My experience with Garmin has been excellent..no problem getting an RMA. On the other hand, I own a 12CX, and prior to that the 12XL and 12. All a totally sealed and waterproof format. I don't thing the 2/3 form is reliable for use in a Kayak. As the temperature changes within the unit it will suck up water. I think what happens is that the unit sits on the deck, heats up and then a wave breaks over it, cooling the unit and creating a vacuum which draws in water around the battery (in your case antenna) gaskets. A dry bag is a must for a 2/3 in my opinion. Make sure you have no corrosion on your battery terminals. If it's stopped working once, it will happen again. cya -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of Bhansen97_at_aol.com Sent: Sunday, May 30, 1999 9:27 PM To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Leaky GPS Help! My "splashproof" GPS is not splashproof. How does one handle this problem, or is it insoluble? I have a Garmin GPS II, supposedly splashproof. In use, it sits on the foredeck of my kayak. When I use it, I take care not to roll or to do extreme leans. Shortly after I recieved it, the unit became inoperable. Changing the batteries, I noticed that there were several drops of water in the battery compartment, and one battery terminal had corroded slightly (suggesting that water had gotten into the battery compartment previously, as well). After the usual frustrating merry-go-round with the Garmin FAQ site, a few e-mails to Garmin, and a rather frustrating phone call to them, I was awarded a RMA number, authorization to return the unit for repair. When I got the unit back, the work slip said Garmin had "repaired gaskets, upgraded software" (though the software version on the returned unit has the same version number as it did before return). Last Thursday I took my first "long" paddle since the unit was returned, 12.3 nmi in almost flat calm conditions, no sea. No rolls. No significant leans. Probably no significant moisture except drips from the paddle onto the GPS. Saturday when I tried to use the unit again, it was inoperable. There were *many* drops of water in the battery compartment. I left the unit in the sun to dry, inserted new batteries, and it works normally again now. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> A dry bag is a must for a 2/3 in my opinion. Make sure you have > no corrosion > on your battery terminals. If it's stopped working once, it will happen > again. Neither my GPS III or III+ ever had problems from splashes. They have ridden in a mesh pouch on my deckbag may times without problems. I very rarely have to go into the battery compartment though since I use external power. Looking at the seals of the battery compartment has me wondering how long they will last though.... Woody *************************************************************************** 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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