budget chart plotter

[catshopper]

I have sailed all over the caribbean with a compass and chart. I am now thinking of buying a chart plotter but am on a social security budget.

I read that paper charts are no longer updated so I am looking for suggestions for buying a budget model I can use on my Islander 32. I have until August when hurricane season is over and the areas I will travel in first is the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and the Bahamas. I am presently on the Tenn Tom waterway inland, Alabama.

I will begin searching here and craigslist for one but have no idea what to look for yet.

Thanks all.

Seagypsey