Sounder Upgrade: Furuno FCV 295 vs Upgrading Existing Transduer on Garmin
Gents,
Going through the motions of a potential upgrade in sounder. Limited it down to 2 options being the purchase of a new sounder (Furuno FCV-295) or upgrading the transducer on my existing Garmin unit to 2KW. Both are relatively expensive options but the Garmin add on is far cheaper in the scheme of things.
Currently I run the full Garmin suite on my Boston Whaler 255. It consists of the Garmin Rader, Garmin 4210 Charts and GSD-22 sounder. My sounder has either a 500W or 1KW tranducer (I need to check). Main purpose of the upgrade is due to significant time spent deep sea fishing in the 450 meter range.
Have been out recently on friends boat with an FCV-295 which showed excellent clarity at that depth compared to my setup currently.
Thoughts welcome on these two specific sounders & comparison for my purpose above.
Cheers
John
wangler
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Your answer is in
the 3rd sentence, you have seen it work and there is your proof.
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Dougie
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That 3rd sentence you refer
That 3rd sentence you refer to is actually a paragraph.
just so you know :)
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wangler
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oops, sorry
I was wagging school that day
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snuffs
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Wangler, ? I haven't seen
Wangler, ? I haven't seen the Garmin with 2khz transducer . Hence the question......
wangler
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Ah, ok fair call
I can't comment on the Garmin with a 2kw
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snappermiles
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there should be no question here
there is only one answer! im my opinion buy the 295 they cant be beaten! by anything in there price range
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The_Wanderer
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Snuffs have you tried looking
Snuffs have you tried looking on the Hulltruth.com? they have heaps on info on Garmin and Whalers also try continuious wave they may have some more info. However I have seen the Furuno on 2 differnt boats and its awesome.
snuffs
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thanks wanderer. you are spot
thanks wanderer. you are spot on. the hull truth was the way to go. great website with some very technically minded people with real experience with these products. have resolved many a problem on that website. thanks for your suggestion, much appreciated! cheers john