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Thanks to everybody for the advice. About 10 mins ago I bought a Garmin 620, brand new in box c/w charger brackets etc.
I had to take at this price £280. as it fitted my budget more than perfectly. I already have my Eagle Optimer fishfinder / sounder, I am now going to upgrade vhf to AIS type.
Could you guys give me an opinion if I have done the right thing.
Regards to everybody,
Rob.
 
Has it got charts loaded for that price, bargain if it has. Can be used in the car also ;)

I bought a 551s for £399 a couple of weeks ago - Great but for the fact you lose a lot of detail when you pan out slightly :(

Have you sussed which mmmddd configuration to set it on!
 
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Nice plotter, but unlikely to include charts at that price - if it does, you've done very well!
 
I think I paid £360 for my GPSMAP620 last year, so you certainly got a good deal. The ability to use it with its internal battery (which has pretty good lifetime) or from 12V in the cradle is the reason I went for this model as I wanted to be able to use it at the helm and below. I have mounted the cradle in the cockpit via a waterproof multi-pin plug/socket (Bulgin Buccaneer) so that it can be removed along with the plotter. So far I have only used it on a couple of trips at the end of last season, but I have been impressed with it. The screen size is OK and resolution is good (better than the 500 series). The touch screen is not very sensitive and I find that using a fingernail is the most effective. Charts are expensive, I went for the G2 Vision, but I am not convinced of the value of the extra functionality on a screen this size.
 
maby said:
Nice plotter, but unlikely to include charts at that price - if it does, you've done very well!
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Couldn't agree more. At the risk of stating the obvious, the 620 supports NMEA0183, so make sure that any AIS and DSC VHF equipment also run this protocol - otherwise you'll have to buy a converter.
 
RobF said:
Couldn't agree more. At the risk of stating the obvious, the 620 supports NMEA0183, so make sure that any AIS and DSC VHF equipment also run this protocol - otherwise you'll have to buy a converter.
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Like some Raymarine for example. The little box you need will cost half the price of your new plotter!
 
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