GPS or digital compass?

Silver Duck · 03-23-2009, 07:34 PM

lakefr

Any GPS is only as good as the cartography that it uses, so be sure to get one that will accept the Bizer chart of Winnipesaukee! So far as I'm aware, that means either Garmin or a unit that will accept C-Map chips.

As someone new to Winni, I think that a GPS will greatly enhance your enjoyment of the lake. The ability to know exactly where you are, to know where the marks should be, and to follow the built in "bread crumb trail" around the mark will be a godsend while you learn the lake and get the hang of NHs wacky Navaid system!

Silver Duck

SIKSUKR · 03-24-2009, 10:35 AM

The only boat I drive on Winni is a PWC.I use the Bizer chart.You should get one and study it.I have a spare that I leave at my favorite reading "throne" and read it religously even though I feel I know most of the lake very well.I feel there is no better instrument for daytime travel than a lake chart and knowledge of the marker system.But I still can become confused in some areas even understanding the markers.I stop and pull out the chart.Pay special attention to the Witches area off of Governors Island if your boating in this area.The non-navigatable area is much larger and the markers much more spaced than they look on a chart when on the water.Job one...get a Bizer chart right here from the webmaster and help support this website/forum.Happy boating.

03-24-2009, 10:35 AM	#2
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	The only boat I drive on Winni is a PWC.I use the Bizer chart.You should get one and study it.I have a spare that I leave at my favorite reading "throne" and read it religously even though I feel I know most of the lake very well.I feel there is no better instrument for daytime travel than a lake chart and knowledge of the marker system.But I still can become confused in some areas even understanding the markers.I stop and pull out the chart.Pay special attention to the Witches area off of Governors Island if your boating in this area.The non-navigatable area is much larger and the markers much more spaced than they look on a chart when on the water.Job one...get a Bizer chart right here from the webmaster and help support this website/forum.Happy boating. __________________ SIKSUKR Last edited by SIKSUKR; 04-10-2009 at 08:34 AM.

03-23-2009, 07:34 PM	#1
Silver Duck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 364 Thanks: 40 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	lakefr Any GPS is only as good as the cartography that it uses, so be sure to get one that will accept the Bizer chart of Winnipesaukee! So far as I'm aware, that means either Garmin or a unit that will accept C-Map chips. As someone new to Winni, I think that a GPS will greatly enhance your enjoyment of the lake. The ability to know exactly where you are, to know where the marks should be, and to follow the built in "bread crumb trail" around the mark will be a godsend while you learn the lake and get the hang of NHs wacky Navaid system! Silver Duck