Can you download tracks from your Chartplotter?

[Bluesipp]

I am trying to compile a list of plotters that will (and plotters that will not) permit tracks to be recovered and downloaded.

What plotter do you use (Hardware or software)?
Can you extract your track files?

Any help will be most welcome. I need the info to help folk wishing to use tracks from the Library which lives at http://www.bluesipp.blogspot.fi/
John

 

[ProDave]

An old plotter Garmin GPSMAP230 Set to Data Transfer mode and use Easy GPS to upload tracks.

 

[Bluesipp]

Thanks ProDave - first on the list!
John

 

[Scarron]

My Garmin 276c does as well, probably the best chart plotter ever made, use it on the boat in the car and on my motor bike!

 

[skip50]

Garmin 750 does, using the SD card.

 

[Bluesipp]

Thanks skip50. Garmin doing well at present.

 

[JSYmartini]

Any Garmin 4,5,6 and 7xxx series

 

[jakeroyd]

A bit leftfield , I suppose but an IPad running Navionics can create and export kml files , these can be displayed on Googleearth etc.

 

[SteveSarabande]

Standard Horizon CP180
I wish I could download tracks but I don't think I can

 

[Bluesipp]

Thanks jakeroyd. That is very valuable indeed, actually way ahead down the right wing from my place on the field- if I can change the game!
John

 

[Bluesipp]

Hi Steve2 - I fear you may be right but that is exactly what I need to know, many thanks

 

[Bluesipp]

Any Garmin 4,5,6 and 7xxx series

Great - that gives us a whole load of possibilities, many thanks

 

[status]

Lowrance HDS 8 can download tracks, waypoints and routes to sdcard, can also upload similar.
Think this is true for all sizes of HDS oter than the smallest one.
Lowrances PC suite for the data is a bit clunky but other free software easily avaliable.

 

[Bluesipp]

Lowrance HDS 8 can download tracks, waypoints and routes to sdcard, can also upload similar.
Think this is true for all sizes of HDS oter than the smallest one.
Lowrances PC suite for the data is a bit clunky but other free software easily avaliable.

Many thanks status. I'll see if I can get info from Lowrance on HDS which cannot. I'll edit the post and summarize their reply if I get one.

 

[RAI]

SH 300i, no way to download tracks found. I use a Garmin etrex to record tracks and download them.

 

[chewi]

garmin 48, garmin 152

 

[Fantasie 19]

An old plotter Garmin GPSMAP230 Set to Data Transfer mode and use Easy GPS to upload tracks.

Ditto with a Garmin GPS71

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Raymarine C80 - download to SD Card, then I think you can export via Raymarine's software (forgotten what it's called).

 

[Bluesipp]

SH 300i, no way to download tracks found. I use a Garmin etrex to record tracks and download them.

Thanks RAI so far Standard Horizon seem to be in the "does not" box but Garmin are doing nicely

 

[Bluesipp]

garmin 48, garmin 152

Thanks chewi, all grist to the mill Garmin well ahead