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upgrade electronics
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Topic author - Scurvy Dog
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- RGrew176
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Re: upgrade electronics
I ended up with this GPS unit:
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/529894
This was the old early 90's or late 80's GPS unit.
This is a pic of the new unit:
I ordered mine without the transducer. I wanted a dedicated GPS. The 9" screen is really nice and the detailing of the charts is very good IMO.
I also installed a new VHF with DSC. The DSC is a good safety feature. If you are in trouble you push the red button and it will transmit your location.
I would recommend both units as I am very happy with both of them. I also bought and installed a new VHF antenna. Prior to the new antenna I could pick up 3 of the 10 weather channels in my area. Now I get 7 of 10. Last season out on Lake Erie I was able to listen in to radio conversations 40 miles away quite clearly. Get a good VHF and get a good antenna so the radio can function at its best level.
I was contemplating replacing the depth sounder. The one that came with the boat is ancient tech but it still works. All I want out of a depth sounder is how much water is under the hull. So, as long as it keeps working I will continue to use it.
Here is a pic:
It has an in hull transducer and comparing readings to the chartplotter depth readings it is accurate.
2022 Stingray 182 SC
2004 Past Commodore
West River Yacht & Cruising Club
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- Scurvy Dog
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- SplashyLady
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Re: upgrade electronics
There is a lot of good electronic stuff out there today - look carefully, get some advice, and you can find something that will suit you well.
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Re: upgrade electronics
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- Lyndon670
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Re: upgrade electronics
http://www.carveryachtowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2187
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- SplashyLady
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Re: upgrade electronics
RGrew176 wrote:I was contemplating replacing the depth sounder. The one that came with the boat is ancient tech but it still works. All I want out of a depth sounder is how much water is under the hull. So, as long as it keeps working I will continue to use it.
Here is a pic:
It has an in hull transducer and comparing readings to the chartplotter depth readings it is accurate.
Wow - a nixie bulb depth finder! Those nixie tube readouts were state-of-the-art in their time! The originals were in vacuum tubes back in the late 50s and early 60s - then they evolved to the version you have in the 1970s-1980s. They disappeared and were replaced by LEDs and LCDs in the 1980s, but were still used in Russian-made electronics into the 1990s. But it's still cool to see them! BTW- they work similar to a neon tube and have a long life - they can last 30-40 years under the right conditions!
Past Commodore, Peninsula Yacht Club
Lake Norman, NC
Carver 3227 - "Splashy Lady"
Aquasport 222CCP - "Gone Fission"
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