Garmin GPS charts The boat I'm buying has a Garmin 2010C chartplotter/GPS installed. This is an older Garmin unit that will only accept the Garmin bluechart data cards.
Garmin has since come out with the Garmin Bluechart G2 charts and the Garmin Vision charts for use in newer Chartplotters like the 3000, 4000 and 5000 series.
I would like to herar from anyone who has worked with the older Bluecharts and the newer G2 and/or Vision charts.
Are the newer G2 and Vision Garmin charts radically better than the old Bluecharts? I am not anxious to upgrade my chartplotter at this point, but at the very least I'll have to buy three Garmin bluecharts at $130 each just to bring the boat back to my home state (RI), so I am considering buying one of the new Garmin GPS units that is pre-loaded with most coastal charts. I'll still need to buy a data card for the Erie Canal since the pre-loaded units do not cover that but if the newer Garmin G2 and Vision charts are much, much better I'll consider upgrading.
If I upgrade the chartplotter/GPS I should probably consider other brands, but I think the Garmin line is well-recommended. I am also looking at autopilots and I have heard the Garmin GHP10 unit is a good unit.
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