New sounder for the tinny...
Submitted by Braxi on Thu, 2012-12-06 15:13
G'day,
i am in the hunt for a new sounder/plotter for my tinny. I am looking at the HDS 7 which should do the job. But I noticed today the
Furuno GP1670F Colour GPS Plotter Fishfinder
Has anyone used this and is it a better unit than the Lowrance? It's a bit pricier by a couple hundred $$$. Not too sure if its worth the extra. Any info would be great. Also, where do you guys get you electronic from. There's some good prices online but I'd rather buy locally, at least from somewhere in oz.
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groper down below
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i got the raymarine you cant
i got the raymarine you cant go past the water proof abaility of them
Nauti Buoy
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Lowrance
I had a Raymarine in my tinnie and it got moisture inside it, Have not had any issues with the Lowrance Elite5, so HDS7 should be a sweet unit for the tinnie. My old man has a Furuno GP1650, they are a reasonable sounder but a shit GPS(IMO) so i wouldn't recommend one.
Braxi
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I was leaning towards the HDS7.
I've got the HDS10 in the big boat so I can use the map card from that which would save me a few $$.
Cant fish from home...