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New GPS/chart plotter time - 8 November 2008 13:27:31

Brendon Robbins

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Well I finally bit the bullet and decided it's time to upgrade the electronics on my boat (idle money in my account and the impending price rises have forced my hand!). The Eagle sounder and Humminbird GPS that came with the boat are gone, in it place is a newly purchased Furuno FCV620 and by the end of next week a new GPS/Chart plotter to stand next to it. I am going with a budget of ~$1000 tops for the new GPS.

Have narrowed down my choices to Lowrance (5300Ci) or Garmin (GPSmap 450). Given that I can pick up a 5300Ci for $450 (on sale @ BCF) v $800 for the 450, the Lowrance is slightly in the lead at this stage, plus the 4" v 5" screen. The difference will buy me a Navionics gold card for the whole of Australia. The bluechart card is going to be another $200 or so on top of the Garmin cost.

Is there anything patently obvious that I have overlooked? Any other options I should look at in this price bracket?

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RE: New GPS/chart plotter time - 8 November 2008 16:14:26

Mike Lanigan

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The Garmin comes with a pretty decent pre loaded Australia map as standard (very similar to C-Map). You could buy the additional G2 map which gives you amazing detail, Satellite overlays (like Google Earth) & 3D mapping, but the standard chart is quite good and all thats really required.
$800 for the Garmin sounds awfully cheap, as the retail for the current model is $910.

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RE: New GPS/chart plotter time - 12 November 2008 21:39:52

Brendon Robbins

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Mike, my apologise not $800 exact, but close - $830 @ Whitworth Marine. And thats without any haggling.....

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