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Up to now, I’ve answered that I didn’t have a need for one and that my handheld GPS worked fine for my needs. But recently, I’ve challenged myself to do more fishing and I haven’t been very successful yet at filling up my electric smoker. I’m also seriously considering cruising the San Juan Islands off the Washington state coast. And there’s my failure to get my handheld GPS to play nice with my tiller autopilot that nags at me. For these reasons, I bit the bullet and installed a Garmin ECHOMAP UHD 73sv chartplotter. I’ll give you my objective evaluation in this review.īefore I continue, a bit of legal housekeeping.

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For a complete explanation of why I’m telling you this and how you can support this blog without paying more, please read my full disclosure. The Garmin 73sv is chocked full of features and you can read about them all elsewhere. In this review, I will focus on the features that I feel are most interesting to the readers of this blog, stingy sailors. CautionĮlectronic devices (chartplotters, GPS units, cell phones, etc.) should not be used as a replacement for paper maps and direct observation. One weakness of all devices of this type is that they can only display a certain amount of information on the screen at a time. To compensate for this, they hide details that would be too small to display at the current screen resolution and zoom factor until you zoom in further. This means that you’re always only seeing a portion of the data. There could be a reef, rocks, or pilings that aren’t showing up on your device because you’re zoomed out to far. Vestas Wind nearly destroyed in 2015 Volvo Ocean Race due to navigation error worsened by digital map That can be easy to forget and many captains have accidentally grounded their boats on obstacles that weren’t visible on their devices, even expert captains racing around the world in the most technologically advanced sailboats ever designed. So if you decide to use a chartplotter, learn to use it well, but don’t rely on it as your only map. Compare it with the digital map and take note of the differences.Īlways have a paper map for the area where you’re sailing, even if it’s just a backup in case your chartplotter fails. Then correlate everything with what you can actually see with your eyes. Your best navigation tool will always be between your ears.

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700, 740, 741s, 840, 1040 series, 4000 series, 5000 series, 7000, 8000 series and others that accept an SD card.The Garmin 73sv screen measures 7″ wide horizontally, not diagonally like a TV. Garmin Homeport MUST be used with all SD model Garmin GPS including 441, 445, 500, 525, 545. Step 4: AFTER you watch the video and perform the SD card import task, then click here to get instructions on loading your SD card into your GPS. This process should take around 5-7 minutes, or less to complete. Pause the video if needed, and follow along. Step 3: Watch the video below for STEP BY STEP instructions to get your SD Card loaded with your new fishing spots. If you purchased more than one area, you’ll repeat this process of needed to load additional area files. Save on your computers desktop or download folder for easy access because you’ll need it shortly.

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Step 2: Save the GPSUPLOAD.gpx file found inside the zip file we emailed to you.

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Download the FREE Garmin Homeport Software from Garmin at the following link FIRST: Get my Free Garmin Homeport Software

Step 1: You MUST have Garmin Homeport to perform this task.

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