Garmin GPS MAP78sc on sale

[Bob 04 H260]

West marine have this unit on sale for $249. If anyone is looking for a handheld as a backup, dinghy, small boat unit this is a good buy. I've used the Map76 for many years in small boats, motorcycles and in my truck.
Bob

 

[dscribner]

Bob,

thanks. I picked one up. The problem is WM charged my wife $349 when she picked it up (ship to store). Now, I have to wrestle with the store manager for the $105 refund. Beware WM.

 

[Southpaw]

I have one of the Gorman 78sc GPS is and was looking to find out if anybody knows which map chip to get for the Caribbean because all the ones I look at says it doesn't work in the 78sc

 

[Bob 04 H260]

Looking at the Garmin site the Bluechart g2 chips are compatible with the 78sc and they show a number of chips covering the Caribbean Sea. Are you saying these chips will not work with the 78sc ?

Bob

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-.../on-the-water-maps/bluechart-g2/prod6452.html

 

[Southpaw]

I'm not sure but if you read the reviews they say that they don't work with the Gorman 78 SC I just want to make sure I get the right chip

 

[Bob 04 H260]

I'm not sure but if you read the reviews they say that they don't work with the Gorman 78 SC I just want to make sure I get the right chip

I have not read a lot of reviews of this gps. From what I did read my understanding is the coastal charts supplied with it are not very good south of the Bahamas. The Garmin chips work well and are very accurate. I did not see any reference that the Garmin g2 chips don't work in it.
Some information here, http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related/94804-bvi-chart-nav-app-5.html

Bob

 

[dziedzicmj]

The GPSMAP 78 (any version) uses a different format maps than some of the stationary chartplotters (e.g. 421s). This does not mean that Bluechart g2 is not available for one of them; only that the same SD card (it is not a chip, btw) would not work in both. You buy the format that works with your device. Or download it and put it on a SD card of your choice.