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- Feb 13, 2012
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- Boat Info
- 2000 310 Sundancer
1997 175BR
- Engines
- 310: Twin 454 Mercruiser w/Bravo III
175: Mercruiser 3.0
My Garmin 740s died at the end of the season and I haven't been able to repair it, so I need to find a replacement. While I would love to do a full electronics upgrade and replace the Raytheon RL70/radar and Furuno FCV600L fish finder as well, the boat dollar fund is running short.
My inclination is to either cheap out and go with the Garmin 741xs to match what I had or step up to the 7600 series. My budget is going to limit me to about $2K for this upgrade. My goal is to leave myself positioned to replace the remaining outdated equipment as funds become available. Ideally, I'd just have to replace the radome and transducer in order to match the current capabilities, although further expandability would be nice.
I have yet to find a good comparison of the available options from the different brands, so I was hoping for some advice. I know that most people are going to have their favorite brand, so I'm hoping for some objective feedback about the best performance I can get for the funds available. Thanks!
My inclination is to either cheap out and go with the Garmin 741xs to match what I had or step up to the 7600 series. My budget is going to limit me to about $2K for this upgrade. My goal is to leave myself positioned to replace the remaining outdated equipment as funds become available. Ideally, I'd just have to replace the radome and transducer in order to match the current capabilities, although further expandability would be nice.
I have yet to find a good comparison of the available options from the different brands, so I was hoping for some advice. I know that most people are going to have their favorite brand, so I'm hoping for some objective feedback about the best performance I can get for the funds available. Thanks!