Chart Plotter Advice

[PaulRainbow]

Sorry Paul. A thru hull or transom transducer is included. A bronze 'ducer (which I have) is an upgrade. I had a Kcombo7 initially but it was so popular it was stolen! I fitted a 7a with the insurance money and liked the quality I went for an upgrade for a KM12X - the multi-function display. The K maps included on all isn't a disaster.

According to Aves Marine, all transducers are an option: Onwa KCOMBO-7A: 7 inch with Class B+ AIS and built in sounder

 

[Charlie Boy]

Goinf to upgrade the Plotter on our Princess 25, I was sold on the Simrad Go 9 XSE, that was until I read about the very poor customer service and them switching themselves off for no reason, what would you guys suggest giving that my wants are a good plotter and good fish finder, ideally sub £1000 would like a 9" as cannot justify the price hike for bigger, my heart tells me Garmin or Raymarine so anyone else done similar or considering doing similar and also am I better getting a standalone unit or one of the MFD and installing the NMEA 2000m Backbone?

I have a Garmin Echomap 92. At the same time I bought a new transducer to go with it but it really didn’t suit my needs. As a result it’s sitting in its box, completely unused.
Trouble is, it’s on the boat and I can’t recall which model or even which make it is, only that it was bought at Foxs in Ipswich. I won’t be at the boat for another 10 days at least
If you aren’t in a huge hurry I’d be perfectly happy to let you have it at a discounted rate!
Just PM me

 

[tillergirl]

The option is the choice of a transom or plastic thru-hull, bronze is an upgrade.

 

[PaulRainbow]

The option is the choice of a transom or plastic thru-hull, bronze is an upgrade.

Did you bother to look at the page i linked to Roger ? The transducer is a £100 option. It states it as an option at least 3 times on the product page.

 

[tillergirl]

Obviously I must have got a deal. Apologies.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Obviously I must have got a deal. Apologies.

No problem Roger. Things may have changed since you bought yours.

Regardless, if it suits ones needs, it's a very good deal.

 

[ChromeDome]

Times are changing.

My Lowrance HDS-10" had a 16,5 cm high display. Important, as this is the distance ahead you can see.
Due to modern wide(r) display formats it now takes a 12" display to get the same height and forward distance.

Cost wise a 12" device now is approx. twice the price of a 9", based on the same components and features.
Hard to see why a 3" larger screen & cabinet justifies a close to 100% increase of the price.

Certainly not the case for other flat screen devices (phones, tablets, laptops, TVs).

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Times are changing.

My Lowrance HDS-10" had a 16,5 cm high display. Important, as this is the distance ahead you can see.
Due to modern wide(r) display formats it now takes a 12" display to get the same height and forward distance.

Cost wise a 12" device now is approx. twice the price of a 9", based on the same components and features.
Hard to see why a 3" larger screen & cabinet justifies a close to 100% increase of the price.

Certainly not the case for other flat screen devices (phones, tablets, laptops, TVs).

It would be straightforward for manufacturers to offer, particularly full touch screen devices, a landscape or portrait option. Just a button you press during setup. I have a 12” display, for clarity as it’s on the bulkhead over 2m from the helmsman’s seat. Landscape of course. No reason why I couldn’t have mounted it portrait.

 

[D and G]

I have a Garmin Echomap 92. At the same time I bought a new transducer to go with it but it really didn’t suit my needs. As a result it’s sitting in its box, completely unused.
Trouble is, it’s on the boat and I can’t recall which model or even which make it is, only that it was bought at Foxs in Ipswich. I won’t be at the boat for another 10 days at least
If you aren’t in a huge hurry I’d be perfectly happy to let you have it at a discounted rate!
Just PM me

PM sent

 

[B27]

It would be straightforward for manufacturers to offer, particularly full touch screen devices, a landscape or portrait option. Just a button you press during setup. I have a 12” display, for clarity as it’s on the bulkhead over 2m from the helmsman’s seat. Landscape of course. No reason why I couldn’t have mounted it portrait.

I think it is a matter of how the established manufacturers view the market.
They can charge a lot for a big screen, maybe partly because a lot of people buying big screen plotters are buying radar too.

The market for small leisure boat plotters is caught between those who are happy to pay a 4 figure price and those who are happy using phones and tablets.
In the wider world, there are a lot of people running fishing boats etc on a tight budget.

The charts are a big revenue stream. People will pay a lot more for a package of charts for their expensive plotter than they will for a 'Boating' subscription covering their phone and tablet.