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GPSMAP 176C WAAS GPS Chartplotter - w/ Color Screen - Rebate Final Cost $499.95price 599.99
Compact Portable Chartplotting!Since space is a premium on most boats, Garmin maximized the display on this chartplotter while keeping overall size slim and compact. The GPSMAP176 provides a clear, crisp picture of where you are on the map. Excellent built-in maps supplemented with data from Garmin's new BlueChart cartography or MapSource CD-Roms will keep you aware of where you are, all the time. A WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver provides greater accuracy and the antenna is an adjustable quad helix for superior reception. The backlit, high-resolution FSTN display has an unbelievable 320 x 240 pixel count. 500 user waypoints with name and graphic symbol and 50 reversible routes with 50 waypoints per route. Position formats include Lat/Long, UTM, Loran TD's, Maidenhead, MGRS and user grid. Audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint and clock. Trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time and max speed. Automatic track log that lets you save 10 tracks that will let you retrace your path in both directions. Will run up to 16 hours on 4 AA batteries and can hard wired directly into a 12-volt system. Also includes built-in celestial tables for best time to hunt & fish; sun & moon calculations; and tide data for the entire US. Compact, waterproof housing. Screen size is 3.8" diagonal. Includes; Unit, Mount, PC Cable and power/Data cable. Dimensions: 3.40"H x 5.75"W x 2.25"D.Garmin BlueChartTM Offshore Marine CartographyComplementing Garmin's new line of handheld mapping units and marine chartplotters, BlueChart cartography is designed to provide interactive viewing of detailed nautical chart data. BlueChart provides navigators with innovative object oriented cartography. Descriptive details for features typically found on nautical charts can easily be viewed with a simple key press. Cursor movements over the chart provide descriptions for contour depth, chart number, navaid name, and much, much more. When displayed on a Garmin chartplotter, BlueChart offers you a paper chart-like appearance. This data will include shaded depth contours, inter-tidal zones, spot soundings, wrecks, navaids, port plans, restricted areas, cable areas, anchorages and more. Additionally, BlueChart includes chart numbers, name, scales, revision dates and Notice to Mariner dates. BlueChart offers detailed paper chart-like, vector cartography in large coverage areas so choosing your desired region is easy.