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speedbump · 07-29-2011, 12:21 PM

My experience may not help. Being "GPS" ignorant, my "new to me boat" (09) came with a Garmin 541s. It tells me the lat and lon and has a wonderful depth indicator but lacks all else. It had the inland lakes chip and I thought, as the boat was from the south, that I needed a BIZER chip. I have found no differance with the local chip, it is exactly like the existing chip. It appears my Garmin needs more techichal help than I can provide. Not everything can be found on the internet - help is still to be found.
I would love to see what a screen is supposed to look like. Mine just has a vauge indication for land (which it appears I regularly navigate on) and absolute no navagation help - no markers, no islands, no rocks etc).
Where I get the major highways (Rt 11) and a really bad idea of where the land is (see above) it is of no value. I am either unable to set it up or it needs help beyond my ability.
If it works - others have been happy - but if it does not, you are your own repairman.
But, the old PAPER chart is still working great.

07-29-2011, 12:21 PM	#2
speedbump Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wishing you good luck. My experience may not help. Being "GPS" ignorant, my "new to me boat" (09) came with a Garmin 541s. It tells me the lat and lon and has a wonderful depth indicator but lacks all else. It had the inland lakes chip and I thought, as the boat was from the south, that I needed a BIZER chip. I have found no differance with the local chip, it is exactly like the existing chip. It appears my Garmin needs more techichal help than I can provide. Not everything can be found on the internet - help is still to be found. I would love to see what a screen is supposed to look like. Mine just has a vauge indication for land (which it appears I regularly navigate on) and absolute no navagation help - no markers, no islands, no rocks etc). Where I get the major highways (Rt 11) and a really bad idea of where the land is (see above) it is of no value. I am either unable to set it up or it needs help beyond my ability. If it works - others have been happy - but if it does not, you are your own repairman. But, the old PAPER chart is still working great.