Stand alone fishfinder suggestions?

[BJGreen]

Go with the si-tex cvs106 (the new one i think its the cvs106l has a slim tft scrn). That has always been a good sounder, just as good as the furuno has same features, but buy the dual frequency- incredible customer service.

[Matt1121]

Hey Scott-

Haven't used it yet...I got the Garmin 188c right before Christmas and am waiting until the spring thaw to hook it up. My boat is surrrounded by snow and ice right now [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

The Garmin 188c did come highly recommended from several dealers (that color TFT screen is unbelievable) and I wound up buying it from Voyager Marine Electronics in Essex, MA because no one could match his price.

I'll give you some feedback on how it works later this spring.

-Ed-

[Matt1121]

BJGreen-

I'll look into that Scitex CVS unit too. Thanks for the recommendation.

Ed

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I GOT THE FURUNO 600 AND LOVE IT, SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN MY BOX AND YET BIG AND POWER FULL ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB. I SOMETIMES GO SWORD FISHING AND READ BOTTOM AT 1,200 TO 1,500 FT. COST ABOUT $750 OR SO.
FELLOWSHIP [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[hammer slammer]

The 582 IS WORTH ALL THE MONEY. I have one and love it.I also had a 667 which was good, but is not even in the ball park.

[Matt1121]

Thanks Hammer-

I just spoke to the guys at COnsumers Marine. They said I can return the Lowrance unit and upgrade to the color Furuno 582 unit, no questions asked. My final cost will be $1234 minus the $200 I already paid for the Lowrance unit.

-Ed-

[Hooper]

Hi Fellowship

Just ordered a Furuno FVC600 from my local shop and they have raved about the transom mounted T/D as opposed to the T/H, so I opted for the T/M. They also recommended the Japanses model by Furuno instead of the Airmar model. How has your ducer worked out for ya?

-Hooper