[Rhodes22-list] To Deploy & Board An Inflatable from a Rhodes

[Bob Keller]

Hail Caesar,
I have a GPSMap 76S which is the B&W version of what you have, but I don't use it anymore because I upgraded to the GPSMap 478.  Great little portable unit with all the maps preloaded.  But I digress.  For the 76 model I always preferred to use it on my laptop and transfer as needed to the unit.  Plotting courses and waypoints is much easier on the laptop and it is very easy to transfer the data.  Even with my larger 478 I find that plotting courses is still a lot easier on the laptop.  I use the GPS to navigate - it is integrated with my autopilot so I don't have to do anything when I am destination sailing except keep the sails full.
 
Just my opinion, but I don't know how you could plot courses and waypoints on the small handheld unit.  Also, you can keep all the courses, waypoints and even the tracks on the your laptop to use them when you need them.
Bob K
 
 
> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:07:54 -0800> From: caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] To Deploy & Board An Inflatable from a Rhodes> > Brad & Anyone else out there,>  > A few questions.> How does one safely deploy and board an inflatable boat from the Rhodes?  Mary Lou, I remember reading that you use one occasionally; How do you do it without taking an unplanned plunge?>  > Second question: Has anyone been usiing a Garmin GPS 76Cx, what's your experience, and would you recommend it? I want to get a topographical card for this unit both for hiking and coastal navigation.  There is an SD card that covers the entire US, and there are cards for specific areas; are the detail the same in both types? >  > Then one can get the infomation on CD which is read on your computer and can be uploaded to your GPS unit, and the SD cards that can only be read from your GPS; What's the best way to go?>  > Caesar> "Gentle Breeze">  >  >  > > > --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:> > From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is There A Glitch With the List> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:25 AM> > Yeah,> > There is a glitch with the list! It's called the "Fairness> Doctrine".> "Da List" was always on the cutting edge of news and politics until> someone got their feelings hurt because someone else insulted the> Chocolate Baby Jesus from Chicago. Be careful what you wish for!> > Chocolate Baby Jesus is safe. The Rhodes 22 list is dead.> > Good work Rummy! Thanks for inviting me back the last time the list was dead.> > Brad> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com>> wrote:> > Hi Michael,> > I have not recieved any mail for a few days now. Is the problem with me> or the List?> >> > Thanks for all that you do.> >> > Caesar> > __________________________________________________> > To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to> http://www.rhodes22.org/list> > __________________________________________________> >> __________________________________________________> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to> http://www.rhodes22.org/list> __________________________________________________> __________________________________________________> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list> __________________________________________________
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