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Sam001
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Initially Posted - 05/29/2012 :  13:16:10  Show Profile
I have decided to bite the GPS bullet and add the wonderful toy to the boat.
Any feedback appreciated
looking at the 531 and the 431 as options
shoot thru transducers?
Thanks
Sam
Capt Sam, USCG Master Near Coastal
Isle of Hope, GA. Charleston,SC. Lake Murray, SC.
Aboard Bobbin - 1982 Standard Rig-Swing Keel #2963 Dinette Model
"On a powerboat you are going somewhere....On a Sailboat you are Already There!" Capt Sam

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/29/2012 :  14:41:29  Show Profile
I have the Garmin 640...

- Slightly more compact.
- Slightly larger screen.
- Touch-screen interface (no buttons except power).
- Blue Charts and street-level maps built in.
- Nuvi function in the car (voice directions), chartplotter function in the boat. (Switches automatically.)
- Built-in battery, so it can operate anywhere, like in your house for planning trips.
- Mounts and cables for car and boat installations.
- Depth function not built in--supports a connection to a sounder. (I use a separate fishfinder.)

It's served me well, land and sea.
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islander
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Response Posted - 05/29/2012 :  14:57:45  Show Profile
Sam, Are you on a lake?
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Sam001
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Response Posted - 05/29/2012 :  18:40:48  Show Profile
off shore Charleston SC and Savannah GA
and Lake Murry SC
it is the trailer..... :-)
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islander
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Response Posted - 05/30/2012 :  13:35:51  Show Profile
The reason I ask is that the 531 is for inland lakes, Not coastal.
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Sam001
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Response Posted - 06/01/2012 :  07:46:18  Show Profile
I was looking at the screen size
and yes I did get at 541s from WM
they did price match
got the g2 vison card for my area $200 rebate
next week is install
Sam
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 06/01/2012 :  07:54:59  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
We have an older Lowrance Handheld. I think its called the iGO. It is very basic and a little quirky (kindof like me).

For what we use it for, it is great. Being a black LCD screen means it does some funny things once it gets cold, but for daylight viewable-ness it is great.

It is also very flexible in what you want to show on the screen, so that works well, and teh information shown is very compact, making the small screen size work well for me. I toss it in teh "glovebox" and grab it for a quick check whenever I want to know what is going on. I think total cost on it was $80 when I found it in the "obsolete" section 5 years ago.

We also have a Standard Horizon 1801 (??) chartplotter. It lives in teh quarterberth. It is hooked up, but I never got around to putting in a mount for it. I don't really need it since the handheld works so well for me, but I do need to get around to installing it so SWMBO will continue to get me nice gifts for my birthday.
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