Hummingbird gps question

[Seabass81]

Well I should have the 788ci any day now . Will the gps show me the line dividing the us from canada on the st-lawrence ? Or do I need a chip for this.

If I where to get a map chip which one is recomended for ottawa and the valley?



John

[Geos]

The base map will show the border but it is also not very accurate.
When I got my chip there was 2 options the great lakes (also includes Ottawa and rideau river) or Ontario lake maps.

Best to get the chip.

[Hookup]

Works exactly as you'd expect right out of the box. No issues. The map detail is not great, but IMO, wait, try it see if it works, then see if you want the chips... the extra map data is awesome...

[RJ]

Get the Chip......if not it's like owning a nice HD flatscreen and being too cheap to pay for HD....

[lapointeric]

Is this model a good option for a hand held GPS? I'm looking for a good "cost effective" one...

[Hookup]

If your looking for a hand-held GPS with a sonar, this model isn't bad, other than having to drag arround the 12v battery which would get old.

Just joking... but seriously you probably should have looked up the model on the humminbird site...

I highly recommend the Oregon from Garmin. It's by far the best GPS i've used for hunting/trekk'n/motorcycle... I also use it for driving. I did get the one with the Topo-Map's built in, but you can buy the maps later if you want. The base-maps for navigation around Ottawa are pretty amazing! Some brand-new streets, currently under construction around my house are on the basemaps! And not major ones either, minor suburbia streets.

[toobinator]

Seabass: I will have the gold maps at Carp this weekend. It has all the navigable waters in Ontario, plus a bunch more in other provinces. What it doesn't have is the inland waters ie Mississippi or Charleston which are found on the Hotmaps. I should have those in soon, but not in time for the Carp show.

Ed