avon 620 v ring 600

[The Jackeens]

Originally posted by Hightower
Next time I'm off to the States I'm going to get a HUMMINBIRD NS25 GPS Chartplotter, Fishfinder Depth sounder from Wal-Mart’s and try to join the revolution.

Andy G

I got one of them from the port solent gang just under £500. Does the job fine only niggle for me is it doesn't keep distance travelled on a route.

Its end of line so should be cheaper. Someone here got one for £400 quip.

Paul

[Steve Care]

Simmon0

Thanks for that was beginning to think this was a garmin only thread.
When your buying your first rib/equipment you get advice from all angles and can be expensive mistakes.

[simmons0]

is it liek the Garmin plotters where the base map is so simple you really need the bluechart chips at 300 quid a piece?

Or do Navman sell it with a detailed base map?

[Louise]

Originally posted by Ian
What do you all think of Silva?

I think jwalker's got one... http://www.boatmadforum.co.uk/showth...=&threadid=545

[thewavehumper]

Originally posted by simmons0
is it liek the Garmin plotters where the base map is so simple you really need the bluechart chips at 300 quid a piece?

Or do Navman sell it with a detailed base map?

300 quid for a blue max chip is bloddy pricey you should be able to get the Bluechart cd chip and pc connector for under 200.

[simmons0]

Yes should be cheaper on Cd but otherwise from Garmin at least its £300 for the large charts and £200 for the small ones.

[Michael]

Steve,

Re Navman - I have a 5600. Stunning plotter, but if the mounting bracket on the 5500 is the same as the 5600 I would not use it on a rib. No problem if you are surface mounting though? Software is C-Map, the NT version - I do route planning on the PC at home and then upload to the plotter. Great.

Re Garmin fishfinders - see my thread on the 160 Blue. I checked some old threads on this forum, and would agree with the guy who said "Garmin - great GPSs, crap fishfinders".

Mike

Wavethumper - Navman basemap is useless.

BTW Steve - do you need full DSC? How about the Icom 401?

[Hightower]

BTW Steve - do you need full DSC? How about the Icom 401?


Have a look at the new Silva S10, it's a cut down version of the S15 but retaining the DSC funtion. Oh it sells for about £200, look at Pumpkin marine.

Andy

[Steve Care]

Thanks for your reply's

I was thinking of having the 5500 flush mounted so tink thats the way to go there.

As for the vhf I thought may as well get DSC as its the latest spec and will become the norm. Re silva I'm sure they are as good as the icom but seems everyone recomends icom. But cost wise silva looks good value for money.

[Richard B]

Originally posted by Steve Care
I thought may as well get DSC as its the latest spec ...

There's no choice, really. You wouldn't buy an analogue 'phone would you? As for Silva v Icom, you could buy three of the budget (non-navtext) Silvas for the price of the Icom 601. And there's loads of reported probs with recent Icom units - W'humper have water ingress, Daniel can't get the MMSI programmed, Jools had problems with the auto-Ch 16 with the mike bracket earthing, etc. I've come to the conclusion that the ideal VHF doesn't exist!

[Steve Care]

So for the money is the silva s15 at the right price the model to go for?

[Richard B]

I'd PM jwalker to get the view of somebody who's actually got one, otherwise you're just getting "brochure advice". Chrisallse was planning to get one as well - don't know if he's fitted it yet.

[Steve Care]

I will contact them thanks RB

When will the Blue ice web site be up and running

[Richard B]

Soon as JK gets web space sorted. I think we frightened him with the amount stuff we've prepared!

[simmons0]

Does anyone have experience with the Nasa DCS radios? There going real cheap and claim to be waterproof.

and Ian, does Jason buy and fit nasa radio's?

[Ian]

Don't know. You'll have to ask him.

[simmons0]

Well ive just come back from geurnsey. Boat is on order, should get the money to him tomoro morning.

The boat are amazing. The 6.5m hull is the dam deepest vee ive ever seen at 26 degrees!
All the others are at 23 degrees, still deeper than most other boats though.

It really is a shed ther're working from but everything seems well finished. didnt get a sea trial, but it was blowing a force 5 so it wouldn't have been all too pleasant.

Ian, im having a Garmin 176 plotter, 160 fishfinder????? i think, and a XM DSC radio.

I see there is a big thread all about how poor the 160 fishfinder is but Jason mounts the transponders into the hull so there is no problems with is flicking up at high speed etc.

Still unsure of delivery time but he says he'll get my hull layed up before they start the 10m rib.

[Richard B]

Originally posted by simmons0
didnt get a sea trial, but it was blowing a force 5 so it wouldn't have been all too pleasant.

Uh? Ideal RIB testing weather! No point in testing in anything less, really.

[simmons0]

yes but the engine for his demo rib hadn't arrived so it wasnt going to be on anyway and it was bloody cold!

[Richard B]

Originally posted by simmons0
the engine for his demo rib hadn't arrived

That would sort of put a damper on the proceedings!