I would like to use this on the Hudson river NY, and the LI sound... NY, Ct. do I have to buy additional maps or is it all in there already?
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Sorry, I don't remember. My plotter is on the boat in storage since September. (I bought a lake chip for sailing here in ND and it works great.)
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it comes with everything but the "detailed" map. i have not received an answer why not other than i may need to buy a card. unfortunately it seems there are no cards for my area, atlantic east coast. save your money and get a garmin, my friend spent 2x what i did but got 4x the value !
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You should check directly with Garmin. I think there is a very rudamentry map which is not of much use on its own. The package may include a card with a preloaded map or disc such as N. America
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The unit comes loaded with coastline maps of the eastern seacoast but no fresh water maps. They can be bought and loaded seperatly by buying the coresponding chip for the frshwater areas you want to navigate. And yes it does come with a transducer.
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Maybe you could print one on line, trim it to the right size and laminate it. I did not see any place to order extra maps.
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Yes, it does plot your course if you purchase separately and install an SD card. I could not believe the features on this unit for the price. I use it in the intercoastal waterway of NC. Love it!
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Only US maps. No other maps. I Inquired about candian maps but never received. Plan on US only and you won't be disappointed as I was.
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I am on the west coast but just for grins, I cursored over to a state that has Boston in it which I think is the one you want. any way I am able to get tidal depths for a little island called Hutchinson Island at under 1 nm scale on the coastal chart. So, the answer is, 'no you don't ;have to buy that map'.
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It should have come with a North American map installed. Perhaps you can download it, but I would contact Garmin. I've had very good responses from email inquiries.
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Hi I wish I had a answer for you I am not satified with the maps or the POI's.I live in New England and the maps are ok but the POI' stink I have a sked Simplesoft many times how to update the maps and POI's..If you find out what other maps we can use please let me know. My garman is far better....
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Thank you. Sounds good. Now I want to find it in combo with the NuMaps Lifetime. Nuvi combo have the NuMaps Lifetime for $50 extra, but I can't find this with a combo yet.----------------Garmin said the one with lifetime update for maps (3790LMT) would be out in September, keep checking their website. Said the cost was $499.99. I hate to spend that money, but am getting the voice activated one for safety reasons. Said it was shipped to Best Buy, but I can find it only in Canada...
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No, just North America. Extra maps can be purchased and installed on the GPS
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I have the unit which I use for kayaking. The world map that comes with it is laughable. You will need to buy a chart for that area. It is a well made unit which I am pleased with however.
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Hello David, I too am primarily interested in a Puget Sound nautical map. One of the user reviews said we need the optional Garmin BlueChart g2 Vision maps and it turns out the Puget Sound requires purchasing the VUS037R Vancouver San Diego Map (micro sd/sd card). That's a far larger area than I need, but its a "take it or leave it" proposition. If you search Amazon for it, you will see it is currently "on sale" for $303! I only wanted this Garmin as a backup for my Humminbird FishFinder 595c-gps which uses a Navionic "Gold Chart" retailing exactly 1/2 that price for a similar nautical chart of the entire U.S. Pacific Coastline. Since Puget Sound coverage is so costly, I guess I will have to skip the Garmin Nuvi 500 which I thought would make a nifty backup for my Himminbird GPS. (I dunno. Maybe I'll get it anyway and just use the solid "blue-colored" part of the standard land map as the backup. Since there are no reefs in Puget Sound, I suppose that would get me back to the ramp if the fog rolled in, but it won't show where the shiping lanes are etc.... I hope this helps. Gary W.
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You realize that this program is for boating and fishing right? The nuvi won't have the charts that you would need to use this software. If you want a program for road trips using the nuvi, Garmin has one for road trip planning called mapsource which updates my nuvi maps and lets me add points of interest and other information. All you need is a usb cable to connect to your computer. If you don't have a sd card installed in your nuvi you won't be able to have maps of the entire USA but a generic 8 or 16 MB card will work and they are about $10 or $20 depending on where you get them.
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No, it has it's own built in maps ... which are fairly good. Nice about this is the fact that good maps are included. I bought a different brand and returned it because you had to purchase for an additional cost more detailed maps
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I use mine as a backup to the larger Garmin on my boat. For boating however, I purchased the Garmin Blue Chart (North America) on micro sd card format. The waterways and shoreline depicted on the provided topo basemap lacks any reasonable or useful detail for navigation. You can add your own waypoints (i.e. fishing spots, obstacles, etc.) with either mapping system. AA batteries alkaline or rechargeable (it comes with an external charger for rechargeables).