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Old 05-21-2009, 05:56 AM   #12
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Unhappy GPS is Underfunded and Aging...

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Originally Posted by Bear Island South View Post
yup, even with your expensive GPS always have the chart handy
I saved $436.55 by always following the weather AND by consulting both popular Lake Winnipesaukee charts.

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Originally Posted by camp guy
"...Nothing beats actually seeing what you are doing...go SLOWLY, even more slowly than you think necessary. If you have a problem, have it at the slowest speed possible..."
1) Meaning, when you "can't see kayaks", you probably can't see boulders either?

2) According to the Gummint, "following the plotter" looks like a dicier past-time under today's economic constraints—with an improved and modern European GPS system in the works:


http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...in_a_year.html
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