A new Garmin 1040xs with a sounder module and a downvision chirp and sidescan ducer can be had from Gil on the other site for $2400 complete. A good friend of mine just put one on his boat and the results are nothing less than spectacular.
The 10' inch screen is the smallest I would even consider for the way my eyes are getting plus you really need the screen real estate to enable running the chirp and sidescan at the same time. I am a big Garmin fan for plotters and navigation but have always used commercial bottom machines like JRC and Koden. Seeing the new Garmin imaging at a reasonable pricepoint, I think I may be making some room on my dash.
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