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Imagine gliding through coastal waters or tackling a challenging regatta with confidence, thanks to a chartplotter that anticipates your every need. The Garmin GPSMAP 8610 stands out as a powerhouse for serious boaters, combining a vibrant 10-inch full HD IPS touchscreen with preloaded BlueChart g3 coastal and LakeVü g3 inland maps powered by Navionics data. This isn't just a screen—it's your command center, delivering crystal-clear visuals from any angle, even under direct sunlight or through polarized lenses.
Whether you're a cruiser charting long passages, a sailor fine-tuning laylines, or a racer eyeing prerace strategies, this unit's intuitive interface and robust performance elevate your time on the water. Its edge-to-edge mounting options create a seamless helm dashboard, blending high-tech functionality with a clean, professional aesthetic.
The heart of the GPSMAP 8610 is its 10-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS display, offering wide viewing angles and anti-glare protection for unmatched readability. Preloaded maps cover U.S. coasts and inland lakes with Auto Guidance+ technology, which plots optimal routes based on your vessel's draft, beam, and clearance. No more guesswork—simply input your destination, and watch suggested paths unfold with depth contours, hazards, and marinas highlighted.
Boaters rave about how these features transform navigation, turning complex trips into straightforward adventures.
Go beyond standalone charting with NMEA 2000 and Garmin Marine Network support. Connect radar, autopilots, sonar modules, cameras, and instruments effortlessly. Share data across multiple screens for a unified system that responds to your commands.
OneHelm integration brings third-party devices—like digital switching, lights, and stabilizers—right to your fingertips. Picture monitoring engine stats, overlaying radar returns on charts, or viewing live camera feeds while underway—all without cluttering your view.
Wireless prowess sets the GPSMAP 8610 apart: Wi-Fi pairs with the ActiveCaptain app for software updates, smart notifications, and chart purchases. Bluetooth and ANT+ link to quatix watches, gWind transducers, and remote controls. Stream video from compatible cameras directly to the screen for enhanced situational awareness.
USB output turns it into a touchscreen monitor for laptops, perfect for planning sessions at the dock.
High-stress scenarios like docking demand split-second decisions. SmartMode customizable presets deliver exactly that—dedicated screens for sonar, radar, media, or cameras with single-tap access. Pair it with the optional GRID 20 remote for hands-free joystick control, even in rough seas.
Sailors appreciate dedicated tools like laylines, wind roses, true/apparent wind angles, set/drift indicators, and tide sliders. Prerace guidance optimizes starts, while customizable gauges keep essential data front and center. It's like having a tactician onboard, helping you harness wind shifts for that winning edge.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Physical Dimensions | 10.25" x 8.06" x 2.95" (25.9 x 20.5 x 7.5 cm) |
| Weight | 5.2 lbs (2.4 kg) |
| Water Rating | IPX6 & IPX7 |
| Display | 10" IPS touchscreen (1920 x 1200 WUXGA), anti-glare |
| Power Consumption | 2.0 A |
| Receiver | 10 Hz GPS/GLONASS/Galileo |
| Memory & Maps | 5,000 waypoints; BlueChart g3 & LakeVü g3 preloaded; 2x microSD slots |
| Connections | 2 Garmin Marine Network; 1 NMEA 2000; Video I/O (HDMI/BNC); Wireless (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/ANT+) |
Compatible with radar, sonar (CHIRP/ClearVü/SideVü via black box), AIS, DSC, FUSION-Link, and more.
It includes BlueChart g3 U.S. coastal charts and LakeVü g3 inland maps with Navionics data, plus Auto Guidance for route planning.
Yes, SailAssist provides laylines, wind data, prerace guidance, and customizable sailing gauges for competitive and recreational sailing.
Rated IPX6 for heavy water spray and IPX7 for 1m submersion up to 30 minutes, making it rugged for marine environments.
Absolutely—NMEA 2000, Garmin Marine Network, video inputs, and wireless options support radar, sonar, cameras, and apps like ActiveCaptain.
Yes, the IPS touchscreen ensures superior visibility and sunlight readability, even with polarized lenses.
Bail mount, flush mount, or flat edge-to-edge for a custom glass helm look (professional installation recommended for flat mounts).
Built-in compatibility for CHIRP, ClearVü, and SideVü via external black box sonars (sold separately).
