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Old 07-17-2013, 10:16 PM
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After much research I finally decided to upgrade to a new GPS. I ordered a simrad nss7. Pretty excited about it
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http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-CA...ter-en-ca.aspx

Will add structure scan at a later date... Also thinking about getting a Sonic Hub sound system so I'll be able to control it through the GPS

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Old 07-17-2013, 10:35 PM
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What did you have before?
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Old 07-17-2013, 10:39 PM
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lowrance lms 337c. Im gonna put it for sale if anybody is interested but it needs a new antenna
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Old 07-18-2013, 07:05 AM
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Nice unit

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Old 07-18-2013, 09:49 AM
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Is there any differance between this unit and the lowrance gen 2 touch units. I see the price is 400 less.

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Old 07-18-2013, 09:56 AM
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Is there any differance between this unit and the lowrance gen 2 touch units. I see the price is 400 less.

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This one is a touchscreen and also can be controlled by the buttons
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Old 07-18-2013, 09:58 AM
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display is also 6.4" instead of 7"
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Old 07-18-2013, 10:08 AM
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Ive noticed on my hds 7 touch that if I keep on 2d mode vs shaded. 2d shows all the reefs south of marsh island and the reefs in the pass.

Shaded looks like the pic of your unit that u posted. It shows the shallow and deep contours along with the contour line.

Yours maybe able to do tge Same thing




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Old 07-18-2013, 10:22 AM
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Sweet unit....think they proud of the weather/radio module?
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Old 07-18-2013, 10:27 AM
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Sweet unit....think they proud of the weather/radio module?
you can find it at a decent price if you look hard... The thinng that gets me is the sirius weather service starts at like $30 month and that only for inland...Dont think I'll be adding that feature anythime soon
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Old 07-18-2013, 10:28 AM
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Don't blame you
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Old 07-18-2013, 10:29 AM
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Is there any differance between this unit and the lowrance gen 2 touch units. I see the price is 400 less.

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I actually only paid $850 for the unit but you have to buy the transducer seperate.
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Who did you buy it from?
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Who did you buy it from?
Hodges Marine out of florida... I just looked It was $872 not $850
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Hodges Marine out of florida... I just looked It was $872 not $850
Ebay?
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http://www.hodgesmarine.com/ not out of florida though... that was another site I almost bought from
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That is a good price...never really looked into the simrads. Thought they were way out of my price range.
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That is a good price...never really looked into the simrads. Thought they were way out of my price range.
they just dropped the price of this unit a few months ago. The 8 and the 12 are still pretty high though
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Old 07-18-2013, 01:00 PM
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Word....if I didn't fish freshwater anymore I would consider one.
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I took a look at this unit the other day at west marine. Was impressed overall
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