portable marine GPS

[WolfgangSeaLife]

What is a practical portable GPS with charts ICW, East Coast, Bahamas?
A friend used a handheld compact battery operated Garmin from West Marine which worked great but using batteries, lasting half a day. It came with charts.
I would like a little larger display and also mountable in the cockpit, should be waterproof, and able to connect to 12 V plug.

Thanks
WolfgangSeaLife

[petter5]

Originally Posted by WolfgangSeaLife

What is a practical portable GPS with charts ICW, East Coast, Bahamas?
A friend used a handheld compact battery operated Garmin from West Marine which worked great but using batteries, lasting half a day. It came with charts.
I would like a little larger display and also mountable in the cockpit, should be waterproof, and able to connect to 12 V plug.

Thanks
WolfgangSeaLife

Samsung Xcover 3 will do the job, is waterproof and can also be your smart phone: Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 - Full phone specifications

[WolfgangSeaLife]

Have you used the Samsung xcover3 for GPS navigation on the boat?
What app did you use? How did it work? How long does the battery last?
Thanks
Wolfgang

[sharkbait]

Garmin GPS 72H will run off your house bank, its all I use.
http://www.iafstore.com/eu/garmin/gp...e-12v-codp3539

[petter5]

I has used a old Xcover II GT-S7710 and also the initial version of Samsung Xcover with Opencpn android version - works flawless. the last version Xcover III should be even better. Depending on your display brightness setting it may last for up to two days and can be charged with a 12 volt USB charging adaptor. It is a handy device for assisting navigation, but I would never trust it as a sole navigation device due to the lack of external GPS antenna and touch screen operation.