GPSMAP 8610 10" Chartplotter with Mapping
10 Chartplotter with Full HD In-plane Switching (IPS) Touchscreen
Serious cruisers, sailors and sail racers demand serious equipment. The easy-to-use, easy-to-install GPSMAP 8610 chartplotter delivers MFD performance in a combo-size package. It features a 10 full HD IPS touchscreen display for wider viewing angles, superior clarity and sunlight readability, even with polarized sunglasses. Multiple displays can be flat mounted edge-to-edge to create a sleek glass helm look or can be mounted flush. It also provides standard USB touch output for use as a touchscreen monitor for Windows and Mac operating systems.
Build Your Marine System
NMEA 2000 networking and the Garmin Marine Network allow you to easily build your full marine electronics suite from radar and autopilots to cameras, instruments and forward-looking sonar controlled from your chartplotter and shared across multiple screens. In addition, our exclusive OneHelm system coordinates many third-party manufactured onboard marine products to bring full control of systems such as digital switching, lighting, stabilization and more conveniently to your chartplotter screen.
Full Connectivity
The GPSMAP 8610 chartplotter has a premium-performance processor that enables fast map drawing, superior networking, video distribution and more. Built-in Wi-Fi technology lets you pair with the free ActiveCaptain app for access to OneChart, smart notifications, Garmin Quickdraw community data and more. You can also control video streaming from our GC 100 wireless camera and VIRB action cameras. In addition, built-in ANT wireless technology connects you directly to our quatix marine watch, gWind Wireless 2 transducer and wireless remote controls.
SmartMode Station Controls
Networked sonar, radar, cameras, media and digital switching can be independent or incorporated into SmartMode station controls. With SmartMode, everything is designed to give you quick, one-touch access to the information you need to ease high-stress situations such as docking.
The Best of Garmin with the Best of Navionics
For the most detailed, clear and concise charts and maps, this chartplotter is preloaded with BlueChart g3 coastal cartography and LakeV g3 inland mapping featuring Navionics data. The charts and maps also include our Auto Guidance technology, which shows a suggested route to a destination, based on your boat's specifications. The expandable memory allows you to upgrade your maps with accessory map purchases such as BlueChart g3 Vision and LakeV g3 Ultra.
Sit Back and Take Control
You don't have to stand for hours at the helm. The optional easy-to-use GRID 20 remote input device provides intuitive remote access and control of your entire Garmin marine system. It features a 360-degree joystick with a rotary knob and push-to-select button for easy chartplotter menu/setting navigation and fine control, even in the worst conditions.
Special Sailing Features
To help you make informed decisions, the Garmin SailAssist feature provides critical data displays and prerace guidance to help you gain a competitive edge. Other sailing features include laylines, enhanced wind rose, heading and course-over-ground lines, true wind data fields and tide/current/time slider. Gauge displays provide need-to-know information at a glance, including true and apparent wind angle, set and drift, true or apparent wind speed, horizontal or vertical graphs and a data bar with customizable fields.
The Ultimate Connected Boating App
Download the ActiveCaptain app to your smartphone or tablet to manage your marine experience from anywhere from trip planning and prefishing to updating software and purchasing maps.
1Auto Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations
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Garmin GPSMAP8610 10" Plotter
Model: 010-02091-01Serious cruisers, sailors and sail racers demand serious equipment. The easy-to-use, easy-to-install GPSMAP 8610 chartplotter delivers MFD performance in a combo-size package. It features a 10" full HD IPS touchscreen display for wider viewing angles, superior clarity and sunlight readability, even with polarized sunglasses. Multiple displays can be flat mounted edge-to-edge to create a sleek glass helm look or can be mounted flush. It also provides standard USB touch output for use as a touchscreen monitor for Windows® and Mac® operating systems.
NMEA 2000 networking and the Garmin Marine Network allow you to easily build your full marine electronics suite — from radar and autopilots to cameras, instruments and forward-looking sonar — controlled from your chartplotter and shared across multiple screens. In addition, our exclusive OneHelm™ system coordinates many third-party manufactured onboard marine products to bring full control of systems — such as digital switching, lighting, stabilization and more — conveniently to your chartplotter screen.
The GPSMAP 8610 chartplotter has a premium-performance processor that enables fast map drawing, superior networking, video distribution and more. Built-in Wi-Fi technology lets you pair with the free ActiveCaptain® app for access to OneChart™, smart notifications , Garmin Quickdraw™ community data and more. You can also control video streaming from our GC™ 100 wireless camera and VIRB® action cameras. In addition, built-in ANT wireless technology connects you directly to our quatix® marine watch, gWind™ Wireless 2 transducer and wireless remote controls.
