Impressed With Raymarine... - Page 2

dunn6253 · 10-23-2008, 12:22 AM

That is good to hear Deep. Im glad to hear that raymarine sticks behind their products like that. Eventually when I get a boat, I will most likely outfit with them if I have it my way.

Now go out and put that machine to use!

Free Spirit · 01-08-2009, 05:23 PM

I bet I know you Deep. Glad that it was taken care of. I figured that it would be but I did not hear from you that it was. Good fisihing. I will be down there from March 1-10 staying in Stuart. Maybe we could actually meet.

rarhomes · 01-08-2009, 10:56 PM

I recently sold my boat and fish with my buddy and his son. About 1 1/2 yrs ago he bought 2 Raymarine units from a company in Central Florida. This stuff sucks compare to the equipment I had in my boat. We think its got to do with the Sirius weather Satellite. Sometimes the whole frigging thing won't work

. Last weekend he lost 300 wp's out of 400. The only ones that were lost were the ones NAMED

The company that he bought his equipment from said they have never heard of this happening before. We are wondering every time we leave the dock if this crap is going to work or not. Plus he said every time he tried tech support they sucked. Your are the first person that I have heard say something positive about Raymarine.

Oh ya and the dick that works the shows in the trailer, he acts like its like a big deal if you ask him question, like you are bothering him.

Couldn't give me Raymarine.

I hope it works out for you, good luck.

Deep C · 01-08-2009, 11:09 PM

Rick
Thats the kind of crap I WAS experiencing... I had to go around the service desk and yes that dick in the trailer too. Free Spirit here was indeed th pipeline to a rep... That rep got with some way high ups. They sent me their number one field man... He not only brought my stuff back on line the right way but he even was able to find waypoints I though I had lost...
The people upstairs really do care...

Whats kind of funny with their stuff though... The stuff on the 31 was a disaster from day one. We along the way had the main unit e120 take a crap in the Bahamas. Warranty couldn't help us there so we bought a new one. The busted one was repaired later under warranty. We installed that in our other contender and she has not missed one single beat... Rebuild way better than new...

perfectscore · 01-09-2009, 02:58 PM

I WOULD NEVER BUY RAYMARINE, IT IS LIKE TAKING A TOY GUN INTO BATTLE

Twins · 01-10-2009, 10:53 PM

Can anyone recomend someone to put a new screen in my C80. This unit is only a few years old and the screen looks terrible. I never had any screen issues with my other units, Furuno and northstar. The only other problem I have is I keep losing the dsm. I have it wiring to a separate switch as recomended but constantly loose dsm.
Any recomendations?

Deep C · 01-10-2009, 11:24 PM

Less than perfect voltage can cause dsm issue... We had a bad connection at back of unit. Unplug and replug often fixed it. Rep fixed it for good... Free spirit was the field rep that got me in touch with right people. Drop him a line...

Twins · 01-11-2009, 11:18 AM

Thanks Deep. I will shoot them a pm.

Wireman · 01-15-2009, 11:57 AM

Not to point out the obvious, but buying cheap equiptment only results in cheap performance. You get what you pay for, and I would never bet my life on Raymarine getting me home. Raymarine is bottom of the line entry level electronics and will likely remain that way until they put themselves out of business.

Questsportfishing · 01-16-2009, 09:24 AM

they blink on n off... they quit when they want.. the bottom side is good but it quits when it wants ..

01-08-2009, 10:56 PM	#13
rarhomes I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,268 Credits: 3,461.2	I recently sold my boat and fish with my buddy and his son. About 1 1/2 yrs ago he bought 2 Raymarine units from a company in Central Florida. This stuff sucks compare to the equipment I had in my boat. We think its got to do with the Sirius weather Satellite. Sometimes the whole frigging thing won't work. Last weekend he lost 300 wp's out of 400. The only ones that were lost were the ones NAMED The company that he bought his equipment from said they have never heard of this happening before. We are wondering every time we leave the dock if this crap is going to work or not. Plus he said every time he tried tech support they sucked. Your are the first person that I have heard say something positive about Raymarine. Oh ya and the dick that works the shows in the trailer, he acts like its like a big deal if you ask him question, like you are bothering him. Couldn't give me Raymarine. I hope it works out for you, good luck.

01-16-2009, 09:24 AM	#20
Questsportfishing Crab mustard is good Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 982 Credits: 3,301.3 Boat: 28' Custom Bertram Home Port: Port Everglades Best Catch: the one that makes people smile! Occupation: Sport Fishing Captian	the ray stuff scares me... they blink on n off... they quit when they want.. the bottom side is good but it quits when it wants ..

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01-08-2009, 05:23 PM	#12
Free Spirit Got fish Join Date: May 2005 Location: Egg Harbor Twp Posts: 196 Credits: 1,577.9 Boat: Free Spirit Home Port: Margate and Cape May Occupation: charter captain	I bet I know you Deep. Glad that it was taken care of. I figured that it would be but I did not hear from you that it was. Good fisihing. I will be down there from March 1-10 staying in Stuart. Maybe we could actually meet.

01-08-2009, 11:09 PM	#14
Deep C Master of all things wet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Plywood State Posts: 13,714 Credits: 43,380.1 Boat: Several Home Port: Palm Beach Best Catch: Mrs Deep Occupation: Killin Stuff	Rick Thats the kind of crap I WAS experiencing... I had to go around the service desk and yes that dick in the trailer too. Free Spirit here was indeed th pipeline to a rep... That rep got with some way high ups. They sent me their number one field man... He not only brought my stuff back on line the right way but he even was able to find waypoints I though I had lost... The people upstairs really do care... Whats kind of funny with their stuff though... The stuff on the 31 was a disaster from day one. We along the way had the main unit e120 take a crap in the Bahamas. Warranty couldn't help us there so we bought a new one. The busted one was repaired later under warranty. We installed that in our other contender and she has not missed one single beat... Rebuild way better than new...

01-09-2009, 02:58 PM	#15
perfectscore Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 510 Credits: 2,112.4	I WOULD NEVER BUY RAYMARINE, IT IS LIKE TAKING A TOY GUN INTO BATTLE

01-10-2009, 10:53 PM	#16
Twins I just got squirted with ballyhoo poop Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42 Credits: 1,468.7	Can anyone recomend someone to put a new screen in my C80. This unit is only a few years old and the screen looks terrible. I never had any screen issues with my other units, Furuno and northstar. The only other problem I have is I keep losing the dsm. I have it wiring to a separate switch as recomended but constantly loose dsm. Any recomendations?

01-10-2009, 11:24 PM	#17
Deep C Master of all things wet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Plywood State Posts: 13,714 Credits: 43,380.1 Boat: Several Home Port: Palm Beach Best Catch: Mrs Deep Occupation: Killin Stuff	Less than perfect voltage can cause dsm issue... We had a bad connection at back of unit. Unplug and replug often fixed it. Rep fixed it for good... Free spirit was the field rep that got me in touch with right people. Drop him a line...

01-11-2009, 11:18 AM	#18
Twins I just got squirted with ballyhoo poop Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42 Credits: 1,468.7	Thanks Deep. I will shoot them a pm.

01-15-2009, 11:57 AM	#19
Wireman Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 567 Credits: 6,922.2	Not to point out the obvious, but buying cheap equiptment only results in cheap performance. You get what you pay for, and I would never bet my life on Raymarine getting me home. Raymarine is bottom of the line entry level electronics and will likely remain that way until they put themselves out of business.