father in law is looking for a fish finder/ depth finder/ gps unit for a boat he just got. i know nothing about boats or boat gear. i guess they have these all in one unit. any recs on reasonably priced stuff.

the garmin 400 or 500 series are pretty nice. very user friendly

the garmin 400 or 500 series are pretty nice. very user friendly

DITTO, I have the 545s. ("s" means the ocean maps installed)

s means sounder buzzy :)

s means sounder buzzy :)

ooops, got me. I knew that??????:smash:

But anyways, make sure you get the right maps!

father in law is looking for a fish finder/ depth finder/ gps unit for a boat he just got. i know nothing about boats or boat gear. i guess they have these all in one unit. any recs on reasonably priced stuff.

Buy the furuno 620 in the classifieds

Furuno cant be beat for a sounder.

Furuno Fcv 295 is on it's way here
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I was a big simrad fan, but since the new company isn't supporting their older units, they can pound sand.

Jay great choice. The majority of the commercial fleet uses Furuno for this application for a reason. You going to RISAA?

Not sure about RISAA - I tore my Achilles playing Indoor Lacrosse a couple weeks ago and I'm stuck in the house. I might sit in the booth for a little while, but unfortunately not up for a good post show beer drinking session.

Sorry to hear about the Achilles. That is a bitch of an injury. Well when you get better we'll have to make up for the lost "opportunity" to drink beers.

Sorry to hear about the Achilles. That is a bitch of an injury. Well when you get better we'll have to make up for the lost "opportunity" to drink beers.



Matt
You heading to R.I. ?
I'm planning the Chieftan for a while sat then heading down.