Epinions Recent Content for Marine Electronics

Great little tool.

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cbminfo - I've used it for more than a year. Get yourself over to Itunes and download the Pixel perfect tutorials by Burt Monroy [large version]. He uses the top of the line wacom tablet, but it's the same with the 12wx. The hardest thing with using the 12 is...

Icom IC-2200H Amateur 2 meter transceiver review.

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:23:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jwilkers - Introduction:I purchased this rig as a replacement for an old HT/amplifier setup in my mobile. I am very glad I did this.What follows is information on the radio and my experiences with its performance so...

Icom IC-V82 Review

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:23:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jwilkers - Introduction:I purchased this radio to "retire" my old IC-V8. Icom Handhelds have served me well in thew past. I expected this one to be no different.Specifications:GENER
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Cobra MR HH 125 1 or 3 watt Handheld Radio

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:39:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author susiewho - We recently invested in a dinghy. We live on water at a fixed bridge and needed water transportation to get under it when tides were too high for our boat to go under the bridge. We love the dinghy but we wanted to make sure we were safe on it. On...

Now motorcyclists can benefit from GPS

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:43:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yackers1 - I am a bit of a gadget freak, and (as many of you probably don’t know) my sense of direction and map reading skills are pretty awful. In the car I have a navigator (the other half) who actually enjoys map reading, so much so that when I use the...

Very Good Quality Battery Charger

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:10:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mollymollers - We've had some bad luck with "hardware store" battery chargers over the years. We live "off grid" and need to charge house batteries on a daily basis. After a lot of research we decided on the XANTREX TrueCharge2. It arrived a few days ago and...

Great Coverage in the US - Mexico Coverage Stinks!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:49:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author raptorbill - We had this cartridge in our Chart Plotter onboard our sailboat. We have since upgraded to the Max Superwide that covers all of the West Coast of North America. The basic underlying chart database is the same for all the C-Map Charts - the only...

Ideal for Lake Fishing

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:28:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author darogers - Other than the fact the transmitter has to be fairly stationary, this is a fantastic innovation for the average shore-line fisherman. First let me list the cons of this product. I don’t know how well I trust the auto-off feature (which is supposed to...

Nice Radio-Broken SAME Weather

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:44:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joeboatertx - I have had this radio for almost 2 years. Overall it works as advertised with one exception. The controls are intuitive and easy to access. The display is bright and easy to read at all but extreme angles. XMit power and battery life are pretty good...

Great if you don't use the SAME Weather function

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:25:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author joeboatertx - I purchased the UM525 for my boat 9 months ago and am pleased with most of it's performance. The display is large and clear, the core controls are large and easy to use. Most of the features work flawlessly. Just to be clear, I use almost EVERY feature...

PIECE OF JUNK!

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:36:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lakeozark - I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY 200 DX REPAIRED OR REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS.IT EITHER BLANKS OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS OR DOESN'T READ THE WATER TEMP CORRECTLY. THIS TIME AROUND IT WAS BOTH, AND NOT READING THE DEPTH AT HIGH SPEED CAN BE DANGEROUS...

Transducer Blues - good when they work

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:27:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rocketdoctor - Having bought two 240 Blue's and installed one per boat I can say I have some experience with these. The first went on a 28 foot boat with a transom mounted transducer. It worked well. The second was on a 33 footer and I used the plastic through hull...

Ours has worked perfect

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:09:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmcb - We lived aboard on a 72 day cruise last summer and ours worked flawless. I don't have the underwater camera but I do have the regular cameras and they work fine. The chart is easy to read and is user friendly. We love...

GREAT CAMERA

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:36:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bigfisherman06 - I have been using an atlantis AUW502 for about 5 years now. and i love the system. they are a great deal for the money. Compared to the aqua-views, the atlantis series are 100% better because the screens are clearer. I recomend the atlantis to any...

dead after 18 months

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:52:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author growninwa - I would have written a nice review a week ago, but mine died after only three uses and can't be revived. The correct voltage is going into the boards, but nothing useful is coming out. Never used it much and the failure is somewhere un-obvious in the...

on my 3rd unit and it's junk too

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:17:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rgamore - My wife bought the first unit for my birthday March 2005 and I have had 2 more units since then. The last unit the screen started flashing, then lines about 1/4" apart started flashing and the menu can not be read because it flashes also. I have wrote...

interphase probe

Sat, 20 May 2006 22:20:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jentaradream - I have had my Interphase Probe on my 2755 bayliner for approx. 5 years. It has never performed to my satisfaction. I have made every possible adjustments as indicated in the owners manual to obtain consistent, accurate depth read-outs while at cruising...

BWCA Certified

Sat, 20 May 2006 22:16:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kentrubin - Took with me to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on a fishing trip and found the unit to perform wonderfully. When you need to conserve space yet still have all the standard features of a depth finder, this will do the trick. I used the unit to determine...

Great unit for diving, canoeing and ice fishing..

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:44:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jet992000 - I use my Norcross Hawkeye DF2200pX all over the place...Whether scuba diving in the keys or just trolling around the pond with my jon boat looking for structure. I even took it up to MN for some ice fishing last year. I highly recommend this...

Minnkota Copilot Wireless Remote

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 02:24:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jcsimpson - Coupled with a bow-mount Minnkota powerdrive 40 motor on a 10 ft Spring Creek Pram, used exclusively for fly fishing small lakes and gentle flowing rivers in the interior of British Columbia. The remote wireless, worn on the wrist is like having died...

Great fishfinder at a great price!

Fri, 9 Dec 2005 22:46:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nickcalderone - I own two of these units. They are fantastic. The resolution is superb and the controls are very simple to operate. I fish for bass in the rivers in south Alabama, and this unit has accounted for many productive days. It uses a high-speed skimmer...

Expensive Mistake Buying this GPS!!

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:34:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author keysfisherman - This is really still a prototype, and I am surprised that a reputable company would sell it before it is ready. SH advertises it as waterproof, mine has been returned twice already for fogging screen; now they just replaced it with a new unit and yep, it...

Navman 5500x is a winner

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:56:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author erie1guy - We purchased this chartplotter with two fuel sensors in the spring of 2005 for an extended summer cruise of three weeks. We used the plotter for everything from fuel consumption rates and speed to booking marinas by cell phone and navigation. The C-map...

Better Than no Radar

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:11:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rjr49 - This isn't a bad unit for the price. Somewhat difficult to read the screen due to small fonts. The small small screen limits the usefulness beyond the 1/4 mile scale (except for seeing land) and target discrimination is not very good if the targets are...

X28 problems

Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:08:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author johnnyg19 - I've owned 2 of the X28 units (the second was a warranty replacement for the first after it failed) and both have failed in the same manner it appears. Neither saw a great deal of use and were removed, cleaned and stored indoors in a climate...