Downloading Waypoints from Garmin 2006C

Vitz · Post by **Vitz** » December 12th, 2017, 3:59 pm

I'm upgrading my GPS and need to download the waypoints from my old 2006C, store them on a SD, and then upload them to a new GPS. I've read online that you have to have an old Garmin card reader and an old Garmin disk, as well as an older laptop to read the card reader. Does that sound right? Anybody have one of these units that could help?

Post by **Steve Stinson** » December 12th, 2017, 4:16 pm

Try a software called "Expert GPS". I have used it for years with Garmin and had no trouble.

Humminbird is a different story. I can download Humminbird points, but then they won't go back into the combo unit.

Post by **Steve Stinson** » December 12th, 2017, 4:26 pm

I just updated my ExpertGPS program to the latest version. I don't see a Garmin 2006C on the available units list under "Options" / Add a new gps unit. You may want to email Dan Foster, the owner of Expert GPS and see what he recommends.

Post by **silverking** » December 12th, 2017, 4:32 pm

I'm in the process of upgrading my Garmin unit and also work on a Mac, which hasn't been compatible with the Garmin software in the past.

The senior marine specialist who has been helping me sent these links. The Homeport app is free and it is Mac-friendly. Hope this solves your problem. I'm waiting to see if they can power up my old unit to transfer my numbers to the new one.

HomePort
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/64242

Copying Waypoints, Routes and Tracks from HomePort to a Chartplotter
https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp ... D6AB8.html

Backing up User Data (Waypoints, Routes and Tracks) from your chartplotter
https://support.garmin.com/faqSearch/en ... 6o1KHL56d5

Post by **zload** » December 12th, 2017, 10:30 pm

He may be dealing with the old style proprietary Garmin memory stick drive which requires a special reader and pre-Windows 7 os if I recall correctly.

Ebryant · Post by **Ebryant** » December 12th, 2017, 11:24 pm

The 2006C worked with Garmin old software. It was called map source. Call Garmin tech help and the will help you. Homeport recognized the GDB file. You will need to download Map Source and update it.

Ebryant · Post by **Ebryant** » December 12th, 2017, 11:27 pm

If that doesn't work , let me know. I have the disk for Map Source somewhere.

STMU · Post by **STMU** » December 13th, 2017, 7:10 am

Garmin Basecamp is a free online download, and I have used it numerous times to download and upload from various Garmin devices without much issue. Similar to Garmin MapSource, but not sure if it is compatible with the unit you have.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/shop/downloads/basecamp

I've also had luck with online converter tools, MN DNR has a particularly good one but it is difficult to use. GPX visualizer is another great program, with an easy online video tutorial showing those who aren't tech savvy (like me!) just how to do it. Again, hit a miss depending on the file you are bringing in, but sometimes I've been able to convert it to KML, KMZ or GPX and reopen in GoogleEarth or Basecamp with it working. It can also convert to text, which I have done once from a very old unit. Huge pain going through the text, but I was able to find the coordinates and manually enter them back into Basecamp or GoogleEarth to upload later.

GPS Visualizer
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

Mn DNR
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tool ... armin.html

Vitz · Post by **Vitz** » December 13th, 2017, 9:30 am

zload wrote:He may be dealing with the old style proprietary Garmin memory stick drive which requires a special reader and pre-Windows 7 os if I recall correctly.

This is what I'm reading other places online. I have no Garmin memory stick, cable or card reader only the GPS. I'm going to try to call Garmin tech support and see what i can find out. In the meantime, if anybody has one of these older units and has the Garmin memory stick, cable and card reader that I could borrow, please let me know.

bbb · Post by **bbb** » December 13th, 2017, 11:47 am

Send me the unit and I will return it with an SD card and the numbers. If you see me fishing one of the numbers, you should move away, I was there first.

Ebryant · Post by **Ebryant** » December 13th, 2017, 3:57 pm

I have the 110 power cable with USB. You can have it. You can borrow the disk with Mapsource but I need to keep it. I still use the program with my handhelds.
I might be coming through Tally tomorrow, but I'm not sure yet.

Vitz · Post by **Vitz** » December 14th, 2017, 10:24 am

Thanks for the offers. It someone's suggestion I called Garmin tech support and they offered me another option. Since I have another, more recent, Garmin unit that accepts SD cards they said I could hardwire the 2 units together, transfer the waypoints to the newer unit and then download them to an SD card. Hardwiring was simply a matter of connecting the blue wire from one machine to the brown wire from the other. It worked perfectly and I have the waypoints from the old machine now downloaded onto an SD card. Thank for your offers and responses and thanks to Garmin tech support. They were very helpful.

bbb · Post by **bbb** » December 14th, 2017, 10:37 pm

Well crap. Good for you, bad for me. Can I buy your old gps?

Post by **silverking** » December 15th, 2017, 10:32 am

Glad you were able to retrieve your waypoints, Vitz. Garmin does have great customer service. They were able to power up my locked up unit, download my data and are mailing a SD card back to me.

tailwaters · Post by **tailwaters** » December 15th, 2017, 3:16 pm

I did this a couple month ago. I needed to get an SD card that was 3GB or less. couldn't find one locally so had to order one on-line. You also need to download HomePort from the Garmin Web site if you want the info on a computer. If you call their Garmin Tec support they will walk you through it as they did for me.

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