gps/fishfinder

[KISSMYBASS]

looking to buy a gps/chartplotter/and fishfinder would like some info on what is a good one , need gps and fishfinder all in one combo thanks

 

[Mike2043]

There are so many out there to choose from. My suggestion would be to first decide how much you want to spend. I would then get some catalogs or go to web sites and start looking at all the different options. I really like the new Lowrance HD with the structure scan.

I use a Stanard Horizion CP180. Last year it was just a chartplotter/gps and worked fine. I just added the fish-finder to it but haven't tried it out yet. I just installed it last week.

I will recommend BOEmarine.com. There is a gentleman named Jim there who will help you out with anything you need. They have good prices and great service.

Good luck..

 

[Megabyte]

I will recommend BOEmarine.com. There is a gentleman named Jim there who will help you out with anything you need. They have good prices and great service.

+1 for Jim @ BOE Marine.

 

[SOUTHWINS]

just install a garmin 4212 in a 2120 works great ,easy to use,price not bad

 

[jeffnick]

I use a Garmin 478. It's portable so you can take it into the house/motel room, talks directions in the car, and is a display for the sounder. If you're not looking for a 'full size' unit, you can't beat it. Nothing else to buy, contains all NOAA charts, all roads and cables and wires and mounts for car and boat.

 

[B-Faithful]

i own garmin, my dad owns raymarine and I would recommend the new lowrance HDS packages. All I can say is wow! Structure scan and broadband radar are unique to Navico companies too.

 

[Brent]

I use a Garmin 478. It's portable so you can take it into the house/motel room, talks directions in the car, and is a display for the sounder. If you're not looking for a 'full size' unit, you can't beat it. Nothing else to buy, contains all NOAA charts, all roads and cables and wires and mounts for car and boat.

Is this a current model?
Or is there a newer model?

 

[jeffnick]

I use a Garmin 478. It's portable so you can take it into the house/motel room, talks directions in the car, and is a display for the sounder. If you're not looking for a 'full size' unit, you can't beat it. Nothing else to buy, contains all NOAA charts, all roads and cables and wires and mounts for car and boat.

Is this a current model?
Or is there a newer model?

There is a newer model (touch screen without buttons), but it doesn't support the sounder display.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do? ... roduct=402

The 478 will take additional maps on a Garmin card. I have all the inland lakes on my card, in addition to the built in NOAA charts and roads. This is nice because in the car, when you see a body of water you can switch to the Marine mode and see if the lake is 'boatable', and while on the water you can switch to Road mode to get a feel for where you are on the roadmap (my wife likes to know what cities and roads we're near?).

I lied about nothing else to buy if you want depth; for that you'll need a GSD unit and 'ducer.

This is just one of the many display modes (the size of each pane is adjustable). We don't fish so I usually just have the depth numerals and GPS info in that panel (waypoint next, distance to next, course arrow etc.)

I also have a cheapo second sounder, not that it's really necessary, but it's convenient to have one sounder alarm at a warning depth (+/-10') and the other at a danger depth (2'), that way when we get to exploring shallow water I don't have to reset the deep alarm.

 

[rjjm]

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