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Frank Hopper
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Initially Posted - 07/28/2005 :  23:13:08  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I bid on a Humminbird Matrix 10 on the West Marine eBay store. I was the only bidder and got it for $140. It was the same price that I found it at at least one other place but I figured I wasn't doing badly. I wanted it to hook up my Garmin 76 to it because the Matrix series interfaces with GPS and displays the info on the matrix screen. As it turns out this particular unit came with the Humminbird GPS unit included, a $120 dollar value. Woo Hoo!
(Anyone want to buy a Garmin 76?)
I have had several bad experiences with West Marine's auctions but this makes up for all of it.
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 07/29/2005 :  05:18:39  Show Profile
How much for the 76?
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Ben
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Response Posted - 07/29/2005 :  07:48:33  Show Profile
Congratulations on the good fortune Frank. Its nice when things like that happen.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/29/2005 :  11:22:53  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by existentialsailor</i>
<br />How much for the 76?
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Let me install the Humminbird and see if all is as advertised and what features I will loose. The bilge of my wing is so different from my swinger that I need to see if I can stuff the transducer between the cabin sole and the hull forward of the keel.
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mmac
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Response Posted - 08/02/2005 :  00:03:22  Show Profile
I paid $120 for a Matrix 10 on sale at the local West Marine about a year ago. It did not have the GPS. It looks like you got a new GPS for $20. Ya done good!
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 08/04/2005 :  08:31:01  Show Profile
Frank - Time to get new shoes, those have holes in 'em.

Was looking for a depth-sounder and found a Garmin 160 Fishfinder with through-hull transducer for $75 on a West Marine clearance rack. Cool.

Steve
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/04/2005 :  11:08:23  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
We Kansans take our shoes very seriously, you never know when you might have to click your heels three times.

I got the new unit installed and I am very happy. The compass function is pretty weak but everything else is great for sailing on my lake. I sold the Garmine 76 already to a friend and he is happy too,... it's all good.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 08/04/2005 :  17:23:02  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Frank, do you have some British blood in the family. My friends always comment on my wearing of socks with sandals
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 08/04/2005 :  17:39:29  Show Profile
<font color="blue">Frank, do you have some British blood in the family. My friends always comment on my wearing of socks with sandals </font id="blue">

My Norwegian cousins do the same thing ... I think it's more of a nerd thing than cultural
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