GPS /Fishfinder dillema
I have a Navman GPS mounted in my boat 6" screen, and a 4" grey scale fish finder mounted tempory until I can afford a better unit. I happened to mention to my Bro inlaw that my fish finder was crap. Come my 60th birthday and I get given this.
Its a Lowrance LCX112C I have mounted it on the dash of the boat, and it looks a bit oversize. Its something that would be fitted to a 40 ft fishing boat. The equivalant is the HDS10. I have a 5.5 m Baron, I have to look over it to see where I'm going. I am findingthe thought of undoing all the wiring I have just done, the fitting, net working etc etc a bit daunting.
Should I
1/ fit this unit and to hell with the way it looks, to hell with the extra work. or-
2/ trade or sell this unit and just buy a smaller fish finder to sit along side my Navman 6500? and have less work or worry?
And no I won't get someone else to wire it up, cant afford it.
What is your opinon.
snappermiles
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Date Joined: 05/11/10
fit that unit!!
its alot better than what you have got! there is plenty of room on the dash of a baron! i dont think it will look out of place at all!
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big john
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Serious
That's a serious piece of fish finding and navigation technology iana. It would definitely outperform your navman equipment IMO.
If it was me I'd fit it for sure.
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Lamby
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Date Joined: 04/08/09
Yep fit it, you won't look
Yep fit it, you won't look back
crabking
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Date Joined: 11/03/10
GPS /Fishfinder dillema
I have a similar unit (LCX 18c)on a similar size (5.2)boat and a furuno greyscale fishfider as well - works a treat - I had the same issue getting used to a new screen and layout but you'll get used to it pretty quickly - or leave the navman for your gps and use the lowrance as a fishfinder?
iana
Posts: 652
Date Joined: 21/09/09
Thanks a Million.
Thanks a million for your comments Guys, I have been joking that I will have to add lead ballast to keep her up-right with this unit installed!
Yes it is a serious unit, with that is the extra wiring and net working, even Radar capable.
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Toss the navman.
Toss the navman.
STEVE231
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Date Joined: 05/01/10
No brainer, in my opinion
No brainer, in my opinion you can't have a big enough unit!!
I had an LCX111HD, and it was a great fish finding tool.
Agree with Jamie, toss the Navman, Chalk and cheese.
carnarvonite
Posts: 8669
Date Joined: 24/07/07
Navman
Dump the Navman, the cards for the Lowrance have heaps more detail than the Cmap that goes in the Navman.
I've not long back bought a Lowrance combo unit and will gradually load it up with all my spots from the Navman unit alrteady installed then turn it off and have it as a spare so I don't have a big hole in the dash with nothing to fill it.
spanishmackeral
Posts: 940
Date Joined: 05/01/11
keep it, looks great and you
keep it, looks great and you may make the inlaw cry if you sell it
iana
Posts: 652
Date Joined: 21/09/09
You are right.
My brother inlaw may take offence, I fitted the Airmar P66 transducer to the hull yesterday, brought it off one of the Guys on the forum, the mounts are of the wrong type and it doesnt lock down in place. I have to try and track down a correct mount kit (more money). I also now have the transducer that came with the unit, but thats a deep water unit with narrow beam angles, probably not suitable to use in shallow water.
Have had thoughts of geling (cementing) the P66 on the inside of the hull (fiberglass), apparently some losses in definition occurs, but will the loss be that much in shallow water? in otherwords fit both transducers via a switch box (later down the track).
wooden fish
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Date Joined: 17/01/11
Navman GPS
Want to sell the Navman?
WOOD 'n FISH