Standard horizon cpv 350

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Anyone of you Snaggers know anything about this unit, I need a new unit GPS and love the big screen, plus I wanted to add a second VHF to the boat so it seems like a good arrangement.
Can't find any reviews of the unit anywhere.
 
I have the CP180, Its a nice machine but a bit difficult to learn, Not very user friendly. small 5" screen.

I have been looking into new units myself and the Lowrance is looking great, CB has a older one he got in a deal with 7" screen and he likes it, a friend just bought one and loves it.

He also bought the Navionics charts and says it has great detail. Has a nice 6.4" screen
I believe this is the model?? I will try to call him and make sure as I am about ready to pull the trigger on one.

http://www.xtremenavigation.com/GPS-FishFinder-Combo/LOWRANCE-HDS-7-BASE-US-p8774982.html
 
PS. we do not use the fish finder part of it, we both run Furuno 620, so I have no info on that part of it.
But the Furuno is awesome unit!!
 
Like MJ says, I don't like the Standard Horizon menu navigation. I don't find it as user friendly as some of the other manufacturers. This comes from using MJ's. The unit works fine, it's just the menus I don't like like.
 
I would avoid LAWRANCE if it was my money. There is ALOT of bad problems out there with them with warranty and tech support. I've used STANDARD before, and they are a bit more for the tech savvy people. If you haven't used one yet, the HUMMINBIRD side imaging stuff is UNREAL! And it is pretty easy to figure out.
 
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Hey....

just noticed that guy on ebay has 0 - zero feedback.. never a good sign....

especially for something as expensive as that unit...

jT
 
I guess this is where I step aside... $800 is a lot of sheckles.. and I can use them for my family more than for me. Do you know how many fish I can buy for that amount of money? I love boating, and fishing, but the only way I'll ever see one of those units on my boat is if my rich uncle gives me one... and .....alas... I don't have a rich uncle. <sigh> Can't say I'm not jealous though.. looks like a great unit. Still, I have my good old Sitex MKII widescan color fishfinder for locating the fish, and my Lowrance M56 S/Map that I use for the GPS side of things, and I'm happy.. so I guess it's all good. I miss my Loran though.... lol
 
My CP180 is 4 years old now. and was about $500

Destroyer that is a GPS combo, I like separate units, I have a Furuno 620 color fish finder with thur hull ducer at a cost of $1000 for it complete.

New GPS is going to be about $800 to $1000

When I first started I had a 12' Sears Game Fisher with a 6hp motor, in all I payed $300 and had a ball!
A friend that I still fish with, and I was talking the other day, and were saying its funny, we can't leave the dock now with out a $20,000 rig under us!! And he is looking at $40,000 rigs right now and thats used!

There was a time here when I was poor then dirt but some how managed to keep going till my motor died!! This site came together and raised all the money I needed to buy a used motor + shipping!

Thats why when I had the chance to take over the site or watch it get shut down I took it! And I am glad I did!!
 
All of the new side imaging units are now combo units as the GPS works with the bottom machine to plot the bottom. A friend of mine bought one of the 997's when it came out a few years back, and with the new updates they just released it is AWESOME he said. I really wish I would have bought the HUMMINBIRD instead of my FURUNO after using the 2 machines and seeing how much more definition the HUMMINBIRD had over the same structure. The best way to describe the new HUMMINBIRD stuff is to say it's like having an underwater camera hooked up for you to see. The definition is that nice.
 
My boat has the RayMarine sounder on it and it is very nice, I am like MJ ( wow did I really say that) I like separate units. So I need a dedicated GPS chartplotter. I have heard great things about Standard Horizon radios and the day light viewing of their GPS's. I especially like a 7 inch screen. I also like the customer service of Standard from what I read on the other sites, plus I like it when a company stands behind their product with a three year warranty.
Was hoping someone had used one of these new units which I understand updated the navigation, use issues from before.
 
Personally, I like my Uniden Oceanus DSC radio. It's basically trouble free and I like the fact that in an emergency it not only transmits my help message but it automatically transmits my position using my GPS that's hooked to it. I know that many people will have many opinions as to what is or isn't the best radio. I'm not talking about what's the best, just what has served me well for 2-3 years without so much as a hic-up. In fact, there is really only one thing I don't like about it, and that's the fact that you cannot remove the mike from the unit, and I find the placement of the cord on the side a bit of a hassle. It would have been much better feeding straight out from the front. Ahh well, I guess you cannot have everything.

MJ, yes, I know that the units are GPS combo. My Lowrance M56 is also a combo unit, I just don't bother with the sonar side of it most times. I have the depth displayed, and have a depth alarm set, but I have it set so the screen is showing me just GPS data. I use my Sitex for fishing.
 
Destroyer said:
I guess this is where I step aside... $800 is a lot of sheckles.. and I can use them for my family more than for me. Do you know how many fish I can buy for that amount of money? I love boating, and fishing, but the only way I'll ever see one of those units on my boat is if my rich uncle gives me one... and .....alas... I don't have a rich uncle. <sigh> Can't say I'm not jealous though.. looks like a great unit. Still, I have my good old Sitex MKII widescan color fishfinder for locating the fish, and my Lowrance M56 S/Map that I use for the GPS side of things, and I'm happy.. so I guess it's all good. I miss my Loran though.... lol
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I hear where your coming from....I usually dont like laying out one big chunk of cash on an item. Its probably why I've waited so long (and still waiting) The way I am looking at this though is that currently I have almost literally no electronics on the boat...no chartplotter and an early 90's fish finders. So the need is there for sure...I'm sure I'd be happy buying a fishfinder and chartplotter for a couple hundred bucks a piece and they would be fine...the way I'm looking at this I need to come up with $300 or so EXTRA dollars to get what I really want.
 
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