Garmin GPSMAP 172C Color Marine ChartPlotter

Product Description:
The GPSMAP 172C fixed-mount chartplotter offers brilliant sunlight-readable color LCD, robust features, and a user-friendly interface in a compact, value-priced console.It comes standard with a built-in worldwide marine basemap and accepts MapSource BlueChart offshore marine cartography featuring detailed depth contours, inter-tidal zones, wrecks, navaids, and many other points of interest. For small-water anglers, the GPSMAP 172C is compatible with MapSource Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots featuring fishing areas, boat ramps, marinas, and hazards for hundreds of popular U.S. and Canadian lakes. Pre-programmed data cards can be easily inserted into the slot on the front of the unit.For added flexibility, mariners can upgrade the GPSMAP 172C to a full-fledged combination chartplotter/sounder at any time by adding a Garmin GSD 20 "black box" sonar and transducer.

Average customer rating: Best value Great Product.....Great Price!

Garmin GPSMap 172C WAAS-Enabled Color Marine GPS ChartPlotter (Internal Antenna) Manufacturer: Garmin ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Chart Plotters | Marine | GPS & Navigation | Categories | Electronics All GPS | GPS & Navigation | Categories | Electronics Marine Chart Plotters | Garmin | Brands | Electronics Features | Electronics GPS & Navigation | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics GPS Units & Accessories | Boating Electronics | Boating | Categories | Sports & Outdoors GPS Units | Sports Electronics & Gadgets | Categories | Sports & Outdoors | Altimeter Feature | Barometer Feature | Calorie Counter Feature | Clinometer Feature | Compass Feature | Cyclocomputer Feature | Cyclometer Feature | Dive Computer Feature | Golf Swing Trainer Feature | Heart Rate Monitor Feature | Odometer Feature | Pedometer Feature | Sailing Timer Feature | Speedometer Feature | Stopwatch Feature | Tachometer Feature | Thermometer Feature | Watch Feature | Water Resistant | Weather Monitor Feature Similar Items: Garmin BlueChart Data Card (Morgan City-Brownsville) Garmin GPSMap 172C GPS Navigator and Chartplotter (External Antenna) Product Features: WAAS-enabled, 12-parallel-channel marine GPS navigator and chartplotter with 4.5-inch color LCD display Built-in worldwide basemap with coastlines, rivers, lakes, political boundaries, and more Compatible with BlueChart and Fishing Hot Spots data cards; TracBack mode ensures easy route retracing 256-color LCD screen boasts 320 x 320 resolution; 10,000-point automatic track log with 15 saved tracks Includes adjustable surface mount bracket; measures 6.3 x 4.9 x 2.8 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty ASIN: B0002J1MWY

Product Description

The GPSMAP 172C fixed-mount chartplotter offers brilliant sunlight-readable color LCD, robust features, and a user-friendly interface - in a compact, value-priced console.It comes standard with a built-in worldwide marine basemap and accepts MapSource BlueChart offshore marine cartography - featuring detailed depth contours, inter-tidal zones, wrecks, navaids, and many other points of interest. For small-water anglers, the GPSMAP 172C is compatible with MapSource Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots - featuring fishing areas, boat ramps, marinas, and hazards for hundreds of popular U.S. and Canadian lakes. Pre-programmed data cards can be easily inserted into the slot on the front of the unit.For added flexibility, mariners can upgrade the GPSMAP 172C to a full-fledged combination chartplotter/sounder at any time by adding a Garmin GSD 20 "black box" sonar and transducer.

Customer Reviews:

Best value.......2007-06-08

I liked this GPS so much that I've purchased two in the last six months. It has a lot of features and is easy to use. This model also has the largest screen for the price that I could find. The only drawback is that it doesn't directly interface with a PC. The Garmin Blue Charts are good but not cheap. All in all I think it's a "best value" type unit.

Great Product.....Great Price!.......2007-05-26

I looked at a number of ChartPlotters before I decided to purchase the Garmin 172C from Amazon.com. I was very happy with the price, especially after hunting around for the best price around. Amazon beat everyone else hands down. And a "New Product" at that.

