Does any portable gps unit have water charts available?

Question

I would like to buy a portable gps unit that can be loaded with both street maps and water charts. Then I can use it on my boat as well as my car.

Answer 1

http://www.boatersland.com/lowxog.html

Answer 2

There are many options of dual purpose GPS unit available on the market today, you have to be very careful in selecting the right unit.

I would recommend for you to look at the Magellan and Garmin dual purpose GPS unit, these models are the Magellan CrossOverGPS and the New Garmin Nuvi 500 / 550.

The most inexpensive dual purpose unit I can think of right now would be the Magellan CrossOverGPS that allows you to use the GPS as an automotive GPS with turn by turn text to speech audio direction and even let you go off road and use it with topo maps for hiking or camping. This unit is IXP 4 rated and it is water resistant.

You can buy this Magellan CrossOverGPS unit new for only $399 directly from Auto Nav 2000 Plus, Inc. Auto Nav 2000 Plus, Inc is an authorized Magellan factory direct dealer.

http://www.autonav2000.com/mall/anProdDe...

or refurbished for only 1/2 price at $199.99

http://www.autonav2000.com/mall/anProdDe...

Garmin is coming out with a Nuvi 500 / 550 that you can add a plug in BlueChart® g2 Vision and Inland Lakes Vision marine maps on a microSD™ card for use on the water. This unit does not have text to speech feature but it is IXP 7 rated and it is waterproof. This new Garmin Nuvi 500 / 550 units are brand new and expected to be an excellent performing unit.

You can also purchase this new Nuvi 500 unit from Auto Nav 2000 Plus, Inc an authorized Garmin factory direct dealer.

http://www.autonav2000.com/mall/anProdDe...

You can watch a demo of this new Nuvi Product by selecting this link.

http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/demos/nuvi50...

These units I have mentioned above is also known to be CrossOverGPS because you can use it in your car, off road and on the water.

Hope this information has helped