Les, I need a cheap handheld GPS with USB connect

[AbsoLoot]

Les,

I'm going to be making a trip on a friends boat down the West Coast. Being that I don't like to depend upon anybody else for my safety, I plan on bringing a laptop with navigation program on it. I just noticed that my current laptop doesn't have a serial connection, which my Garmin 12MAP uses. I started looking at adaptors and it occurred to me that the adaptors might be more expensive than the cheap handheld GPS units that are out there.

What's BoatFixes cheapest handheld that would work for this purpose. Once I'm done with this, it will go into the dicth bag for emegency usage only so a lot of features aren't important.

Thanks for your help!

 

[L Hall]

Andy is right - the gps18

http://www.boatfix.com/bykeywordnew2ele.asp?textfield=GPS18USB&texttype=2&submit=Search

I wouldn't mess with a serial to USB converter - I've heard too many problems. Plus you can use it for street mapping and it's one of the few WAAS enabled receivers.

 

[L Hall]

Ian, I'm hesitant to recommend anything that isn't WAAS capable when being used for marine navigation. Non-WAAS is fine in a car but rocks can take a toll on a boat.