Marine Vs Street Gps

[sv solace]

I just bought a Garmin marine charts for US Alaska to USVI and their Homeport software - which all works as expected.

Not surprisingly Homeport software won't accept input from an external GPS receiver. I assume it's made to transfer the chart to a Garmin unit only.

My question is will the chart work on a Garmin street GPS? They are so much cheaper than a 'marine' GPS - which is ridiculous since they are essentially the same hardware.

Has anyone ever used a Garmin street GPS with marine charts?

Thanks,

Phil on S/V Solace

[David M]

Have you tried Garmin Tech Support?

[Stumble]

Phil,

They really aren't the same hardware. No one expects their car GPS to withstand weeks of sea spray and salt intrusion. Maybe at worst an errant soda.

[barnakiel]

Yep. Same doubt here - how well are car GPS secured from continuously flying spray?

Also, the marine market is minute compared with the car market, hence marine GPS will be more expensive.

b.