This old fellow does the job for me. I use it cruising to the nearby islands and back home, the only thing that dissapointed me was it's inability to load more the one chart at the time. The LA area is divided in TWO charts so when I go north of Long Beach I have to connect the unit to the computer and load one, and back to the other one when I go south. Other than that is a solid piece of equipment, fast and made for water use. Not fancy but reliable.
Extremely user friendly handheld GPS. The basemap is limited, but downloading from MapSend DVD gives you much more detailed streets, POI, and other information. This was my first handheld GPS which I purchased many years ago. Still use it hunting, and fishing. Very reliable, and durable.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This used GPS replaced my old one, which had broke. I was so used to my old one, that I wanted the same one again, which is very practical and easy to use.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The Magellan Meridian is an EXCELLENT GPS for the Marine (or any other outdoor) Navigator, 14 hour battery life on common AA cells, pre-loaded Navaids for all North America and SD slot to load detail maps make it outstanding value, add, customizable nav. screens with LARGE FONTS and user friendly interface and you can see why it is so popular, The ONLY issue this unit has is with the lower battery connector and I have a modification to fix it (it randomly fails to power on)
The unit works great (when it works). I had four of them. They come loaded with all the basic navigation buoys throughout hte US. That itself may be worthwile. However, it breaks very easily and used ones are simply not reliable. Although I considered going for a fifth, I'll just switch brands and buy another unit altogether. The features are excellent, but the device is very prone to breaking and malfunctioning. I can't afford mistakes or shoddy equipment when I'm "out there".
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