electronics?

[Sea Draggin]

Are you guys going to OI this weekend?

[dubb]

My boat is a 95 express with the three panel style helm. I went with raymarine. I have 2 E80's at the lower helm and 1 E80 in a navpod in the tower. The reason I did not go with furuno was screen size. The 10" navnet will not fit on the helm unless you rebuild the upper half of the helm. The 7" inch navnet is just to small. The most important thing to me was the fish finder and I felt the ray dsm300 was better than the garmin. The ray chartplotter works great for what I use it for. I fish. I do not cruise. I have only had this since may so I cannot tell you anything about longevity.

[confederate]

Welcome Aboard Confederate,about time you signed up.You might actually learn something.

If you and Michael woulld stand still long enough I could teach you both how to hunt and fish.

[confederate]

Are you guys going to OI this weekend?

No, Just got back.

[confederate]

There is absolutely nothing easier than the Nortstar products. The 6100i would be an awsome system for you. The chartplotter and weather system are untouchable in the industry. Unlike all other weather sytems, the SST overlays on top of the chart so you can visually tell where the water is. The new digital radar is as good as if not better than other multifunction units in the industry. As far as the sounder goes is is also as good as the other multifunction sounders on the market. To get better results you would have to go with a stand alone Furuno 1100 or Furuno's stand alone 8012? radar. Walk the docks at any top end tournement, these guys can afford whatever they want. There are many combinatons of Furuno and Northstar, but the only contant is that EVERY BOAT HAS AT LEAST A NORTHSTAR PLOTTER. That is no coincidence. Not one has Garmin or Raymarine, unless they are sponsored by them. Good luck with the decision.

Thanks, I tend to agree with you at this point.

[confederate]

Thanks for all your comments.They have all been helpfull.