Last year I used some of my tax refund money to buy a Garmin GPSMAP 76cs handheld to use on the boat as a backup to my 2010c, and to use in the car (even though I never get lost). ![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap76cs/
Since buying the unit, I've discovered that the pre-loaded map software leaves a lot to be desired.
So... I'm in the market to get whatever I need to at least give me Bluechart quality cartography on this thing that shows me more than a field of blue and a few colored ATON's.
The handheld came with the USB cable, so I'm guessing I need to buy the CD of maps... in this case, the Bluechart CD of the "Americas".
http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSo ... ericas.jsp
What I don't see in the Garmin documentation is how much area I can 'unlock' and download to my unit.
I'd like to pre-load the east coast (if that is possible), as I plan on bringing a boat up from Miami to Annapolis next month.
Does anyone know how large an area can be unlocked and downloaded at a time?
Unfortunately Garmin is still a bit behind the times, as their software only works on windows (I'm a Mac OS X driver), though I do believe I can convince my neighbor to let me borrow his PeeCee for this. Any word of wisdom on this? Once I get the unlock code, could I do this on almost any PeeCee?
I know... lots of questions, but I was hoping someone had already done this and could cut straight to the facts.
Thanks!
![pt-GPSMAP76CSLarge.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/34a/34ab04ca79d7222096e37f3f931fae18.jpg)
http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap76cs/
Since buying the unit, I've discovered that the pre-loaded map software leaves a lot to be desired.
So... I'm in the market to get whatever I need to at least give me Bluechart quality cartography on this thing that shows me more than a field of blue and a few colored ATON's.
The handheld came with the USB cable, so I'm guessing I need to buy the CD of maps... in this case, the Bluechart CD of the "Americas".
![pt-BlueChartAmericas8.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5c7/5c75ca8755e395b37ab1e76d25ae26d6.jpg)
http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSo ... ericas.jsp
What I don't see in the Garmin documentation is how much area I can 'unlock' and download to my unit.
I'd like to pre-load the east coast (if that is possible), as I plan on bringing a boat up from Miami to Annapolis next month.
Does anyone know how large an area can be unlocked and downloaded at a time?
Unfortunately Garmin is still a bit behind the times, as their software only works on windows (I'm a Mac OS X driver), though I do believe I can convince my neighbor to let me borrow his PeeCee for this. Any word of wisdom on this? Once I get the unlock code, could I do this on almost any PeeCee?
I know... lots of questions, but I was hoping someone had already done this and could cut straight to the facts.
Thanks!