raymarine E9W Adding a fish finder,depth sounder or seperate unit

[Seastoke]

i want a better depth sounder on the boat and maybe a screen that shows the bottom of the sea to help with anchor ,i dont have sea talk but nmea ,or is it cheaper just to have an independant unit ,thanks for any info

 

[Mike k]

i want a better depth sounder on the boat and maybe a screen that shows the bottom of the sea to help with anchor ,i dont have sea talk but nmea ,or is it cheaper just to have an independant unit ,thanks for any info

Hi Roy
personally I would add a separate unit, for ease of installation perhaps consider a ' in hull' transponder set up, I have just fitted a Lowrance HDS 5X with an Airmar P79 transponder glued to the bilge. Its not the newest technology but a decent fishfinder /depth sounder. For a through hull route I have also fitted an Airmar B60 linked into a Navman head set. JG Tech supplied all of them. http://www.jgtech.com/. Yes 2 depth sounders for OCD purposes !!