Danny So for that price it does chartplotter duties as well as depth. Sounds liek a deal. I am not sure what you are planning to use this for. However if it has the wires to interface with your DSC VHF (to broadcast position in an emergency) and if it is a robust unit then it may be a good buy If you are planning to interface with other instrumernts in future then you should be careful to plan your entire suite in advance and pick each up as you can afford it. My boat is small and the chartplotter is basically used just as a GPS. There is no nav station and no plan or possibility for radar etc ... this makes my needs pretty simple. I like to be able to zoom in on a mark on the chart to plot a course to a waypoint, I like to be able to zoom in to check depths, etc.. and zoom out for an overall picture. My most useful display is one that shows 6 datums in large font: COG, BRG, SOG, VMG, DIST, ETA ... If I were on a much larger boat my needs would be a lot different and I would plan accordingly as tehre would be times when a lot more features and integration is necessary So basically - if the features fit your needs then investigate the robustness of the unit. A few years ago NAVMAN was selling a lot of instruments in the lower price end of market. Similar pricing to Raymarine ST40 series. Have heard a lot of problems with displays failing and the instruments were eventually rebranded as Northstar I believe. Message here is that a bit of digging and a buyer would have klnow that in the same price range Raymarine ST40 were more robust My 6 cents (I think I covered at least 3 topics) Mike J27 Nut Case ________________________________
From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:44 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Well, I'm really new to the whole boat electronics thing. I was impressed by the old GPSmap 162 and Fishfinder 240 that came with the boat. I don't even understand NMEA 2000...LOL Each Sitex EC7F comes with: EC7 Chartplotter,Built-In 600w Fishfinder, One Pre-Programmed C-Map Max US Region, Plastic Cover, Quick Release Mounting Bracket, Power Cable, Video Input Cable, Manual and a Two-Year Warranty. Unit Size: 10.2"H x 13.1"W x 5.1"D Display Size: 7" Diag. Condition: Brand New Sitex Special Features * Includes One C-Map Max Chart Wide Area US Chart. * Sunlight Viewable 7" Color Display. * Stores a whopping 10,000 Waypoints. * 600w Built-in Fishfinder. * AIS Compatible for Overlaying AIS Data on the Chart. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:31:42 -0400 As long as you won't be killing yourself over no NMEA 2000. (which I don't have either) IMHO if it requires holes or custom mounts, NEVER go just for price. BTDT Joe Della Barba From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:21 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Okay I just got off the phone with the GPS store. He said "for the price, it's fine unit" Add in the C-Map Max charts which are $180... it sounds very inexpensive... ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:55:04 -0500 Yes, Si-Tex has been around for a while, but mostly in the inexpensive radar and fishfinder side of things. Caveat emptor... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 25, 2012, at 2:15 PM, djhaug...@juno.com wrote: Okay, I found another 7" plotter. It isn't touch screen but is $640 with a C-Map Max charts right in the box! http://www.thegpsstore.com/Sitex-EC7-GPS-Chartplotter-P2357.aspx That seems incredibly inexpensive from a company that has been around a while.
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