Does anyone have experience with the Garmin Striker 5cv or Echomap 63cv? If so - what are your thoughts? Comments, critiques? How is the interface?
I have a Garmin 820xs with Bluechart G2 Vision cartography I run on my boat and I want to get another, smaller, unit for another boat we have. The unit is only going to run a sounder and GPS so a higher-horsepower plotter isn't what I need, I don't think. I have the cabling to route the VHF radio I have to my 820 - the VHF radio has an AIS receiver in it. I don't need the capability, but it is neat to do it when I'm in an area with commercial traffic that uses AIS.
I'm thinking Garmin had some smaller touch screen units back about 4 years ago. It doesn't look like they are offering those anymore - the smallest "touch screen" (with button assist) is the 7" Echomap unit. Though, if I could find one of the older ones (within that 4 year generation or newer) that might be the route to go.
I want a good Chirp sounder, so the unit has to be Chirp capable.
I run a Garmin Dezel 780 in my truck (semi) and have the Smart Notifications. It looks like some of the newer marine units have adopted that feature now also. Though that is nice on the road, how and where we run our boats I think that would be overkill but if the unit did that I would probably set up some of our phones to do that.
I have a Garmin 820xs with Bluechart G2 Vision cartography I run on my boat and I want to get another, smaller, unit for another boat we have. The unit is only going to run a sounder and GPS so a higher-horsepower plotter isn't what I need, I don't think. I have the cabling to route the VHF radio I have to my 820 - the VHF radio has an AIS receiver in it. I don't need the capability, but it is neat to do it when I'm in an area with commercial traffic that uses AIS.
I'm thinking Garmin had some smaller touch screen units back about 4 years ago. It doesn't look like they are offering those anymore - the smallest "touch screen" (with button assist) is the 7" Echomap unit. Though, if I could find one of the older ones (within that 4 year generation or newer) that might be the route to go.
I want a good Chirp sounder, so the unit has to be Chirp capable.
I run a Garmin Dezel 780 in my truck (semi) and have the Smart Notifications. It looks like some of the newer marine units have adopted that feature now also. Though that is nice on the road, how and where we run our boats I think that would be overkill but if the unit did that I would probably set up some of our phones to do that.
