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Your post demonstrates my objection to vector charts. I dont need a lot of bottom detail when offshore but when in and around harbors I want as much as possible. That chart is not helpful should you want to know anything much about where you could maneuver in the harbor area.
 
The charts on my 2010C do not look like the chart Andy is showing. Not sure why.

Jonathan
 
What I like about Google Earth is the ability to view your course at an angle. It gives you a great prospective in total darkness or zero visability in fog. It gives you a sense of direction that an overhead shot just doesn't convey.

This is a high shot. The angle can be increased or decreased as can the altitude.

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Oh! It's the north entrance to san francisco bay(minus the GG bridge)
 
I have loved my Garmin 10" 2010C since I bought it in 2003. Very intuitive to run. I will be buying a new 4212 soon, and will entertain reasonable offers on the 2010C system, complete with all charts from New York to South Carolina and the Great Lakes, all updated in 2005. Unit was on a rack-stored boat in summers and stored in my house over the winter.
 
I am also going to replace one of my 3210's with a 4212. I just like to have the latest greatest. I have no issues with the pair of 3210's that I have. The 4200 series is network compatable with my existing Garmin devices. Regards Bill
 
I have only had experience with Ray Marine. The equipment is top notch, and so is the support.
Having said that, my son was a navigator on a Navy Special Boat Team RIB unit. They are probably rougher on equipment than any one here ever hopes to be. They buy Furuno's, at their local West Marine stores. Another piece of advice, don't ever put yourself in the position of depending on a chart plotter. As Bob Dylan once sang, "I'll know my song well before I start singing". Study your charts and use the chart plotter as a double check. Oh crap I'm sounding like a cranky old guy here. Next thing you know I'll be lecturing about STD's.
 
Wow,

The photo is of Baron's cove marina in Sag Harbor. It's now called Malloy's east and Malloy's West marina (or was). I spent my collage years during the eighties detailing almost all the boats there. Abalmuth, do you keep your boat there?

Adam
 
I have owned Garmin, Lowrance and currently have a modern C80 RayMarine (with a Navionics Gold Chart Chip).

IMHO, the Lowrance with a Navionics Gold or Platinum beats them all, hands down.

Chart detail and ease of use, and mainly the color and presentation of the chart - absolute best.

BUT WHAT I WOULD DO IS LOOK AT THEM ALL WITH THE CHARTING SYSTEM YOU WOULD USE, AND COMPARE EACH UNIT! DON'T LET THEM SAY THEY CAN'T GET A CHART CHIP, OR ALLOW ANY OTHER EXCUSE. COMPARE EACH ONE YOURSELF...It's kinda a Ford/Chevy issue. Lots of personal opinion involved...
 
Mitch,
Can you charts do this? recognize it?

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Isn't that the Hooker?
 
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Originally posted by AF

Wow,

The photo is of Baron's cove marina in Sag Harbor. It's now called Malloy's east and Malloy's West marina (or was). I spent my collage years during the eighties detailing almost all the boats there. Abalmuth, do you keep your boat there?

Adam

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Adam, We go to Malloy's west a couple of times a year from Huntington, Ray the Docmaster has been good to us, this year we are tying to get into Waterfront marina on Bay st which is also now owned by Malloys
Sag is a great town to go to while we are out on the east end for a week or 2, but we seeem to like greenport more for the long weekends
 
Why would my "View in Google Earth feature be grayed out?

I have the deluxe version of GE and the latest version of Mapsourse. Does the gps need to be connected?
 
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Why would my "View in Google Earth feature be grayed out?

I have the deluxe version of GE and the latest version of Mapsourse. Does the gps need to be connected?

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I think you need to have a route open
 
Have you ever been able to get your computer to bring up GE? What program are you using to connect GE and GPS? I'm not familiar with map source, who makes it?
 
I can use Google Earth Pro and Mapsourse (Garmin Product) separately.

In Mapsource there is a feature to view the chart data as a overlay in Google Earth. That feture is Grayed out.

I installed the Garmin patch and still no good
 
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Originally posted by Richiela

I can use Google Earth Pro and Mapsourse (Garmin Product) separately.

In Mapsource there is a feature to view the chart data as a overlay in Google Earth. That feture is Grayed out.

I installed the Garmin patch and still no good

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did you open a route up, MS needs to overlay a route so one need to be open
 
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Originally posted by Richiela

Bingo !!!

That did it, thank you very much for your help!

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Next time we are in Mystic you can buy the first round at the d. packer inn:D
I will buy the 2nd
 
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