Which radar/GPS plotter and possibly sonar and autopilot would you
recommend for a 30 footer (motor boat) and why?
Over here one seems to get decent support for Furuno, Simrad and
possibly Raymarine.
Planning to use it in tight waters, so resolution of the radar as well
as easy operation (eg radar/gps overlay) are important criteria, as well
as reliability and longvity. It would serve for navigation, not fishing.
Having most of it on one display would ease installation (not too much
space left).

I have been looking at eg (10"-12" color LCD)
Simrad CX44-E and 4' slot antenna
Furuno 1834C and 2' radom antenna
Raymarine E-series?

TIA

Marc

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Marc Heusser wrote:
Which radar/GPS plotter and possibly sonar and autopilot would you
recommend for a 30 footer (motor boat) and why?
Over here

Marc,

Bad news. Switzerland is landlocked.

If you insist, I'd get the electronics best supported.

We've owned our 52' sailboat for 21 years. My personal choice is
Furuno. My radar, my GPS, my WFAX, my VHF - they're never quit - never
need service - in 21 years - and we've cruised full time for 14 years.
The only other gear we have to match that is the WH autopilot.



On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:39:14 +0200, Marc Heusser
alid wrote:

Which radar/GPS plotter and possibly sonar and autopilot would you
recommend for a 30 footer (motor boat) and why?
Over here one seems to get decent support for Furuno, Simrad and
possibly Raymarine.
Planning to use it in tight waters, so resolution of the radar as well
as easy operation (eg radar/gps overlay) are important criteria, as well
as reliability and longvity. It would serve for navigation, not fishing.
Having most of it on one display would ease installation (not too much
space left).

I have been looking at eg (10"-12" color LCD)
Simrad CX44-E and 4' slot antenna
Furuno 1834C and 2' radom antenna
Raymarine E-series?

TIA

Marc

In article , wrote:

We've owned our 52' sailboat for 21 years. My personal choice is
Furuno. My radar, my GPS, my WFAX, my VHF - they're never quit - never
need service - in 21 years - and we've cruised full time for 14 years.
The only other gear we have to match that is the WH autopilot.

That is good to know - thank you.

I have narrowed it down to Furuno and Simrad - Simrad seems to have the
edge with radar, and similar reliability.

I guess it will boil down to where I get better support and prices.

Marc

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In article ,
Paul Cassel wrote:

Bad news. Switzerland is landlocked.

Yes - but not that badly, we have rivers flowing eastwards to the Black
Sea, northwards to the North Sea as well as southwards to the
Mediterranian Sea plus assorted channels :-)
Anyway our lakes tend to be rather crowded at times and heavy
thunderstorms are quite common.

Marc

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Marc Heusser wrote:
In article ,
Paul Cassel wrote:

Bad news. Switzerland is landlocked.

Yes - but not that badly, we have rivers flowing eastwards to the Black
Sea, northwards to the North Sea as well as southwards to the
Mediterranian Sea plus assorted channels :-)
Anyway our lakes tend to be rather crowded at times and heavy
thunderstorms are quite common.

There are lakes in Switzerland so large that you can't see shore? I
stand corrected.

Marc Heusser alid
wrote in :

Which radar/GPS plotter and possibly sonar and autopilot would you
recommend for a 30 footer (motor boat) and why?
Over here one seems to get decent support for Furuno, Simrad and
possibly Raymarine.
Planning to use it in tight waters, so resolution of the radar as well
as easy operation (eg radar/gps overlay) are important criteria, as
well
as reliability and longvity. It would serve for navigation, not
fishing.
Having most of it on one display would ease installation (not too much
space left).

I have been looking at eg (10"-12" color LCD)
Simrad CX44-E and 4' slot antenna
Furuno 1834C and 2' radom antenna
Raymarine E-series?

TIA

Marc


Marc, go to the nearest commercial fleet of any kind of boats, tugboats,
fishing boats, barge boats. See what they're using. Ask them how well
it works and how easy it is to get service/parts for.

I like Furuno in your list. a 4' antenna is awfully big for a 30' boat.

Larry
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Paul Cassel wrote in
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There are lakes in Switzerland so large that you can't see shore?

And, oh so beautiful if you can. I have an old friend who's 84. Werner
is from Thun in Berner Oberland. The Lake of Thun is truly a beautiful
place.

http://www.thunersee.ch/en/sports-in...tml?no_cache=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gma98UF3DHI
http://not-so-swiss-miss.blogspot.co...thunersee.html
http://www.swiss-sail.ch/
http://www.interlaken.ch/erlebnisse/...segeln.html?L=
3
http://www.girls.ch/
OH, wait! Belay that last one....(c;


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Marc Heusser wrote:
In article ,
Paul Cassel wrote:

Bad news. Switzerland is landlocked.

Yes - but not that badly, we have rivers flowing eastwards to the Black
Sea, northwards to the North Sea as well as southwards to the
Mediterranian Sea plus assorted channels :-)
Anyway our lakes tend to be rather crowded at times and heavy
thunderstorms are quite common.

There are lakes in Switzerland so large that you can't see shore? I stand
corrected.

Lake Geneva is at least 30 miles long and maybe 15-20 wide. A fog and you
could get very lost. But the lakes are in beautiful settings.

In article ,
Paul Cassel wrote:

There are lakes in Switzerland so large that you can't see shore? I
stand corrected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Geneva
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lucerne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Constance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterways
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine_River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhône_River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube

We also have some strong winds quite frequently -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn

As for GPS of course you do not get lost usually - it is rather smaller
boats without anchor lights at night that bother you. And rocks below
the surface.

I had no idea of competing :-)

Marc

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