Garmin GPS 128 Navigator

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I have inherited this instrument from a previous owner who told me that it is in full working order, complete with power cable, user manual and Garmin mushroom style omni directional antenna and data cable.

Now a discontinued model:-
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-water/discontinued/gps-128-/prod97.html

I shall be upgrading to a chartplotter, so I intend to dispose of this device but is it likely to be of any use to another user and does it have any value I wonder.

Any thoughts on those points?
 
Although it's an outdated and basic unit, people still pay huge prices for them on eBay. I've seen them go for over £150, which is ridiculous when you think you can buy a proper chartplotter with a colour display for the same money! Get it listed pronto!
 
pvb said:
Although it's an outdated and basic unit, people still pay huge prices for them on eBay. I've seen them go for over £150, which is ridiculous when you think you can buy a proper chartplotter with a colour display for the same money! Get it listed pronto!
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I took one of them out this year to fit a Matsutec. The Garmin is a very nice basic GPS and I'm going to put it in my Hunter 490. Or was. A hundred and fifty quid, eh?
 
I tried to sell a later model (GPS 152) in the For Sale section for £50 and no takers... fortunately... I've fitted it back to the boat as a fall back after my issue with the GPSMAP 751 plotter
 
nigelm said:
Why get rid of it just because you're getting a plotter , if it works and is not in the way keep it as a back up set .
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I'd agree as far as smaller units are concerned, not an excuse I can use myself, still haven't got around to selling this baby

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I always seem to remember when the sailing season draws to a close, not when people are getting new stuff for the forthcoming launch :sleeping:

Mind you, last time I sold something like that on fleabay the winning bidder decided to ignore my 'collect only' terms and insisted I posted it, I think some people are difficult deliberately
 
Well I understand the 'keep it in case' syndrome but when I look around my garage (and house to a lesser extent) I can see that my magpie tendencies are well established yet there's stuff here I haven't had a 'just in case' situation to need- the clutter is tedious.

Also electronics date very fast and when I decide a few years later to be rid of them then it is a recycle job, whereas someone might want to make use of the stuff now.
 
The 128 is a very accurate and simple GPS. We have two on board of which one is wired via the Radar to show current lat/long on radar screen. SWWBO likes to navigate also so she uses one of them to transfer plots onto paper charts. No arguing that way so very useful.
 
pvb said:
If a back-up is ever needed, don't we all have phones with GPS in them these days?
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Erm, nope, believe it or not some still navigate using the old fashioned paper maps even on land. Met a group of ladies only last weekend who were on the way to Holt, sat there for ages studying each page of the AA road maps. They didn't know where they were so no idea if they ever got there
 
Sixpence said:
Erm, nope, believe it or not some still navigate using the old fashioned paper maps even on land. Met a group of ladies only last weekend who were on the way to Holt, sat there for ages studying each page of the AA road maps. They didn't know where they were so no idea if they ever got there
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Interesting, but it has nothing to do with a back-up for a boat's GPS, does it?
 
I have a 128 and 126 (has built in aerial) on board and use them with paper charts.

So far I've found them extremely reliable and can't say enough good about them. Garmin replaced the 126 free of charge some years ago when the cable connector got corroded due to me using it in heavy weather when sea water got to the connection, hence my buying a 128 off e-Bay
 
nigelm said:
Why get rid of it just because you're getting a plotter , if it works and is not in the way keep it as a back up set .
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Absolutely agree... If you have a DSC radio at least you'll be able to keep that quiet. However you'll have to have the set connector unplugged when the plotter is on and vice versa... they don't co exist.
 
I also have a 128 as the basic gps - connected to both a dcs radio and a Yeoman plotter. Excellent bit of kit, also have a Garmin gps72 as backup + paper charts. Do current navigation on the 10" tablet with Navionics.
 
This year I bought a tablet chartplotter from LCP and run the Garmin 128 in the background and to feed the DSC. I've also got a Garmin 12 in case the other electronics go wrong and carry an up-to-date, corrected set of paper charts.
 
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