Humminbird 798CI - Opinion
Submitted by crasny1 on Fri, 2010-04-30 21:41
Needs some help. The old Navman plotter has gone to Heaven, and the sounder sort of suxs.
Thinking of this unit.
Any advice and help/info appreciated.
Neels
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Carry
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navman
What unit was your navman might be interested in buying the antenna off you if the head unit is stuffed.
We feel nothing but a certain difficulty in continuing to stand
crasny1
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Antenna is stuffed, not the head unit
Cheers
Neels
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brenz
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dad has the 797 on his boat
dad has the 797 on his boat and i find the combo unit is great i am running a lowrance hd5x at the momomen wich is meant to be the top of the range sounder for them and the humminbird creams it in performance and easy reading and extreemly user friendly, but in saying that the lowrance is still an awesum unit
chesky
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crasny 1 word awesome.....
crasny 1 word awesome..... I've got the 998
damo6230
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second that
I was going to reply to your previous post.....
I have the 798ci and it is just awesome!!
Includes the new down-imaging as well as the side and 2D.
the side imaging will blow you away
bought mine OS and paid bugger all and the $$ rate it will be even cheaper than what I paid for it.
I'm in Exi (9-22 May) if you are coming down and happy to show you
crasny1
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Mate in the trade
With a Aus wide card, computer software, full cabling and a better trany and postage up here said $2050.
I think that is a good deal compared with what I have seen.
Will provide his detail as I have spoken and said whould you do similar deals with WF members. He said not that good but will beat anyone.
Cheers
Neels
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crasny1
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PS
He said the side imaging will blow you away. The same words u used to the tee.
Neels
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damo6230
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it will blow you away
packing the last of my stuff up before I move north. offline this afternoon as the computer needs to be packed.......
otherwise I would write more
happy to answer PM but it will be intermitent for a while.
Mate, there is nothing like seeing it work on the water
good price!!
Nelly
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Good units! screen a bit
Good units! screen a bit small for combo work imho.
brenz
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brenz
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brenz
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plenty big enough unless a)
plenty big enough unless
a) your blind
b) your 10 m away from screen or
c) its on the titannic
crasny1
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Got the unit from Mandurah Marine Centre
Speak to Ryan who has fished the Bream Comps and mention Fishwrecked and he will do you a great deal.
Cheers
Neels
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