Garmin GPS unit? Which model for the lake?

tummyman · 07-09-2024, 05:01 PM

Same issue...had to by the chip. But not happy....markers are so small and ahrd to read. Anyone find a fix for this marker issue?

rick35 · 07-09-2024, 09:57 PM

I've gone back and forth with the Navionics people at Garmin and I wasn't able to find a way to make the markers larger. The tech support person I last emailed with was giving me info that was for the Navionics app and not for the Navionics software for my plotter. I've been through all the menu options and can't find an equivalent feature for the plotter. And I paid extra for new software that didn't solve the problem. I'm living with it.

Dave R · 07-14-2024, 07:16 AM

I have two Garmin plotters (MFDs) without touch screens and one with a touch screen. I vastly prefer the touch screen and highly recommend it. One of my plotters came with clearvu sonar and it's pretty cool, it produces something like a monochromatic photo of the bottom. Two of my plotters have auto guidance which plots a safe route automatically, which is very handy for long trips. The one without auto guidance is in a little RIB that I only used for short trips. I think any of the Garmin plotters will work fine on the lake with the right chart loaded.

mofn · 07-15-2024, 01:10 PM

I use a EchoMap Plus 43 CV, very happy with it, although it has a small screen, but you get what you pay for.
One thing to watch out for, check the accuracy setting it came with...you can adjust it, mine came set at 300-feet, we won't get into that story!

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07-09-2024, 05:01 PM	#1
tummyman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 842 Thanks: 259 Thanked 687 Times in 244 Posts	Same issue...had to by the chip. But not happy....markers are so small and ahrd to read. Anyone find a fix for this marker issue?

07-09-2024, 09:57 PM	#2
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	I've gone back and forth with the Navionics people at Garmin and I wasn't able to find a way to make the markers larger. The tech support person I last emailed with was giving me info that was for the Navionics app and not for the Navionics software for my plotter. I've been through all the menu options and can't find an equivalent feature for the plotter. And I paid extra for new software that didn't solve the problem. I'm living with it.

07-14-2024, 07:16 AM	#3
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	I have two Garmin plotters (MFDs) without touch screens and one with a touch screen. I vastly prefer the touch screen and highly recommend it. One of my plotters came with clearvu sonar and it's pretty cool, it produces something like a monochromatic photo of the bottom. Two of my plotters have auto guidance which plots a safe route automatically, which is very handy for long trips. The one without auto guidance is in a little RIB that I only used for short trips. I think any of the Garmin plotters will work fine on the lake with the right chart loaded.

07-15-2024, 01:10 PM	#4
mofn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	I use a EchoMap Plus 43 CV, very happy with it, although it has a small screen, but you get what you pay for. One thing to watch out for, check the accuracy setting it came with...you can adjust it, mine came set at 300-feet, we won't get into that story!