Attention Lake Lanier boaters using GPS/Chartplot

H

headnsouth

Member
Joined
Apr 5, 2007
RO Number
25768
Messages
53
I recently bought a Garmin 536S Chartplotter and tried both SD cards, Lakes vision and LakeVu HD. Neither show much information that I'm looking for.

What I'd like from a unit is names of land masses/islands and the names of creeks. It seems to be a tall order for something that on an auto GPS is a given.

Any suggestions on a unit that will do that?
 
You need to look at what electronic charts have that info. I boat on Lake Lanier and use Navionics Charts and it does not have any creek names or land mass names. My paper chart does have the names of the creeks.
 
From the way I read Garmin's webpages, the software you get on 546s is as good as they offer for inland lakes. Am I right about that? If so, I want to offer what I found on our 498. It has the "coastal" software, and it first seemed that I lost detail (or regained it) as I navigated over great distances in Simulator mode. I'd heard that the unit lost detail on a 30-some-NM trip from NE FL into SE GA on the ICW. Sure enough the detail went away as I went some distance North. It turned out that the Coastal Software was a collection of C&GS charts "stitched together." Since they were on different scales, I had to zoom In/Out to get back to a Resolution or Detail Level that showed what I wanted. Is it possible this happening to you? That by changing settings you could get more detail?
 
I talked with garmin technical support while I tried the plotter. No improvements.

I find it incredible that a marine gps doesn't show rivers, creeks and streams whereas an auto gps shows streets. :(
 
They will show it if the information is in the data. Your issue is not with the hardware but with the chart data.
 
Does your charts show the marker numbers?
 
I had to add a chip to my Garmin to show Chesapeake Bay detailed navigation data. Is there one available for inland lakes and rivers?
 
You did not answer my question, does it show the marker numbers? My Garmin does. If you have the maker numbers, then you know the creek or river you are on. For instance, 2YD is Young Deer Creek, Markers with numbers and no letters are the 'Hooch.
 
quote:
Originally posted by GeeBee

You did not answer my question, does it show the marker numbers? My Garmin does. If you have the maker numbers, then you know the creek or river you are on. For instance, 2YD is Young Deer Creek, Markers with numbers and no letters are the 'Hooch.

Click to expand...

It shows some, not all.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top