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Lester C
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I am still learning my new GPS, Garmin GPSmap 76C and know that I need to get software for detailed charts, I believe BlueChart. What is best for the Forgotten Coast area, particularly Appalachee Bay and Appalachicola Bay areas.
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I got the 76csx about a month ago and love it...

The Blue charts are a must for the coast- I got the CD not the chip.
Then download the waypoints list from this site.

The Garmin customer service people are very helpful.
They walked me through everything step by step.
Barry Bevis, Realtor and Owner of BigBendFishing.net
I liked it so much, I bought the company ;-)

http://www.bevisrealty.com
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I got the CD too. You get to pick one area and you should pick the Gulf Coast. I bought the Americas CD. You can unlock other areas likethe East Coast if you want too. I think all of the Gulf Coast was very small in size too like a lot less than 64 mb.
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Mapsource Bluechart CD is the way to go. It is great waypoint management software also.
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Re: Need GPS software suggestions

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Lester C wrote:I am still learning my new GPS, Garmin GPSmap 76C and know that I need to get software for detailed charts, I believe BlueChart. What is best for the Forgotten Coast area, particularly Appalachee Bay and Appalachicola Bay areas.
I have a Garmin GPS 76cs, had it three years now, great tool, use the blue charts, unlocked the gulf coast area. I download the map I need and go, shows oysterbars rocks all thats marked out there.
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