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I have a 21 c/c and find it very hard to see in sunlight conditions.Garman says it's easy to read in even bright sunlight. I check voltage at the unit 12.6 anyone else having trouble seeing screen. My boat is a21 c/c Cape Craft (91) with 150 Yamaha. Ilive in New Jersey fish bays & ocean when weather permits. I would like to hear how others are handling the sunlight problem
I also have the 182c Garmin check the brightness of the unit I don't have the book with me right now to tell you how to do it but you can check it hope this helps
Ya, I've had problems seeing the color screen on a friends boat in the sun, but while wearing sunglasses. I don't have any trouble like that with my mono unit. My opionion for the big bucks difference, I'm staying with a mono unit! Unless someone knows of a unit that you can see good while wearing sunglasses.
You should be able to see either one fine in sunlight. It sounds like the brightness/contrast needs to be adjusted. As pointed out, you do that with the power button.
I'm with Flhooker....trouble seeing the 182C (and other) color screens with polarized sunglasses. Depends on the sunglasses..you have to try with yours. I haven't made the switch to color...I upgraded to a 182 not a 182c and even have some trouble seeing that because of the dash angle.
Position is critical....if there is glare on the screen as you look at the unit, you are going to have some trouble seeing any detail on the screen. Color can make it worse because any faint colors just fade away. Contrast will definitely help...for a given angle...but if you sometimes stand and sometimes sit, you may still have a problem unless you change the contrast each time you change positions.
Since ya’ll brought-up the 182c, I guess this is where I’ll post my ?.
I’ve been looking at this unit for the several months and I can’t decide whether or not it’s worth the extra bucks for color.
I have a 22ft walk around with a hard top. I fish inshore and offshore with the boat. Cloudy days, rainy days, sunny days, it doesn’t make a difference to me I fish as long as the wind isn’t blowing.
I have champagne taste with a beer pocket. But I don’t cut any corners when it comes to my boat.
I know if you could afford the 182c then go for it, But does it make that much of a difference to have color and pay double the amount of money for it?
What are ya’ll feelings about it? If it really makes a big difference on the water then I will go with the color. I’ve only seen color in the stores under florescent light, so it’s kinda tough for me to judge what it will look like in direct sun or shade.
I originally purchased a non-colored GPS and was VERY dissatisfied. After a couple of trips I couldn't take it anymore and purchased the 182C. Couldn't be happier. I now use the first GPS as a backup.
Having the color over the gray scale screen is Much better!!!
I have both the Garmin 2010c and 182 (outside steering station) on my Parker sport cabin.
The 2010c is an awesome unit and MUCH easier to use than the 182, 3 reasons, much bigger screen!!! the color, and having the numeric key pad.
Without the # keys it can take a while to enter, edit, or rename waypoints, especially when the boat is moving !!!
[This message was edited by Raider Ron on 08-06-03 at 09:09 PM.]
Thanks for all the feed back. I am going to try the brightness/contrast adjustments,also try it without my sunglasses. Maybe the unit angle will also help. Thanks again EJ
I had a 162 mono for 2 years before switching to the 182c in my new boat. The diff is literally like night and day. Go with the colr. You won't be disapponited.
First, I appologize in advance for piggy-backing onto your post with an unrelated issue. I may have a very serious problem with a boat purchase that you might be able to help me with, & your e-mail address isn't in your profile.
I noticed that you said you owned a 91 model 21' Cape Craft. I'm looking to buy that exact same boat. Problem is, my surveyor has found a discrepency in the HIN based on the registration card that the owner faxed him. The HIN on the boat I'm looking at begins with SHA which would indicate that it's a Shamrock. However, the rest of the HIN doesn't match Shamrock's naming convention. According to my surveyor, a Cape Craft's (1995 & older) HIN should begin with CKP. I called a broker in FL selling a 95 model 19' Cape Craft, & the HIN on it begins with CC.
Can you please tell me what your HIN begins with? I would deeply appreciate it. The boat is scheduled to be surveyed this coming Tuesday, but I'm going to postpone it if I can't solve the problem with its HIN first.
Garman182c chartplotter 
After a couple of trips I couldn't take it anymore and purchased the 182C. Couldn't be happier. 
I now use the first GPS as a backup. 
