GPS vs. Compass
05-12-2005, 01:35 PM
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Re: GPS vs. Compass
Originally Posted by Iggy
The GPS is a wonderful piece of technology. Tells you exactly where you are at any given moment. Right up until it looses power.
A compass never needs batteries, never has an electronic breakdown, or looses a signal.
I think every boater should have a GPS but they also need to learn how to plot a course and read a chart the old fashioned way just in case.
You should have both devices. Never rely on just a piece of electronics.
A compass never needs batteries, never has an electronic breakdown, or looses a signal.
I think every boater should have a GPS but they also need to learn how to plot a course and read a chart the old fashioned way just in case.
You should have both devices. Never rely on just a piece of electronics.
I have both ,electroics fail , on a smal lake no problem out on the ocean or great lakes with a storm moving in. I have a back up
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