Thread: Show Me Your Boat GPS Unit!
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05-08-2009 09:31 PMPeople we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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05-09-2009 11:01 PM
Northstar m84 I love it
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05-11-2009 06:15 PMThe 376c is for sure the cats a-- even in daylight sun with old eyes...
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05-11-2009 06:31 PM
Let's talk about the bracket mounted ones, like my 182c, in offshore apps.
Here is my unit (leftover from last boat) and my boat. I thought about placing it where the pitot speedo is. (center)
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05-11-2009 08:14 PMYes. I still have my old school dash panel, so there's no room to flush mount it (yet). In any event, I use the surface mount, which I adhered to the top of my dash platform, using Garmin's adhesive disc, which is incidentally bulletproof - it stays put at 70mph without even a hint of movement. It's a perfect grab-and-go, as I use it in the truck, too.
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05-11-2009 08:14 PM
Garmin 5208 GPS touch screen with XM weather; it's awesome. The green tape is optional.
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05-11-2009 08:19 PM
mine was great, could use it on water and takeit with me to use in the truck as well..
Hi, Im Dave.. Welcome, glad to have ya.....
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05-25-2009 02:50 PM
Here is my problem, where the compass used to be, is a blank pad. Same on the other side. But... the only place that I can really put the gps is on that pad.
Does it look too funny? I need a gps in the places that I boat. Another option is to cover over where the pitot speedo is, but it works and I don't really want to uninstall it. Plus... up high is very visible and doesn't block my view at all.
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05-25-2009 03:02 PM
Here's where ours is, although there is talk of a replacement unit for a smaller one. We removed the speedo and compass for this mount and will most likely be putting a Cigarette logo in the old speedo location. A smaller GPS unit will be better as this one blocks your view of the tach's.
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05-25-2009 03:09 PM
Maybe I should block my speedo. I would have to take it out and make a blank.
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05-25-2009 04:15 PM
Furuno nav-net 3d system complete with radar.
The dashboard was custom molded piece specifically designed to fit this unit.
Furuno NavNet3d is the system I chose this is a very high end unit
Likes - zero redraw time on plotter at any resolution- radar overlay on plotter, radar performance, AIS target acquisition system unreal.
Dislikes- the price
Uncle Dave
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05-25-2009 06:59 PMIt does look a little lonely up there I have the same problem with my 440S.
There are a variety of mounts at Rammount.com. Another option is to hook it up to the engines if that's possible. Then you could get rid of lots of gauges.
Still another option is to consolidate gauges by getting newer ones that have multi functions. That is a very tough dash.
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05-25-2009 09:42 PM
I played around with it and I think that I found a solution. I removed the pitot speedo from the center hole. I found a couple of old tach and speedo brackets from a few boats back and they happen to line up with the screw holes in the Garmin mount. I temped it in place centering the Garmin mount in the cutout and it worked pretty well. It got it down and inside the boat better, it doesn't really block my tachs. And it keeps that pad clean. I should have taken a pic. It is the least of all evils, and I don't have to cut anything. I do need to buy a 4" white blank guage filler for the hole underneath. When I am standing up it will tip back, and when I am sitting down it will tip up.
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05-26-2009 08:00 AM
I have an older (2003) Lowrance black and white in front of the driver. Next winter I want to upgrade it to a color Garmin.
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05-27-2009 04:18 PM
Especially good not to have to cut when you are using a "legacy" product like mine. After the worst of the new engine expense onslaught is over I will look into a unit with xm weather.
I found a white (black is available) filler blank for about 10 bucks from Iboats. The gps will cover everything, but the filler blank will make it nice. I'll drill the filler blank to pass the gps cable through. Plus, this way I can always restore it to the speedo. My gps has a speed function, so I can at least know. I don't trust pitot tube speedos anyway.
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05-27-2009 04:42 PMThat's a great idea for the cable, hadn't thought of that one.
Unfortunately, I've already seen those nice in-dash units, and this just won't be the same