Garmin GPSMAP 78sc Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter
May 3, 2018 - Comment
Featuring a bright 2.6-Inch LCD color display with built-in basemap and high-sensitivity GPS receiver, the GPSMAP 78 series takes recreational navigation to a whole new level. All three models are waterproof, and include a built-in microSD card slot for loading additional maps and a dedicated MOB (man over board) button.
Product Features
- Marine-friendly handheld with high-sensitivity GPS receiver and 2.6-inch color TFT display
- Perfect for boating/watersports–waterproof to IPX7 standards; floats in water
- Built-in BlueChart g2 U.S./Bahamas coastal charts with shorelines, depth contours, navaids, harbors, marinas, and more
- Built-in 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass and barometric altimeter for heading/altitude/weather
- Share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other compatible device user
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Not worth it I am looking for a waterproof GPS that can load ocean charts/maps. Bought this in January and it worked for a week or two then developed a problem such that the device “Cannot Unlock Maps”. I called Garmin tech support last month and they said it was a known problem and they would contact me when a fix was available. Still waiting. They still have my $ and it still doesn’t work.
Compared to the old GPSMAP 76, this unit has a terrible user interface I’ve used a number of Garmin handhelds over the years: aviation, marine, auto. I bought this unit to replace a GPSMAP 76, whose backlight has failed (Garmin refuses to repair). I expected the 78sc to be a decent replacement for the 76. Unfortunately, this is not the case. While the hardware seems very good (bright display, quick satellite acquisition, etc.), the software is just terrible, especially when compared to the old GPSMAP 76.I tried to use the unit on my sailboat for a…
Garmin’s nosedive on reputation Recently purchased the garmin 78sc–it worked for 1 week, then got error message (cannot unlock maps), and the unit continued to be inoperable–called garmin after reviewing all negative info on this unit–they said garmin knew about problem and a fix was under way–when reviewing internet info, however, it looks like there have been complaints about this error message for 5 months, and still no fix—they refused to take the unit back, and said replacing it would only give me another bad…