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stripermike · 01-13-2013, 02:23 PM

I want to upgrade my Garmin GPS and hummingbird fish finder both are older models and i need a new GPS with charts on screen as my model has none. I am looking for a combo unit these are the two I came up with.

http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-59...SSSELL_PRODUCT

http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-58...hopping_amazon

If you have had any experience with either of these units please let me know.

Prowler@c · 01-13-2013, 08:00 PM

Check out the new Lowrance products. The HDS Gen II touch are bad ass. Large color touch screen, depth finder and structure scan (underwater imaging) built in to the unit. All you need is to choose the right transducers for your use.
http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Produc...uch-en-us.aspx

anthropisces · 01-25-2013, 10:06 PM

West Marine has the Garmin 740 for $1100 right now. I really like mine.

01-25-2013, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by stripermike

I want to upgrade my Garmin GPS and hummingbird fish finder both are older models and i need a new GPS with charts on screen as my model has none. I am looking for a combo unit these are the two I came up with.

http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-59...SSSELL_PRODUCT

http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-58...hopping_amazon

If you have had any experience with either of these units please let me know.

Ha, I'm also looking at that 581 unit. Since I'm colorblind, no sense in me spending more money on color...

I'd also be interested in seeing what people had to say.
Also, if anyone has any comments on how well it works with a DSC radio (NMEA), that would be great as well.

Burg John · 01-25-2013, 11:51 PM

Second the hds, structurescan is very cool shit.

Scubadood · 05-16-2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prowler@c

Check out the new Lowrance products. The HDS Gen II touch are bad ass. Large color touch screen, depth finder and structure scan (underwater imaging) built in to the unit. All you need is to choose the right transducers for your use.
http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Produc...uch-en-us.aspx

I have the lowrance, very happy with it.
the side scan is awesome.

searaydiver · 05-23-2013, 10:35 AM

I have two humminbirds on my boat: 597ciHD and 797c2. The down imaging is awsome but I'm not real certain that it would stack up against the Raymarine Grasshopper with the CHIRP technology. If you plan on buying a navionics card in the future, be sure that the new units software will support it. My 797c2 works with the card but has a memory size problem. The sideshooter has found structure that I would have missed before so I highly recommend it to all. There has been an issue with the humminbird creating it's own waypoints and then the unit will shutdown.... scrambles it's little brain. You need to go into your waypoints and look for weird looking coordinates and delete them, then it will work fine. Their support team clued me onto this.
Hope this helps.


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01-13-2013, 02:23 PM	#1
stripermike Colder then cold Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: CT RI Posts: 218	Need to upgrade GPS I want to upgrade my Garmin GPS and hummingbird fish finder both are older models and i need a new GPS with charts on screen as my model has none. I am looking for a combo unit these are the two I came up with. http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-59...SSSELL_PRODUCT http://www.basspro.com/Humminbird-58...hopping_amazon If you have had any experience with either of these units please let me know. __________________ Salvimar 85 Voodoo Pro <*))))>< JBL elite woody .38s

01-13-2013, 08:00 PM	#2
Prowler@c Carlos Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Islamorada, FL Posts: 145	Re: Need to upgrade GPS Check out the new Lowrance products. The HDS Gen II touch are bad ass. Large color touch screen, depth finder and structure scan (underwater imaging) built in to the unit. All you need is to choose the right transducers for your use. http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Produc...uch-en-us.aspx

01-25-2013, 10:06 PM	#3
anthropisces Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,335	Re: Need to upgrade GPS West Marine has the Garmin 740 for $1100 right now. I really like mine. __________________ Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning Red sky at night, sailor take warning

01-25-2013, 11:51 PM	#5
Burg John hogfish ceviche bitches Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Smacks Bayou, St Petersburg FL Posts: 1,273	Re: Need to upgrade GPS Second the hds, structurescan is very cool shit. __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why. 1996 seadoo xp 800 2003 lowe 1648 1994 aquasport 22.5 1973 chriscraft 30

05-23-2013, 10:35 AM	#7
searaydiver Capt. Bob Roemer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Trenton, Florida Posts: 556	Re: Need to upgrade GPS I have two humminbirds on my boat: 597ciHD and 797c2. The down imaging is awsome but I'm not real certain that it would stack up against the Raymarine Grasshopper with the CHIRP technology. If you plan on buying a navionics card in the future, be sure that the new units software will support it. My 797c2 works with the card but has a memory size problem. The sideshooter has found structure that I would have missed before so I highly recommend it to all. There has been an issue with the humminbird creating it's own waypoints and then the unit will shutdown.... scrambles it's little brain. You need to go into your waypoints and look for weird looking coordinates and delete them, then it will work fine. Their support team clued me onto this. Hope this helps. __________________ If you are enjoying the sunrise, then you made it through yesterday.

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