LostPiker Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Hi Seen a Garmin Strike Plus 5cv with transducer brand new but a customer return and no guarantee it works. If I can get it for under £100 I might take a punt. Does any one repair these if it does have an issue? Does anyone have one or know if they are any good? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Haven't played with those models before, but be aware that you may find the 5" screen a bit (very) small. I wonder if the reason it was returned was because the first owner found it too tiny. LostPiker and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just to add, manufacturers tend to aim the 5" screens at kayak anglers as they are usually able to be closer to the screens and the smaller size of the units works well in the limited mounting space available on a yak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Haven't played with those models before, but be aware that you may find the 5" screen a bit (very) small. I wonder if the reason it was returned was because the first owner found it too tiny. Most phones are bigger than that now I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Not sure on the Garmin strike whether it has Bluetooth or not? If it has you could possibly connect it to an iPad and have a two screens running! I know my lowrance TI5 unit used to do it and it was ok linked to a 10” iPad. My Garmin 8410’s have WiFi, but may just be a feature on the more advanced models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just had a quick look, WiFi is only on the 7&9” units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Just had a quick look, WiFi is only on the 7&9” units. The WiFi on these is quite limited, the only thing it allows you to do, is to create a WiFi network to connect your phone or tablet and upload / download tracks and charts etc via 'active captain'. It also might connect via Wifi to Homeport, but I have never tried it, I tend to use the micro SD card facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, GPSguru said: The WiFi on these is quite limited, the only thing it allows you to do, is to create a WiFi network to connect your phone or tablet and upload / download tracks and charts etc via 'active captain'. It also might connect via Wifi to Homeport, but I have never tried it, I tend to use the micro SD card facility. Well the write up said you can use the active captain feature, which I use on mine via my iPhone. It makes updating the software easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 @LostPiker did you go for this unit in the end ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 If nothing else it would make a good plotter and free up screen space for another unit to use for sonar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 2/21/2021 at 7:14 AM, Saintly Fish said: Not sure on the Garmin strike whether it has Bluetooth or not? If it has you could possibly connect it to an iPad and have a two screens running! I know my lowrance TI5 unit used to do it and it was ok linked to a 10” iPad. My Garmin 8410’s have WiFi, but may just be a feature on the more advanced models. When you say 8410's do you mean you have more than one 8410 models. My reason for asking is that I find mine a little cramped on space and using an iPad with active captain only replicates whats on the 8410, unless you know a work around this ? It would be good to use my 8410 for fish searching and an iPad for charts. Im fast becoming addicted to my panoptics transducer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, JDP said: When you say 8410's do you mean you have more than one 8410 models. My reason for asking is that I find mine a little cramped on space and using an iPad with active captain only replicates whats on the 8410, unless you know a work around this ? It would be good to use my 8410 for fish searching and an iPad for charts. Im fast becoming addicted to my panoptics transducer Yes I have two, and two transducers. JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPiker Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: @LostPiker did you go for this unit in the end ? No, missed out. It sold for more than I was willing to gamble on spending on a unit that could be broken Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, LostPiker said: No, missed out. It sold for more than I was willing to gamble on spending on a unit that could be broken Wise move I reckon👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The garmin Striker Plus 5 is a fishfinder with the ability to enter waypoints manualy . it has no facility for proper maps, no sd card slot,and no wifi. We have one fitted on our rib. Wanted the GPS map but 65 was too big and too bloody expensive,gone up by £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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