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Old 02-22-2010 | 11:29 AM
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I have been reading and researching the option of a marine gps and possibly sonar for my boat. I would like an indash GPS that would even have the ability to show me where the closest marina is, fuel pump is, restaurant on the water, etc. I would like it to be an indash unit with a fairly large screen (BLIND AS A BAT). I was considering adding sonar to the unit since we do some night running. I didn;t know if anyone has any experience running sonar in a boat doing 30-40mph in near dark. I know my shore lines well but I thought this would be nice to catch a peice of drift or a bouy etc. I would really appreciate some feedback/products/model numbers. I have heard that garmin is a gvreat unit but doesnt last forever. I have seen Northstar units in a lot of the newer boats. Any direction would be appreciated.
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Old 02-22-2010 | 11:32 AM
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I use Raymarine Chartplotter,Gps and Depthfinder, really like them.
the 14" touchscreen is neat
http://www.raymarine.com/ProductDeta...2&PRODUCT=4331

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Old 02-22-2010 | 11:55 AM
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Thanks alot....I am not sure what model they are using in the newer speedboats. I think 14in may use my whole dash lol.
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Old 02-22-2010 | 07:26 PM
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Not getting much response here guys...
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