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10-20-2013, 08:29 PM
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 6,277
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Does anyone own the GPSMAP 740s?
If so, did you go with the BlueChart G2 Vision bundle??
Do you think it makes that much of a difference to validate the additional cost if you did/didn't?
What about the transducer? Standard 50/200 w/o temp/speed?
The 1KW is so danm expensive......if you went that route, are you happ(ier)?
 Too new to this to make an uneducated guess...HELP?
Can anyone share any insight? I've read up on some, but experience (most times) far exceeds manuals and ads that sell the product.
I asked the girl working at WestMarine if she could show me the difference with the 1KW, she said it wasn't set up to show the difference??? (50/200 vs 1KW)
Last edited by bloocrab; 10-20-2013 at 08:38 PM..
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 ... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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10-21-2013, 06:47 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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50/200 is the frequency not watts.
1K watt transducer or 600 matt is pretty much the standard off the shelf choice.
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LETS GO BRANDON
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10-21-2013, 11:18 AM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
Posts: 8,617
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PM sent, love mine, bought standard mapping and it's fine as is, mine was bundled with radar and I used existing transducer from old 188C Garmin.
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10-21-2013, 03:59 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bloocrab
Does anyone own the GPSMAP 740s?
If so, did you go with the BlueChart G2 Vision bundle??
Do you think it makes that much of a difference to validate the additional cost if you did/didn't?
What about the transducer? Standard 50/200 w/o temp/speed?
The 1KW is so danm expensive......if you went that route, are you happ(ier)?
Too new to this to make an uneducated guess...HELP?
Can anyone share any insight? I've read up on some, but experience (most times) far exceeds manuals and ads that sell the product.
I asked the girl working at WestMarine if she could show me the difference with the 1KW, she said it wasn't set up to show the difference??? (50/200 vs 1KW) |
I have the 546 with the BlueChart G2 bundle and love it. I have all Garmin on my boat including a GDL40 which overlays weather on my map in real time. Everything is hooked together using a NMEA2000 Network. |
No boat, back in the suds.  
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10-21-2013, 08:06 PM
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 6,277
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Thanks for all the replies, very helpful stuff.
Piemma, the NMEA2000 network, is that just basically T's and NMEA wires? and your obvious GPS screen/plotter right?
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... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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10-22-2013, 04:26 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bloocrab
Thanks for all the replies, very helpful stuff.
Piemma, the NMEA2000 network, is that just basically T's and NMEA wires? and your obvious GPS screen/plotter right?
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Yup. Everything including the fishfinder, which is a separate unit, are connected with the NMEA wires and T's. They then basically work in conjunction with each other and share information. |
No boat, back in the suds.
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11-06-2013, 08:03 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Got an email from W est Marine saying they have the 740s on sale Friday only for 750.00.
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11-06-2013, 05:43 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
Posts: 5,871
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Simrad baby chirp coming out here soon.
Now I'm torn whether I want to install the B164 sitting here or sell it and upgrade to baby chirp.
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Ski Quicks Hole
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11-07-2013, 12:24 AM
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#39
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 6,277
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Thanks Ross... already picked one up along with the G2 bundle package. Sitting in a box waiting to get installed sometime soon.
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... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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11-07-2013, 08:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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Simrad just came out with a whole new system for their black box components. I'm sure they are pricy.
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11-07-2013, 04:37 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
Posts: 5,871
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
Simrad just came out with a whole new system for their black box components. I'm sure they are pricy.
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New NSO glass bridge system.
Its disgusting.
Its for the large to superyacht market.
Not baby chirp. |
Ski Quicks Hole
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11-08-2013, 07:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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I have been a big simrad fan but I have to say I think raymarine new gear has passed them by. Their chirp unit is better and cheaper. Now they they offer sidescan if simrad does not make a major change in either the price or features I think will see some real pressure, at least at the low end (retail consumer level)
For the life of me I still don't understand why on-board computers are not more popular. With SSD's now available and affordable..that is the way to go...Software is a lot easier to change than hardware...Put un a computer and you could have new software and essentially a new system with the latest technology every couple years if you wanted.
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11-08-2013, 08:37 AM
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#43
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
Posts: 2,678
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The GPSMAP 740S is on sale today only at westmarine for $750.00 down from a thousand bucks....do not know if that is what U R looking for
Last edited by Fly Rod; 11-08-2013 at 11:09 AM..
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11-08-2013, 09:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
For the life of me I still don't understand why on-board computers are not more popular. With SSD's now available and affordable..that is the way to go...Software is a lot easier to change than hardware...Put un a computer and you could have new software and essentially a new system with the latest technology every couple years if you wanted.
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Basically they are on-board computers, they just don't run a common operating system and therefore cannot run anything other than custom designed software. You can update the software on most systems through the Mfg's website. |
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11-08-2013, 09:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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It is not the same...its a closed system, It would be better to separate the computer from the software ala nobeltec. Simrad is not in the computer business.
The user would have a lot more freedom.
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11-08-2013, 12:27 PM
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#46
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
It is not the same...its a closed system, It would be better to separate the computer from the software ala nobeltec. Simrad is not in the computer business.
The user would have a lot more freedom.
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It could probably be done, but it would be very expensive. 1st of all you need a really robust display to be viewable in direct sunlight. Second you would need a military grade chassis to take the abuse. Finally you would need multiple computers/displays to get the kind of screen size everyone wants. For example, I'm typing this note on a laptop with a 14 inch display, which is just about the same size as the Garmin 2010 chart plotter I have on the boat. |
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11-10-2013, 04:25 PM
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#47
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
Posts: 5,871
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
It is not the same...its a closed system, It would be better to separate the computer from the software ala nobeltec. Simrad is not in the computer business.
The user would have a lot more freedom.
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Routing software is run side by side with black box networks already.
Welcome to B&G circa almost 20 years ago now!
Pretty much most mfg's mid-high end stuff and up will talk to most of the good routing software with no issues (Expedition/Adrena/etc)
And nobeltec is a convoluted pile of crap that makes everything Microsoft look lean and mean.
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Originally Posted by MakoMike
It could probably be done, but it would be very expensive. 1st of all you need a really robust display to be viewable in direct sunlight. Second you would need a military grade chassis to take the abuse. Finally you would need multiple computers/displays to get the kind of screen size everyone wants.
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SSD in a micropc and you don't need a "military grade chassis". |
Ski Quicks Hole
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12-15-2013, 05:57 PM
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#48
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 6,277
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WestMarine has the Garmin 740s for $699
"TODAY'S RED HOT DEAL"
Decent price, if anyones' looking around for one.
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... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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12-16-2013, 12:17 PM
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#49
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,395
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Bloocrab what did you end up buying for a boat?
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12-16-2013, 02:55 PM
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#50
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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I see that Simrad is having a big sale on their multi-function units.
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12-16-2013, 11:21 PM
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#51
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 6,277
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I ended up going with a "tricked out" StriperSeaSwirl
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... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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