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Author: | jsimon [ Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:18 pm ] |
Post subject: | Marine Electronis what would you buy and why? |
Lets say you have a clean slate and want to get a MFD, radar, depth, and vhs radio possibly with AIS. Its a challenge to determine what brand and technology is the way to go. |
Author: | kd4pbs [ Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Marine Electronis what would you buy and why? |
I went with a Lowrance HDS9 Gen2 Touch with Structure Scan and depth built-in that I've been installing over the winter. If I needed radar, I'd go with the matching unit for this. As far as VHF radios, I've got my old Kenwood TM-v700 that I pulled from my truck when I upgraded to a TM-v710. It does UHF as well. For the Marine VHF, I put in a very nice Standard Horizon GX1600B. It flush mounted to the switch panel quite nicely but won't do AIS. Their GX2150 does though, and it looks almost identical. |
Author: | Cap'n Morgan [ Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:17 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Marine Electronis what would you buy and why? |
Raymarine Spring specials. http://www.raymarine.com/uploadedFiles/ ... Coupon.pdf |
Author: | jsimon [ Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:00 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Marine Electronis what would you buy and why? |
Cap'n Morgan wrote: Sweet! Thanks Cap'n. I decieded on raymarine after goint back and forth between that and Garmin. And I made it by one day for the rebate. From March 3 - June 3, and I purchased March 4th. |
Author: | acguy [ Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:03 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Marine Electronis what would you buy and why? |
I agree I looked at the raymarine stuff and if you are building a network that is the way to go. I ended up going with the standard horizon cpn700i. But I really have no other used than the plotter. |
Author: | Paul I. [ Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Marine Electronis what would you buy and why? |
I had a Garmin first and than tried Lowrance and Raymarine. I went right back to Garmin! I have a 740, 740S, a non-Garmin electronic compass, HD16 radar, VHF200, two Garmin fuel flow sensors and a AIS-300. All connected via NMEA 2000. They all work well with each other. Raymarine was to me, negative logic, but it was well built. Lowrance support was far below Garmin and was really made for smaller boats. I have asked that same question around the club I belong to. I got mixed answers, but some one said, "there all good, it just depends on which one has the best unit at that time." |
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