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Michael Vezzosi

08-03-2004 09:23 AM

Garmin 185 Feedback

New in box, Charter/Plotter/Fishfinder. Antennae and transducer included, with two or three chips for Fla. but not sure if correct chip for Carolinas. $1200 or so new, now no longer in production. $500 from a friend. Anyone have any suggestions? Old Sitex XJ-6, I believe, is not very user friendly. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

gf	08-03-2004 10:56 AM

Re: Garmin 185 Feedback

That's old technology, I wouldn't buy it.

For $500 you can get a current model GPS chartplotter from several brands.

RAHIM NAHIM

08-11-2004 04:30 PM

Re: Garmin 185 Feedback

Vezo,

That's a heck of a unit, you just need to update the chip and it's as good as any new model. Plus it's very user friendly. you send the chip to Garmin and they update to 2005. black ,white,and grey screen is good for glare. Chips cost $130 each.

Michael Vezzosi

08-12-2004 08:16 AM

Re: Garmin 185 Feedback

Thanks Rahim. I actually passed on the unit. Thinking of going color with Garmin 178C at $745. Haven't done anything yet. Vezo, standing by.

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