2ge Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hi all, I'd like to buy Fish Finder with GPS with Thailand maps (Gulf of Thailand) for a fish boat. We want go fishing daily, looking for some big stuff to 30-50 meters depth. I am absolutely novice in this area, so if you can suggest some good brands/models I'd be happy. Price should be to 600 USD. Any suggestions welcome Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nputman Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hi all,I'd like to buy Fish Finder with GPS with Thailand maps (Gulf of Thailand) for a fish boat. We want go fishing daily, looking for some big stuff to 30-50 meters depth. I am absolutely novice in this area, so if you can suggest some good brands/models I'd be happy. Price should be to 600 USD. Any suggestions welcome Thanks Garmin or Furuno are about the best you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69690jay Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Navman closer to $1000us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ge Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for suggestions, I was looking for Garmin also. Can you suggest some model ? I mean, the best should be common one - not the lowest price, but not the most expensive. The most used and spreaded. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nputman Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) Thanks for suggestions, I was looking for Garmin also. Can you suggest some model ? I mean, the best should be common one - not the lowest price, but not the most expensive. The most used and spreaded. Thanks! Do a google search as I can't post a link here. Several models to chose from. In the States I was running stand alone units for sounder, GPS and Radar. All were Garmin and were excellent products. With the GPS you can get Sea charts for this region. GPS was a nice portable one that could be used in my car also. Navman is also a good product from what little I know about them. Edited June 23, 2009 by nputman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Here in Canada I have a Hummingbird 757c that is excellent and in your price range. It has a 2 gig chip of navigational charts. I don't know if they are available in Thailand though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ge Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 hi guys, as I know Garmin is quite popular in Thailand I decide to pick up this brand. I have few choices: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=...areProduct=8055 GPSMAP® 420/420s (no maps) GPSMAP® 430/430s (inland maps) GPSMAP® 440/440s (coastal maps - cheapest) So I will buy one of these. Thanks for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69690jay Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 that will cover you in regards to GPS but does not have a fish finder/depth sounder... Navman Trackfish 6500 or 6600 gives you more bang for your buck. http://www.navmanmarine.net/Navman/Templat...on.aspx?id=4631 Mr Ulit of Ping Electric in Phuket is a supplier of Navman 076224847, 0816324550 He also has C-MAP chips http://www.bestfishfinder.com/gps-navman-t...d-tm-ducer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69690jay Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 excuseme had a closer look at the model your after and see that it does come with optional transducer... does it come the local charts, bluechart, for your fishing area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagallim Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 that will cover you in regards to GPS but does not have a fish finder/depth sounder... Navman Trackfish 6500 or 6600 gives you more bang for your buck. http://www.navmanmarine.net/Navman/Templat...on.aspx?id=4631 Mr Ulit of Ping Electric in Phuket is a supplier of Navman 076224847, 0816324550 He also has C-MAP chips http://www.bestfishfinder.com/gps-navman-t...d-tm-ducer.html Navman is now Northstar. Just bought the Northstar 650 Explorer from Mr Ulit (his shop is on the left immediately before the security entrance to Boat Lagoon Marina). Cost was 40,000 baht, with another 3,000 for installation (very neat job, make sure you ask for a 'wet box' for the transducer, rather than having it transom mounted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ge Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Navman is now Northstar. Just bought the Northstar 650 Explorer from Mr Ulit (his shop is on the left immediately before the security entrance to Boat Lagoon Marina). Cost was 40,000 baht, with another 3,000 for installation (very neat job, make sure you ask for a 'wet box' for the transducer, rather than having it transom mounted). hi, thanks for reply. I call already to Mr Ulit, was thinking buy new unit. Problem is, he sell that stuff quite expensive. Anyway, are you satisfied with Northstar 650 you recently bought ? Also do you got maps ? I am thinking order it from internet, you can find one cheap as $460US, just look at http://www.google.com/products?q=Northstar...0&scoring=p Only downside I see is warranty and maybe problems with maps. But those maps can be loaded after I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ge Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Finally I decided to buy Lowrance, new HDS unit: http://www.lowrance.com/en/Products/Marine...Specifications/ it is compatible with Navionics maps, so I ordered 31XG for Thailand. Thanks to all for help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnhoy Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Finally I decided to buy Lowrance, new HDS unit:http://www.lowrance.com/en/Products/Marine...Specifications/ it is compatible with Navionics maps, so I ordered 31XG for Thailand. Thanks to all for help! There are SO many products to choose from, and places to buy from - perhaps you can say more about the price of this unit, where you are buying it (local shop? or internet?) and what about install? Good for you - stepping up to research and making an informed decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ge Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Here are the details: from www.defender.com product = HDS-5 Fishfinder / GPS / Chartplotter Combo With 83/200 KZH Transducer price = $628.99, price should include shipping and map with Indian sea: http://www.navionics.com/Charts_Gold.asp?C...p;GoldCode=31XG from ebay for $300 including shipping for installation, I will just give it to some local professionals Hopefully I will get unit soon, so then I can share experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagallim Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Navman is now Northstar. Just bought the Northstar 650 Explorer from Mr Ulit (his shop is on the left immediately before the security entrance to Boat Lagoon Marina). Cost was 40,000 baht, with another 3,000 for installation (very neat job, make sure you ask for a 'wet box' for the transducer, rather than having it transom mounted). hi, thanks for reply. I call already to Mr Ulit, was thinking buy new unit. Problem is, he sell that stuff quite expensive. Anyway, are you satisfied with Northstar 650 you recently bought ? Also do you got maps ? I am thinking order it from internet, you can find one cheap as $460US, just look at http://www.google.com/products?q=Northstar...0&scoring=p Only downside I see is warranty and maybe problems with maps. But those maps can be loaded after I guess. Sorry for the delay in response, but yes, very satisfied. Versatile and easy to use. The only problem I had was with the wet box for the transducer, as the thickness of the hull on my boat (Boston Whaler) meant unable to produce a signal. Now have it mounted conventionally on the transom. Customer service from Khun Ulit is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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