Spare GPS.
Submitted by Deckie on Wed, 2018-02-28 07:38
Hi folks, I am interested to know if anyone runs a second GPS/Sounder unit as a stand alone GPS.
I have a Elite5 chirp out of my tinnie that I am thinking of running alongside my HDS7.
Is there any pitfalls with doing this ? Is it worth setting up as a second combo unit?
I will still run the HDS7 but primarily as a sounder.
Your opinions are valued as always...
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Cheers & Stay safe
Jackalchub
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I think you’ll find most
I think you’ll find most people will use 2 units, rather than split screen
eziliving
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I would run two. Pain the
I would run two. Pain the arse I reckon with combo units unless you got a hds10 or something big like that. I run a dragonfly 7 in my dingy and going to put a furuno 620 as the sounder when I get a chance to install it.
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Woodsy65
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I run two HDS7's linked by
I run two HDS7's linked by Ethernet cable. Much easier than have a split screen or constantly changing screens.
bennym_82
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+1
Not sure if Elite can link up via Ethernet with HDS, but two HDS’s hooked up is great for marking ground on sounder and having waypoint pop on other GPS unit.
Walfootrot
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I am running 2 GPS units and
I am running 2 GPS units and 1 sounder good to have a backup if 1 goes down. Never have too many in my opinion
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quest
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Agree. Same HDS-7 and HDS-9
Agree. Same HDS-7 and HDS-9 and 585 furuno
Jackfrost80
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I run a dedicated sounder
I run a dedicated sounder with a HDS7. Wouldn't want a screen any smaller than that for my plotter
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Dale
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I only use the one in my dinghy, my dragonfly 5, be a little bit impractical to run a second one I feel.
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Deckie
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I agree.
Yeah Dale not much room there but I took it out of the tinnie to put in the new boat.
it was great in the tinnie, nice & compact and easy to use.
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eziliving
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i kinda agree as when i
i kinda agree as when i using it for crabbing or bread and butter fishing its fine, but when i go fishing for demersals it really gives me the shits especially when anchoring.
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paul d
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Just got an elite 7 hdi to
Just got an elite 7 hdi to use as gps along side my HDS 10 for sounder . So much better.
Faulkner Family
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we got 2 units, one being
we got 2 units, one being our original navman 510 tracker as backup but also has all our spots on it and also run a hummingbird 917c split. hand to have a backup just in case your main unit packs it in or freezes up as mine did . not too bad if you know the waters but new waters it helped
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dano83
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If you have an iPad get a
If you have an iPad get a waterproof cover and download the navionics app and then use I pad as a plotter, you can get ram mounts if you want to mount it also...that's what I would be doing for a cheap and effective way in a dinghy
Brock O
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as above...navionics app on
as above...navionics app on phone $26 Aus/NZ from memory which you can save points on but is only back up for myself.
Paj man
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Navionics app
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black gen
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yep i run a HDS10 and a
yep i run a HDS10 and a furuno 585.
Makes life that much easier when marking ground and driving at spots having a screen big enough you dont have to squint at cos its so small.
Deckie
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Thanks.
Thanks for all the feed back folks.
I am another for Navionics, great app.
Based on your suggestions, i think I will connect up the Elite5 and use it for the GPS only. Only because I didn't realy want to have 2 transducers out the back of the boat. This way if the main one packs it in, at least I can still navigate back if I am in a tricky spot.
Again, helpful as ever. Thanx...
Any further comments welcome....
Cheers & Stay safe