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07-11-2014, 06:41 AM
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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Garmin 741xs new this spring luv it,,, have seen it for 1300 on sale west marine
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07-11-2014, 10:13 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 57
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Garmin is the way to go in a GPS, I would not consider anything else.
Hey just my humble opinion, but to go out and spend $1500 on a latest/greatest GPS is throwing $$ away, especially if you are on a budget.
A decent 10 year old model for < $200 on ebay, and by that I mean anything that supports WAAS and the original bluecharts, is just as good for navigation in all practical terms as a brand new one. Color even doesn't buy you any benefit in a GPS unless you are going to use the display for radar or sonar.
What are you upgrading from? My recommendation is to go on ebay, type in "Garmin Marine GPS" and look through the results for something that meets your criteria that is a model 2-5 years old. Usually you can find really nice stuff refurb with a warranty for like 25% of the cost of new.
Jon
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There's a limit on these?
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07-11-2014, 11:33 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,825
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I use a Garmin 546 for my GPS and a Garmin 300C for my depth/FF along with a Garmin GDL40 Weather interface. They are all hooked together using a NMEA 2000 network.
I have the GPS and the depth/FF separate as I didn't want to rely on one unit.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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07-11-2014, 12:02 PM
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Warwick RI,02889
Posts: 11,786
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Garmin GPS / Furano >sounder
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ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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07-11-2014, 07:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: petersham,ma
Posts: 222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clammer
Garmin GPS / Furano >sounder
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That's my combo.... running a 585 w1k ducer
Garmin has it going on in the chart plotters but furuno is top dog in the sounders....my.02
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07-14-2014, 12:41 PM
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zoom
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
Posts: 4,145
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clammer
Garmin GPS / Furano >sounder
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Things done at the last possible minute are done with the greatest possible information. Procrastination is, therefore, the most efficient means of doing things.
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