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I'm putting a few toys on my 42 Lightning and I want to set her up with a nice GPS.

The removable panel Fountain gives is so skinny (vertically) that I don't think I can find a screen small enough to fit. I hesitate to put in a bracket mount with the concern that it will try to bounce all over the place in rough water.... although the built in antenna would be a big plus.

Do you guys use bracket mounts?

Thanks for the input.

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How big is the panel??

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Panel is 6 inches high, but maybe 5 or so clear space behind.

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Navman 5500I best deal around I bought mine from Brokenlegdave with the rebate its about $300 for a color plotter and yes i use the bracket.

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garmin 276c, don't know the space available.
But the mount is on good.

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Have a Garmin 182C mounted on a bracket, no problems

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How is it? I bought the same one with a new chip and the fuel monitor thingy but haven't got the GPS yet.

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I was limited on space and went with the lowrance m68c which is a combo gps/depth sounder and very compact. Can mount on top of dash or in dash flush mount. Pretty neat setup if you don't have a lot of room..... I have it on top of the dash with velcro right now and am planning on flush mounting it when I redo the dash next winter. You can get the cutout template from their website and they have a gasket you can buy if you flush mount it.

Good luck!!!

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We have the 182c and it works great...should have bought it years ago...

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How does this compare to the Garman 182c?

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I have recently bought a Garmin 182c and will mount it on the bracket, due to not enough space to flush mount. I have had a Garmin in the past and found it to be easy to operate.

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We install many units for our customers the popular brands are Ray Marine and Garmin

He have had rave reviews and zero problems with the Garmin

182 C and the new 172 C both have good color and definition/contrast work very well and are easy to use.

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Whats the diif between to the 2 ??

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The NavMan is a fantastic deal on a quality color plotter.

I did a lot of research, hands down the winner. ;)

has a 3" triangular base tilt and swivel mounting something like a RAM mount. Needs very little surface area. Will of course flush mount also...quite easily.

I got the 5500X, C-Map W+ card, and twin engine fuel flow kit for $650 after the $175 rebate on the plotter.


GPS City had the best price on all and the lowest shipping.

check out NavMan's website for lots of detailed info.

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Garmin is the way to go....maybe like he said Garmin 182C
What I like about Garmin is the advantage of setting the screen up for Speed, Max Speed, Mileage, Time to Destanation and etc...although NavMan makes a nice looking unit it does not have as many choices
Here is a pic of the old Raymarine that came with the boat, I installed a Garmin 182C which smaller