couple of weeks. The FF is fairly basic but the GPS is good. It finds all my marks anyway. I will probably only want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 If you're a good lad I'll leave all my marks in it!! BF Bob Can I be a good lad as well?? Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted August 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Bob/Paul D, you have a PM. Anyone know of a cheap VHF going now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Coddy, I thought I'd already given you my marks?? BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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