Need Handheld GPS with C map compatibility

upthesaukee · 09-11-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lakers

having just purchased a new old boat (century coronado) and not wanting to put holes in the dash I was thinking a handheld gps with the C map compatibility would get me home. Does anyone out there navigate in this manner? I have a Standard Horizon 155 with the Winni chip in the old boat and loved it. Could anyone point me in the right direction with regards to this. !

Staples sells a "sandbag mount" for their Nuvi line that has a mounting arm attached to the weighted base that goes into the back of the Nuvi. It has a rubber bottom for non-slidding. I have one that I use in my cars...easily portable. They also sell Brackston (sp) who also has a generic sandbag mount which features a smooth round center to which you can attach your GPS mount to, and also has a rubber bottom for non slidding. You may be able to adapt this mount to your SH 155 if your Coronado dash is relative flat. The base is about 5 or 6 inches square. They both retail for about $35-40. Check it out.

rick35 · 09-11-2010, 08:55 AM

I have mounts made by Ram for a couple of gps units. They are much more sturdy than the one that comes with the unit. They're modular so you can mix and match the cradle with the mount. They make mounts for all kinds of other devices including fish finders, ipods, and laptops. The cradle for my Nuvi 500 was too sturdy and I had to trim off some of it to fit around the power cord. I couldn't remove the gps from the cradlewith the cord attached.

09-11-2010, 08:55 AM	#2
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	Ram mounts I have mounts made by Ram for a couple of gps units. They are much more sturdy than the one that comes with the unit. They're modular so you can mix and match the cradle with the mount. They make mounts for all kinds of other devices including fish finders, ipods, and laptops. The cradle for my Nuvi 500 was too sturdy and I had to trim off some of it to fit around the power cord. I couldn't remove the gps from the cradlewith the cord attached.