Electronics Help

[Old Glory]

Hi -

There are way to many choices out there.

Is it better to have two separate fishfinder and GPS units?

Looking to install new electronics but keep costs around $3,000 - $3,500 installed.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Have to have a trough hull transducer since I have an inboard.

The following set ups have been suggested:

Raymarine C-80 after all the extras (antenna,Transducer, map) and the install for this is over $5,000.

Northstar M84 Not Digital...does this matter?

Garmin 4208 Combo unit...Fish Finder any good???

or
Furuno FCV620 Fish Finder combined with Garmin 4208

Please help!

[fmoore]

Hi -

There are way to many choices out there.

Is it better to have two separate fishfinder and GPS units?

Looking to install new electronics but keep costs around $3,000 - $3,500 installed.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Have to have a trough hull transducer since I have an inboard.

The following set ups have been suggested:

Raymarine C-80 after all the extras (antenna,Transducer, map) and the install for this is over $5,000.

Northstar M84 Not Digital...does this matter?

Garmin 4208 Combo unit...Fish Finder any good???

or
Furuno FCV620 Fish Finder combined with Garmin 4208

Please help!

That's a winner right there.

Have an FCV 620 and a Garmin 3206. I would definetely reccomend both. And the Garmin you are looking at is even nicer.

[Banshee]

I have a North star M84 with antenna and 2 chart cards for sale for $1000.00. Impressive unit, but I upgraded to a 6100 withthe sat weather, this needs to go.
JW

[electricity40]

garmin 525 w/xm weather, furuno finder, & airmar transducer

you should be able to stay close to that price. remember west marine will match any price, but not ebay. also, the garmin 3210/3206, good stuff, but the graphics are not near as good as the new garmins. they also do not have very good sounders. the new vision cards are awesome!

[bisquit]

And go for the biggest screen you can fit wherever you mount it!

[SeaBiscuit]

Much depends on the type of fishing you plan on doing. If bottom fishing is important a combo unit is NOT a good idea. Navigating through screens trying to get to a temp red, or a zoom or a map or a chart .... is simply not efficient when you try to locate a needle in the haystack.
I have the FCV 585 bottom machine and the 4208 gps and am very happy with that decision.

I think you should go with:

Furuno FCV620 Fish Finder combined with Garmin 4208

Good luck!
SeaBiscuit

[Simong]

What Seabiscuit says, FCV-585 with Airmar 1KW ducer
Garmin for nav great choice.
good luck....
Simong.

[flatbottom]

great info seabiscuit...thanks