I am very happy with the ease of installation, and the internal antenna feature. I have not yet used the fish finding feature, however I plan to purchase the transcom and other associated pieces to use this feature as well.

I say, "Buy this product" if you are looking for a unit with it's sort of features (portable, internal antenna, etc). I'm glad that I did.

Average customer rating: INTERMITTANT LOSS OF DISPLAY

Garmin GPSMap 172C GPS Navigator and Chartplotter (External Antenna) Manufacturer: Garmin ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Chart Plotters | Marine | GPS & Navigation | Categories | Electronics GPS & Navigation | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics GPS Units & Accessories | Boating Electronics | Boating | Categories | Sports & Outdoors GPS Units | Sports Electronics & Gadgets | Categories | Sports & Outdoors | Altimeter Feature | Barometer Feature | Calorie Counter Feature | Clinometer Feature | Compass Feature | Cyclocomputer Feature | Cyclometer Feature | Dive Computer Feature | Golf Swing Trainer Feature | Heart Rate Monitor Feature | Odometer Feature | Pedometer Feature | Sailing Timer Feature | Speedometer Feature | Stopwatch Feature | Tachometer Feature | Thermometer Feature | Watch Feature | Water Resistant | Weather Monitor Feature Similar Items: Garmin GPSMap 172C WAAS-Enabled Color Marine GPS ChartPlotter (Internal Antenna) Accessories: Garmin GA26 Remote Vehicle Antenna for StreetPilot II+ and III+ Onos Carabelle Polarized Fishing Sunglasses w/ Built-in Readers, Choose Lens Garmin USB Data Card Programmer for EMAP Deluxe GPS (010-10363-00) Garmin 32MB Memory Cartridge for Street Pilot or eMap Garmin 64MB Memory Cartridge for Street Pilot or eMap Product Features: Trip Computer: trip odometer, stopped time, moving average, moving time, total average, total time, maximum speed, odometer Alarms: anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, and clock Built-in celestial tables for sun and moon by date and position U.S.A. tide data WAAS enabled, 12-parallel channel GPS receiver ASIN: B0002J1MQU

Product Description

The GPSMAP 172C fixed-mount chartplotter offers brilliant sunlight-readable color LCD, robust features, and a user-friendly interface - in a compact, value-priced console.It comes standard with a built-in worldwide marine basemap and accepts MapSource BlueChart offshore marine cartography - featuring detailed depth contours, inter-tidal zones, wrecks, navaids, and many other points of interest. For small-water anglers, the GPSMAP 172C is compatible with MapSource Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots - featuring fishing areas, boat ramps, marinas, and hazards for hundreds of popular U.S. and Canadian lakes. Pre-programmed data cards can be easily inserted into the slot on the front of the unit.For added flexibility, mariners can upgrade the GPSMAP 172C to a full-fledged combination chartplotter/sounder at any time by adding a Garmin GSD 20 "black box" sonar and transducer.

Customer Reviews:

INTERMITTANT LOSS OF DISPLAY.......2005-03-23

I purchased a Garmin 172C GPS through the mail on July 6, 2004. I am quite familiar with the reduction in visibility during sunny days for GPS systems,particularly if the sun shines directly on the display. Using my hand to shade the display under these conditions helps. However, one sunny day this past Fall, while navigating back to our boat launch facility in the Chesapeake Bay, the GPS display faded out completely! Nothing was visible! While the sun was bright that day, the GPS seemed to be unusually warm to the touch. At that point, I felt this condition was more than a simple reduction in visibility from the sunlight. I stopped the boat, turned it
away from the sun, and placed a towel over the GPS to further shield it from the sun. A minute or two later, the display began to gradually appear as the unit cooled down and return to normal visibility. Removing the towel and resuming my navigation back to shore, a few minutes later I again observed
this total disappearance of the display...and once again it slowly returned after I cooled the unit down with a towel. In summary, this unit has a TOTAL loss of display in the hot sun and is useless under such conditions. No display is visible EVEN IN THE SHADE until the unit cools down sufficiently. On all days this winter, the unit functioned normally. Now I have to pay shipping to Garmin...along with an insurance fee for repair. A good deal...NOT!!

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