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Originally Posted by Lakegeezer
The Standard Horizon C150 (B&W) is probably the best solution for Lake Winnipesaukee, but it leaves much to be desired. I "graduated" three years ago from a Garmin with lots of waypoints, and no map. Yet, I miss it.
Several problems with the C150 (with Bizer's C-map)
1) The mouse/joystick is too sensitive, especially when underway. Its difficult to pan to other locations on the lake or use the menus.
2) Its difficult to quickly set a waypoint to a marker on the map and plot a course. Just too many steps. See point 1.
3) The Bizer C-map doesn't display any markers once you zoom out to a certain scale - way too soon for my use. You can still see the islands, but don't see any markers to use for navigation. I'd like to see the markers for at least two or three more zoom-out steps. Zoomed-in the whole way, the unit is very good, as long as you are not going too fast.
The best feature for me is the 2-minute line. The map shows your current position, and an arrow that points in the direction you are going. The end of the arrow indicates where you will be in 2 minutes. Great for estimating if you are going to miss a marker or not, or planning for a turn.
So - user interface is complex to use and the map is not quite optimized for the unit.
All that said - nobody has come up with a better solution that I am aware of -other than using a PC with a GPS plug-in. The Bizer map is very accurate.
One thing I haven't tried with the C150 is to add the marker waypoints manually. In a perfect world, there would be an easy button to use the map at strongly zoomed views, and then enable the manual waypoints at a wider zoom. You don't need both Bizer's marks and a duplicate set of your own waypoints showing at the same time.
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I don't have my CP155C in front of me right now but I am 99% sure you can adjust the joystick sensitivity on it.
I can easily plot a route on mine by moving the cursor to a spot on the chart and pressing the "route" button. The next time I move the cursor, it assumes I wish to go from the last place I pressed the route button to whereever the cursor is. Alternatively, I can move the cursor to my final destination and press the goto button to get a bearing to the spot. Maybe they made the 155 easier to use.