Michael Stoccardo wrote: > The 60CXS smaller and so seems more "hand friendly", but sinks, but will > be in a dry bag that will float.... The 76CXS is a bigger (floats) so > feels clunky, but evidently has boater oriented features. Are they useful > to kayakers or just powerboaters? Mike, I have used a Map60C for three seasons, and love it. However, I carved a rectanguloidal minicell "float" to which it is lanyarded and Velcroed to solve two problems: 1. Its negative buoyancy. 2. Its "potato" shape, which is particularly unhandy for deck-top use; before the pad, I was always resetting the 60C flat so I could see the screen. The minicell pad is recessed to accept the unit, has hook Velcro on its back to give some friction across a neoprene sprayskirt surface, and the lanyard runs from the unit, through a reinforced port in the pad, to a deck eye. I also painted the pad bright red with some of that rubberized toolgrip stuff, so if the lanyard comes loose from the kayak, I'll at least have a _visible_ floater to chase. I chose it over the 76C for its smaller shape, in the event I were to use it hiking. Turns out I have not done that much. BTW, having a clear plastic layer between your eyes and the screen diminishes the clarity -- the plastic picks up glare. If you want some photos, email me back channel. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 28 2006 - 07:12:25 PST
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