Hi Doug, Thanks for the ideas. The gps doing double duty sounds good but I would rather have a continuous readout for the depth. There is a lot of thin water around Rockport, Tx. and crunching onto a shell bar is quite surprising. When I used to run aground on the shifting muck in Galveston Bay is was just a sploosh type landing. Regards, Tom B On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Douglas Kelch <doug1kelch@gmail.com> wrote:
I just use a hand held gps as double duty for a knot meter and gps. I do have a fixed mount compass and keep an old fashioned lead line for occasional use.
I sail shallow draft boats, 2 ft 11 inch draft board/keel down and donot worry much about the depth while sailing. I use the lead line when checking out an anchorage if it is unfamiliar.
Thanks
Doug
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com
wrote:
Since it has been about 15 years since last buying a knot meter,depth gauge or gps, does anybody have any recommendations as to which brand is a good cross between quality and price or is it a matter of "1st class or no class"? Tom B.