Garmin MapSource BlueChart

[Alistairr]

Can anyone tell me the best place to buy the Marine Bluechart CD for Europe??

I have a GPSMAP 76 Handheld, which takes downloadable data from a Mapsourse CD, will the Bluechart work with this, and is it possible to download the info onto Garmin Datacards, should i end up buying a chartplotter like say the 276C in the future?

Also the region i am looking for is THIS ONE, do you know how much memory is reguired for it?

Thanks for any help.

Alistair.
www.alistairrichardson.co.uk

 

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Hi Alistair,

I have the 276C, and it's fab. Like you, I couldn't get any sensible answers on how much space a region takes up, so I bought an enormous (128MB) card to go with my Mapsource CD, but really, the whole of the South Coast only takes up 16/17MB, so a 32MB card would have done the job.

The way it works is that you load the Mapsource CD onto a PC, and "unlock" the region you want. You then connect a USB cable to the 276C, select a set of charts, and "upload" them into the GPS. You do NOT need a card programmer ! - the 276C loads them into the card for you.

Marine Super Store at Port Solent (www.marine-super-store.com) are selling CD's with one unlock code for £125. You might be able to get it cheaper elsewhere.

P.S. If you do get a 276C, be careful where you mount it. Don't do what I did and try and put it right in the corner under the windscreen frame, cos it won't get a signal there... Test first BEFORE drilling the holes in your dash.

Hope this helps,
dave.

 

[Alistairr]

Thanks Dave, It does help me.

I haven't been able to find it any cheaper than Marine Super store, so its maybe best i buy it there.
Once you unlock one region, am i right in saying you can upload that region into as many units as you want?

About the 276c, does it take the remote ariel? And does the unit come with a card, or would i need to buy a 32mb card as well?

Thanks for the info,

Cheers

Al.

 

[amf]

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Once you unlock one region, am i right in saying you can upload that region into as many units as you want?


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You can only upload into two units using the same unlock code. You have to buy more unlock codes if you want to do more.

 

[MedDreamer]

Europe!!!

Thats a bit ambitious isn't it. I thought Windermere to Alcudia Bay was a big step but the whole of Europe!! wow /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Is the baby going with you?

 

[tcm]

GPS in a lake

um, is this strictly necessary? I wd thought you just drive in a straight line sort of anywhere, and eventually ...oho! here we are! Or of course, you could do constant "blind navigation" and just keep track of location from depth contours.

 

[Alistairr]

Re: Europe!!!

Europe!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

No, not going that far, but i understood, that i had to buy the Europe CD, to be able to get the Clyde Bluechart!!??? Right?

How was the Med, good holiday?

Cheers

Al.