GPS memory card

[Braxt]

Has anyone used the Magellan Mapsend Bluenav SD card for Lake of the Woods? Would like to know what people think and if it's worth the $$$.

[Bob Clausen]

I have the L.O.W. Blue Nav charts to go with my Magellan Meridian Platinum. The structural hazards and sailing routes are well marked. For fishing, however it is a joke in that the only depth contours that are gradiated are 6.4 and 9.6 ft. I wrote a letter to Magellan conveying my disappointment, but have not had any response...not even a "tough nuts". I would never buy another Magellan product since Lowrance and Garmin are so much more oriented to the hunter/fisher.

[Eastwind]

I have the Navionics map chip in my Lowrance LCX 15 and it works great. It is just like looking at the lake charts that the Canadian government publishes. I can't speak to the quality of a Magellan unit but I am happy with my Lowrance. You may wish to look in to whether or not Navionics makes a map chip that works in a Magellan unit. I have the Lake Superior extra large map chip. I believe that the Ontario chip also includes Lake of the Woods.

[Bob Clausen]

My son uses the Lowrance unit and the Navionics MC card. Eastwind is correct about the detail. Since Navionics makes the Blue Nav charts sold under the Magellan name, I was expecting the same type of detail. Big disappointment!!! To get back to the original question...As yet, I don't find the Blue Nav mapping chart for L.O.W. to be worth the money and will not purchase another Map Send product until I get some assurance the actual detail is comparable to that shown on the Magellan website advertising.