Boating GPS

[Bugzilla46310]

What boating/marine GPS apps are you using? Being in the Midwest, more interested in inland lakes and rivers. Do they accurately identify hazards, etc.? What do you like/dislike?

 

[redneck joe]

I got a cheap tablet and bought an app but really haven't used it. Can't get screen bright enough in the sun and I rarely run with my top up. Over winter i want to try and biu.d some sort of shade cover.

I'm sad, need new gps

I saved my old garmin (about 12 years old) from my last boat. The transducer was shot in the head by a submerged 2x8. I only saved the unit, no power and transducer. Found a transducer on ebay no prob but no power so looks like I'm in for a new one. If anyone has a single pin cord for...

forums.iboats.com

 

[DeepCMark58A]

No map or app will identify all the hazard you will find on a river, it changes with the weather. My depth finder is a humminbird, have the map card for it has all the lake maps of Minnesota in it, major rivers too.

 

[alldodge]

An App doesn't use GPS it uses cell towers, so not much accuracy