I am looking to buy a depthfinder/gps/plotter unit/combo unit but I'm not sure what would be my best option. Here's my situation.
I have an 18' speedboat use mostly for watersports and occasionally for fishing. I boat on the Susquehanna River (<150ft max depth) in Pennsylvania and on other local inaland lakes. I am looking for what would be the best unit keeping in mind that on the river, the channel changes pretty frequently depending on rainfall, etc. So I need something with a shallow water alarm. If there is a way to keep track of my location and depth as I'm on the river so if I find an area of shallow water, I can avoid it for the rest of the day, that would be excellent.
Boating on the lakes (<250ft max depth), I would only need depth finder when docking to the shore (no docks, just run up on sand/dirt) as the main body of the lakes are all petty deep.
I don't really need color display and I don't mind switching between functions of GPS and Depth if it will still allow me to know ahead of time where to avoid. Otherwise, I think a depth finder alone may be the best unit.
So basically, I'm looking for an entry unit recommendation that will suite these needs. I'm looking to get unit(s), antenna(s), transducer, etc for <$350 new/used. Thanks for the help.
I have an 18' speedboat use mostly for watersports and occasionally for fishing. I boat on the Susquehanna River (<150ft max depth) in Pennsylvania and on other local inaland lakes. I am looking for what would be the best unit keeping in mind that on the river, the channel changes pretty frequently depending on rainfall, etc. So I need something with a shallow water alarm. If there is a way to keep track of my location and depth as I'm on the river so if I find an area of shallow water, I can avoid it for the rest of the day, that would be excellent.
Boating on the lakes (<250ft max depth), I would only need depth finder when docking to the shore (no docks, just run up on sand/dirt) as the main body of the lakes are all petty deep.
I don't really need color display and I don't mind switching between functions of GPS and Depth if it will still allow me to know ahead of time where to avoid. Otherwise, I think a depth finder alone may be the best unit.
So basically, I'm looking for an entry unit recommendation that will suite these needs. I'm looking to get unit(s), antenna(s), transducer, etc for <$350 new/used. Thanks for the help.