mick Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Also looking for GPS/Fishfinder. Want 5 inch minimum, not really bothered about make but would prefer Garmin /Lowrance, Already have Lowrance 8 pin transducer if needed. Dont want anything too old Cheers Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 40 minutes ago, mick said: Also looking for GPS/Fishfinder. Want 5 inch minimum, not really bothered about make but would prefer Garmin /Lowrance, Already have Lowrance 8 pin transducer if needed. Dont want anything too old Cheers Mick. I’m in the process of getting a price for Captain slow on a Garmin unit. I can get good discounts direct from a Garmin employee. Once I get the price I’ll let you know. mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I’ve just followed this price request up. mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Ok, according to my supplier the Garmin Striker plus5cv is a model that is being discontinued to be replaced by something else and is no longer available direct from Garmin . However the is still available and with the set up shown in the photo I can get it for £362. only down side is it can’t be ordered until the new year as the guy has used up his allowance for 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 seems good offer . will let you know. cheers Mick. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 a very good price will have to think on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 6:26 AM, Saintly Fish said: Ok, according to my supplier the Garmin Striker plus5cv is a model that is being discontinued to be replaced by something else and is no longer available direct from Garmin . However the is still available and with the set up shown in the photo I can get it for £362. only down side is it can’t be ordered until the new year as the guy has used up his allowance for 2020. Can you get this in 5in and can I update maps. Cheers Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 4 hours ago, mick said: Hi Mick the 5” has been discontinued I’m afraid. mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 @mick why not go for the 7”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 This guy has been on the Arvor page ages, I don’t know him or about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 just bought a XS500 rib and have not got a lot of room on console, 5-5 i/2 in is really about as big as can go, but dont want to go too small that I cant read it. Cheers Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, mick said: just bought a XS500 rib and have not got a lot of room on console, 5-5 i/2 in is really about as big as can go, but dont want to go too small that I cant read it. Cheers Mick. Can you stick a 7” on a bracket rather than flush mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 going to put on bracket,but console is only a bit wider than a steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 hour ago, mick said: going to put on bracket,but console is only a bit wider than a steering wheel. Have you compared the dimensions Mick ? The 7” is only 4.7cm wider than the 5”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Striker in no a proper gps plotter I would need gpsmap as it accepts an sd card but they only do 6.5 or 4in, I want one in middle. so am looking at Lowrance, Not sure about Raymarine as never had one or seen one working. Garmin come with maps and no transducer, Lowrance come with transducer but no maps,I allready have Lowrance transducer. Raymarine come with both transducer and maps. After buying boat not much money left and so much still to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Depending on what model of Lowrance you go for, you can often buy them without the transducer. Also, bear in mind that many of the newer Lowrance units no longer have the blue socket in the back to take the older transducers with the blue 7-pin plug, so depending on the age and model of your existing transducer it may or may not fit. They've mostly changed to use the 9 pin black XSonic plug now. You can get a 7-pin to 9-pin adaptor cable, but it's an extra expense. mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrkneyCorkney Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Re visiting this thread. I’m considering getting a small gps plotter. 5 inch sounds about right and I have some room up in cuddy roof (console full). Currently have a Garmin Dakota handheld with C-map charts, however, my eyes can’t cope with the little screen on a moving boat. I did see someone on another forum selling a Garmin GPS map 451 which might have done okay. I don’t really need the sounder element just want a chart displayed so I can read it. Anyone got anything they are not using that they are considering moving on? I’m likely to be looking at the poverty spec / older models as funds are limited. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 29 minutes ago, OrkneyCorkney said: Re visiting this thread. I’m considering getting a small gps plotter. 5 inch sounds about right and I have some room up in cuddy roof (console full). Currently have a Garmin Dakota handheld with C-map charts, however, my eyes can’t cope with the little screen on a moving boat. I did see someone on another forum selling a Garmin GPS map 451 which might have done okay. I don’t really need the sounder element just want a chart displayed so I can read it. Anyone got anything they are not using that they are considering moving on? I’m likely to be looking at the poverty spec / older models as funds are limited. Cheers. Navionics on a tablet. OrkneyCorkney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 And you can play games while you’re waiting for the pout to bite. Win win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrkneyCorkney Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Thanks to a Windows 10 update my Samsung got fried! So no tablet anymore. Think by the time I bought a tablet, Navionics yearly sub, waterproof housing..... might be better to go for a secondhand chartplotter. Worth thinking about so thanks for thoughts on this JonC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 OC, what sort of budget are you looking at? It might be that you can get a new base spec plotter depending on budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrkneyCorkney Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Well, I did take a look at a few of the base units and it may come to a new one. I don’t really need the dogs danglies here, they seem to have a lot of features and fish finder bits I don’t need. JonC is near the mark with a gps enabled tablet and a navionics app. Just throwing it out there incase anyone has anything surplus to requirements. Don’t need transducer etc but would be nice to have charts included. Most likely dreaming as I’m in the £150 max area. No rush so mind or budget might change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 the truble with old units ( fish fider / sat ) is the backlight gose and its only fit for the bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, captin slows old outlaw said: the truble with old units ( fish fider / sat ) is the backlight gose and its only fit for the bin. Ive never had a backlight go on any unit, what models are you talking about ? I have a Lowrance HDS 5 which I was keeping incase I ever needed a backup. Not sure what the postage would be or how long it might take to in the post but I can look into it if anyone is interested. Unfortunately I dont have any UK visitors heading over for a while or I could of asked someone to take it back over. OrkneyCorkney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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