My Garmin 12 XL is waterproof.....or so to the extent they claim. My first time out, I put it on the deck and paddled the whole weekend with plenty of salt water deck wash. What I did notice though afterward is that there was water in the battery compartment and that the little data or external power port (can't remember which) on the back had started to corrode. No visible sign of water inside. Rather than wait to see if the battery terminals started corroding, I sent the unit back to REI for exchange and bought a Aqua Pak from West Marine for the new one. The Aqua Pak alone saved the unit three weekends ago when we were practicing rolling in rough water and I forgot to put the cover back on my day hatch when I stowed my sunglasses. The GPS came out and my wife spotted it floating by. Robert -- Orlando ________________________________________________________ Robert Starling Member ASMP / APSG Robert Starling Photography, Inc. Orlando, Florida Phone 407 521-0041 Fax 407 521-0031 http://www.starling.com NetGuide Magazine Internet Site Of The Day *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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