Stolen GPS..now need to buy replacement?
Submitted by black gen on Tue, 2013-02-05 14:02
My parents house in perth was broken into and our electronics bag for the boat was taken.
to them it will be a useless navman screen but to me its 7 or so years of hard work....
luckily i have some of my prized marks stored away but there are literally thousands on there...
obviously now im going to have to buy a new plotter.
i already have a 585 sounder so dont need one that sounds just a gps only...
im thinking raymarine e7, e9 or a HDS8....
is there any good recommendations on either of these 3 units...
thanks.
Jess
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till
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Not much wrong with the
Not much wrong with the lowrance units as a GPS although I do prefer the Raymarines - but buy anything that uses navionics charts. I find cmap a bit basic, and garmin a bit bullshit.
Rob H
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I know ive put it up here
I know ive put it up here before, but every few months you should bring up your waypoints page and photograph it with your phone.
At least you have a record in case of theft/ failure
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till
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I think that could be a cool
I think that could be a cool feature with the Raymarine, they do iphone and maybe android sync, so you can take the points off on your phone.
Still, nothing is better than a hard copy.
Olliej
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I was disappointed at the
I was disappointed at the lack of detail on my furuno GP7000f using C-map, The Navionics iphone app has more detail (I agree with till)
Buz
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Have C-map in my Navman and
Have C-map in my Navman and Navionics in my Lowrance, and i find the Navionics way better with alot more detail!
harro
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thats shithouse
that sux ass mate!! next time around deffo back up everything on a program or at least another sd card,
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sea-kem
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Hi mate I have the new
Hi mate I have the new Lowrance HDS9 gen 2 and is an awesome GPS touchscreen and very easy to use. Have hardly touched the instructions. I've paired it with a platinum card and the chart is very good. Try Keogh's marine or Chivers here for good pricing.
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Tantz14
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Navionics charts
Hi mate i agree that if you get a quality brand compatible with Navionics you cant go wrong (c-map does not compete with navionics if your a fisher) I run a lowrance hds8 combo and its never let me down. On a side note, if you dont have the cash readily available and you own an iphone you can get the navionics app for a few dollars and its spot on, plus while ur relaxing on the couch at home you can find new spots ;)
good luck on ur choice..