Networked sonar, radar, cameras, media and digital switching can be independent or incorporated into SmartMode station controls. With SmartMode, everything is designed to give you quick, one-touch access to the information you need to ease high-stress situations such as docking.
For the most detailed, clear and concise charts and maps, GPSMAP 8410 includes expandable memory for accessory map purchases such as BlueChart® g3 and BlueChart® g3 Vision featuring Navionics data. The charts and maps also include our Auto Guidance technology, which shows a suggested route to a destination , based on your boat’s specifications.
You don’t have to stand for hours at the helm. The optional easy-to-use GRID™ 20 remote input device provides intuitive remote access and control of your entire Garmin marine system. It features a 360-degree joystick with a rotary knob and push-to-select button for easy chartplotter menu/setting navigation and fine control, even in the worst conditions.
To help you make informed decisions, the Garmin SailAssist feature provides critical data displays and prerace guidance to help you gain a competitive edge. Other sailing features include laylines, enhanced wind rose, heading and course-over-ground lines, true wind data fields and tide/current/time slider. Gauge displays provide need-to-know information at a glance, including true and apparent wind angle, set and drift, true or apparent wind speed, horizontal or vertical graphs and a data bar with customizable fields.
Download the ActiveCaptain app to your smartphone or tablet to manage your marine experience from anywhere — from trip planning and prefishing to updating software and purchasing maps.
For the most detailed, clear and concise charts and maps, this chartplotter is preloaded with BlueChart g3 coastal cartography and LakeVü g3 inland mapping featuring Navionics data. The charts and maps also include our Auto Guidance technology, which shows a suggested route to a destination , based on your boat’s specifications. The expandable memory allows you to upgrade your maps with accessory map purchases such as BlueChart® g3 Vision and LakeVü g3 Ultra.
Specifications| General | |
| Physical dimensions | 10.25" x 8.0625" x 2.95" (25.9 cm x 20.5 cm x 7.5 cm) |
| Weight | 5.2 lbs (2.4kg) |
| Water rating | IPX6 and IPX7 |
| Display type | touchscreen IPS display (anti-glare finish) |
| Display size | 8.6" x 5.4" (21.8 cm x 13.7 cm) |
| Display resolution | WUXGA; 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Power consumption | 2.0 A |
| Antenna | Internal or external over NMEA 2000 |
| Mounting options | Bail, flat or flush (Garmin do not offer any hardware or accessories for a flat-mount installation. Professional tools and knowledge is required.) |
| Receiver | 10 Hz GPS/GLONASS/Galileo |
| Garmin Marine Network™ ports | 2 |
| Maps & Memory | |
| Accepts data cards | 2 microSD cards (on back) |
| Waypoints | 5,000 |
| Routes | 100 (250 waypoints each) |
| Track log | 50,000 points; 50 saved tracks |
| pre-loaded maps | BlueChart® g3 and LakeVü g3 |
| Outdoor Recreation Features | |
| Tide tables | Yes |
| Chartplotter Features | |
| Garmin Radar compatible | Yes |
| Garmin Sonar compatible | Yes |
| Garmin SmartMode compatible (customizable monitor presets) | Yes |
| Supports AIS (tracks target ships position) | Yes |
| Supports DSC (displays position data from DSC-capable VHF radio) | Yes |
| Supports FUSION-Link™ compatible radios | Yes |
| GSD™ Black Box sonar support | Yes |
| GCV™ Black Box sonar support | Yes |
| ActiveCaptain compatible | Yes |
| Garmin Helm compatible | Yes |
| GRID™ (Garmin Remote Input Device) compatible | Yes |
| Wireless remote compatible | Yes |
| Sonar Features & Specifications | |
| Dual-frequency (50/200 kHz) sonar capable | Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| Dual-beam (77/200 kHz) sonar capable | Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| Frequencies supported | NA |
| Transmit power | NA |
| CHIRP sonar technology | Yes_(when_connected_to_another_compatible_sonar_device) |
| ClearVü | yes (with GCV™ black box, sold separately) |
| SideVü | yes (with GCV™ black box, sold separately) |
| Maximum depth | NA |
| Connections | |
| NMEA 2000® compatible | Yes |
| Transducer pin numbers | NA |
| NMEA 0183 input ports | 1 differential |
| NMEA 0183 output ports | 1 differential |
| Video input ports | 1 - BNC composite 1 - HDMI (HDCP compliant) |
| Video output ports | 1 HDMI |
| Wireless connectivity | Yes |
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