Raymarine a65 comments and dealer?
Submitted by till on Sat, 2008-07-12 09:53.
Hi,
interested in opinions and dealers for the Raymarine A65? Its a combo gps/chartplotter/fishfinder. Sure I'd also love the C80 with the ability to add in radar and radio, but its overkill for the intended application.
Cya,
till
NoWorries
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Hi Mate
Bias have them on special ATM for $1895 thats cheaper than importing it.
I looked at it for a while before getting the Humminbird 787c2x and I wish I had got the Raymarine
Most people will say go separate though as there are benifits.
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till
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Yeah aside from the tedium
Yeah aside from the tedium of warranty issues, the US ones come with US maps which isn't much use. I'm on the whitworth site now and they have it for $1879 but then I'd need to buy maps as well.
NoWorries
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Warranty not that bad.
My brother in law bought a Lowrance a few years ago from Bonzer and it ended up with a issue he took it to a local service place and they fixed it under warranty
there comment was "hey we will just charge Lowrance anyway so we don't care where it came from just as long as you have the reciept"
This would not the the same with Humminbird as the service agents are BLA who are also the importers.
Not sure about Raymarine and Furuno.
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till
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I notice some US dealers
I notice some US dealers sell a 3rd party warranty that gets your unit picked up and delivered, as well as serviced in Aus for free. Then someone on another forum mentioned that another brand, if they get non-aus stock sent to them, they just don't return them (!!!). Bit of a lottery really.
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Against the Law
You could take them to court for that and you would win in a heartbeat.
All they are legally allowed to do is say "Sorry but we can not service this unit".
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till
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Its nasty scam based on the
Its nasty scam based on the fact the unit isn't C-ticked. They claim its their duty of care NOT to return them. Hohoho.
alfred
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For Raymarine and Furuno, if
For Raymarine and Furuno, if the unit was fitted to a boat in the US, then the boat imported with the unit, they will honor the warranty.
The Ray units are good and very easy to use. You will have to buy the maps for any unit you get anyway. Think that only Navman packages with the maps when they have a special.
Sounds like you got a tub already!
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till
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Oh I wish, its down to the
Oh I wish, its down to the nitty-gritty though. Just a little dingy this year, should be fun though.
Speaking of maps though, how does the level of detail differ between the various Navioncs maps? I see a note that I may not get all the functions on platinum unless I get an C120 (i wish), but does that mean I'd get nothing out of it?
I guess it boils down to Navioncs Gold XL9 CF (all of aus, $385) as the best bet.
Anyone know what happens if you have the SD version and put it in a SD to CF adapter?
Dazza
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your better off havin two
your better off havin two seperate units if one breaks you can still go fishin
korden color or jrc color sounders very good value for money ive the korden 1kw color paid around the 3k mark
all up it shits on most sounders ive had or seen. furuno model of equal statue is the fcv 1100 why pay 6k when you can pay 3k
good luck with your decision its a big one took me 4months of researching shops and net
till
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Hmm thanks for the advice
Hmm thanks for the advice but my bro has a hardon for either Furuno or Raymarine and won't even chip in for anything else.
<insert comment about champagne tastes on metho budget here.>
till