GPS and Sounder??
Submitted by alfred on Mon, 2008-04-14 21:25
Right! If I were starting over and looking for a new GPS and sounder, what you you guys recommend. Not intending to get a microwave sized unit! Not looking for combo units either.
Something up to a 8-10 in screen.
Dean
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furuno 585 sounder garmin
furuno 585 sounder
garmin Gps
honsu chin
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Furuno GP32 and 585 or 620
Furuno GP32 and 585 or 620 if you're really stuck with space.
Unless you need a chartplotter which may take up more room again.
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alfred
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Yup, looking for
Yup, looking for chartplotter GPS
I looked at the Furuno chartplotters and they seem to be are not as easy to use. So far Raymarine seems the easiest to use.
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Dean - Why a GArmin?
Dean - Why a GArmin? Haven't played with ne of the newer units yet.
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my pick!
I've owned a Furuno GP7000 unit (GPS/PLOTTER) and that was very easy to use and it has one of the quickest (refresh) view software. As for sounder, yeh a Furuno 585 with a standard 600w for shallow stuff or 1kw if you plan to do shallow & deep stuff!
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furuno 585
*deffinately the best sounder i have used and now currently own, 600w transducer is usually more than enough, had dual frequencies,botom lock etc top not for recos and small commercial, i use a lowrance 5200c gps ,awesome with navionics charts well detailed and it does the job honestly..
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The C-Map charts for the
The C-Map charts for the Furuno GP7000 - can anyone tell me if it covers the entire coast line of WA?
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Dean
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Alfred sorry I ook a while
Alfred sorry I ook a while to get back, In my oppinion
The garmin units are easy to use from what I have seen/experienced, and they have a great screen.
If you choose the bluechart G2, it has very high detail, and auto guidance technology which creates a track for you to follow and you avoid reef,shallow water and other obstacles.
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Any particular model? 1985
Any particular model?
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Dean
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We had a look at 5012 which
We had a look at 5012 which is touch screen which can play DVD's, and the 4210 and 4212.
If you have a look on their site it will show you all their units that they do..
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I love the Garmin
Big dollars for the 5012 though!
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Dean
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Around $7000
Around $7000, and it can be a combo unit aswell
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Nice but dont have space for
Nice but dont have space for a 12 inch screen.
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fishy fingers
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10" or 8"
they do smaller ones (garmin) with most of the features of the big ones They start at about 1200 with g2 vision bluechart,Look on the web
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Aus!
The Furuno GP 7000 C-Map (Max NT) chart card covers all of Australia Alfred, i had a customer today that said he's got Navionics which gives him a few more contour bars but less of the wrecks offshore compared to C-MAP.......they're all good these days....just what you prefer/used to etc!
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Dean
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"Nice but dont have space
"Nice but dont have space for a 12 inch screen"
4210 is a 10 inch, they do smaller models as said by fishyfingers
alfred
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I have space for a max
I have space for a max height of 9 inches for mounting.
Still open to sugesstions. Anyone here actually using the recommended models?
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Rodrat
He uses a garmin 450s only 4" diagonal screen but he dosent have the g2 vision card (3d fish eye view, sattelite view, Mariners view etc) yet but the quality and detail is fantastic it even has the sanctuary zones at exmouth marked on it pm him he can tell you what he thinks
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