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Originally Posted by Knot Droolin'
I just did quite a bit of shopping for a GPS that supports CMAP maps, the format the Winni chip usues. I settled on the Northstar 657, but I did not come accross any brand that are portable and support CMAP.
My friend has a Garmin, likes it, and he says it does what he needs out on the water but the map is not as complete as Bizer's CMAP.
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Do you need complete portability or are you trying to use it on multiple boats? If you own a few boats and want to use it on each you can go with a Standard Horizon and buy extra mounts/harnesses direct from SH.
I recently bought the Lowrance Ifinder H20C portable but have not gotten the Navionics chip to use in it yet. I have one that is CF format from my old Raymarine but not mini-sd to fit the Lowrance. I copied the data onto a mini-sd chip but it did not work so I need to pick up the correct one. I do not like the Navionics chip as much as my CMAP/Bizer but it worked fairly well in my Raymarine portable. The Raymarine portable itself was crap, thus they took them off the market. I hope that the Lowrance will work out well with the right chip.
A friend of mine prefers the Navionics hotmaps chip for Winni as he is an avid fisherman/guide and states that is more detailed in regards to bottom contours.
I have not found a unit that is good at both road and water in my travels that uses cartography for Winni as well as detailed road maps.