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Comment on Great Humminbird TS2 W Transducer Switch Best Price by Brandon R. Shouse

Brandon R. Shouse — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:16:18 +0000

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A necessity for running two transducers on one sonar unit., March 20, 2008

This review is from: Humminbird TS2 W Transducer Switch (Electronics)

This switch is a necessity for anyone wanting to run 2 transducers on one sonar unit. This will work for older sonar units, with the aid of adapter cables.

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Comment on Great Humminbird TS2 W Transducer Switch Best Price by Leo Huesman

Leo Huesman — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:49:35 +0000

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not satisfied, February 12, 2009

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This review is from: Humminbird TS2 W Transducer Switch (Electronics)

This is the second TS2 transducer switch, I has bought, the first quite working, this one after installed seems to act the same way. I have not tried it out because of weather. It won't be until spring when I know for sure. The first one clicked when I first put it on, the second don't, It seems like the rubber boot puts pressure on switch and it don't click. When boot is remove the first one clicks. I'll let you know at a later date, if it works OK.[second one] Lee Huesman

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Comment on Great Humminbird TS2 W Transducer Switch Best Price by Gerald H. Frank "J&J Catch-22"

Gerald H. Frank "J&J Catch-22" — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:29:23 +0000

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Just one problem, November 20, 2009

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The switch arrived in good time and the packaging was excellent. All the parts were there and much to my surprise, I did not have to purchase any additonal cable to make my connections to my Humminbird WideSide and the Minn Kota Dual transponder. I have a Humminbird 717. I tested the switch before installing. It toggled both ways but once I installed the switch with the nut with the rubber boot, I could no longer hear the click. The boot seems too tight and I was not sure whether I was in A or B. Finally, I just used my own nut and I can hear and see the switch in the appropriate positions. I would have cut the opening in the boot to make it larger but not to damage anything if I would have had to return it. I keep my boat covered and I think they are trying to make this water proof but nowhere in the instructions did they say to increase the size of the opening. Anyway, if you are going to run with one Fishfinder and two transponders, you don't have much choice, at least with the Humminbird system.

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Comment on Great Humminbird 798c SI Combo 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder In Stock by Jason Oliveaux

Jason Oliveaux — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:46:26 +0000

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amazing!, March 24, 2010

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This review is from: Humminbird 798c SI Combo 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder (Electronics)

This finder is great! Besides the side imaging, this is still a good unit. Definately reccomend buying a mapping card. The built in map is lacking. Very easy to use, once the transducer is well located, the side imaging will show you unbelivable bottom detail. Great buy, should have got one years ago!

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Comment on Discount Raymarine C90W 9-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter Best Price by Roger J. Buffington

Roger J. Buffington — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:25:51 +0000

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A well-designed Multi-Function Marine Display!, July 22, 2010

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This review is from: Raymarine C90W 9-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter (Electronics)

The C90W is a recent Raymarine Multi-Function Display (MFD) that allows the user to see GPS data, radar data, sonar/fishfinder data, Automated Information System (AIS) data, Sensor data,and Engine data all on one display. It also allows the user to interface the vessel's Seatalk-compatible automatic pilot directly to the MFD. Essentially, the C90W is intended to and does function as the heart of a vessel's navigation, control, and monitoring system. It does much more as well, including allowing the user to buy Platinum Navionics maps which provide aerial views of GPS terrain (useful for harbor navigating, in particular) and it can be interfaced with a suitable Sirius radio unit to provide weather data on the display. There are other features of this display, so check out the Raymarine website to get the whole story.

Raymarine makes three sizes of the C-W series: nine, twelve, and fourteen inches. The C90W, at nine inches, is more than adequate for my needs and was also the largest size my vessel's dashboard could accommodate.

The USA unit comes pre-loaded with Navionics coastal charts. This data is sufficient for almost all mariners; most users will not need to purchase additional charts, although the Platinum Navionics cards are very cool.

The C90W screen is in a widescreen landscape format which facilitates monitoring a variety of functions at one time. The user can configure the C90W in almost an infinite number of ways. For example, it is very easy to have one window showing Radar, another showing GPS with radar overlayed on the GPS screen, while also viewing various databoxes such as Course-Over-Ground, ocean depth, autopilot information, etc. The screen itself is bright and gorgeous, and easily viewed even in direct sunlight.

My favorite function of the unit is the ability to overlay radar data on the GPS. This is invaluable in many circumstances, particularly when entering a harbor at night or in fog. It is VERY nice to be able to see the breakwater and navigation buoys on the GPS with radar overlaying them. This gives confidence that everything is where it should be. The unit's integration with the Marine Automatic Information System ("AIS") is fantastic. One can overlay an AIS vessel icon with the radar track for the same vessel, once again giving double surety as regards the position of another vessel. Further, it tells you the name and MMSI number of the other AIS-equipped vessel which facilitates hailing them to coordinate collision avoidance.

Another very nice feature of this MFD is its integration with any Raymarine (Seatalk-compatible) autopilot. You can plot a route or pick a waypoint and then engage the autopilot to steer your vessel along the route. This is how I invariably navigate to Catalina Island and other distant locations. Thus the MFD really does become the navigation and information center of the vessel.

One thing that I really like about this unit is how easy it is to update the firmware. The unit features a single CF card slot. One can download a firmware update from Raymarine's website, and quickly and easily update the firmware. I did it shortly after installing my C90W and it was easy and intuitive. No need for asking the dealer for help; this is a very user-friendly process. Thus, as the feature set and/or bug correction (there are always possible bugs, I imagine) improves, the user can keep the C90W completely up to date.

The menus on this unit are very intuitive. Since I was generally familiar with Raymarine menus I barely needed to crack the manual. The unit is pretty close to self-documenting. Most users should read through the manual to ensure that they know how very easy it is to accomplish tasks such as customizing the screen, building GPS routes, interfacing the autopilot to the unit, etc. One read-though combined with the excellent prompts and intuitive menus on the screen itself will be enough to make power-users out of most of us. The real value of the manual is that it explains all of the plethora of features that this MFD provides. Once the user has understood a given feature by reading the manual once, generally the menus are intuitive enough so that further reference to the manual is unnecessary.

Raymarine also makes an E-Series of MFDs. This series features touch-screen while the C-series utilizes a multifunction pad device akin to a mouse. I went with the C-Series specifically to avoid touch-screen; plus the E-series is remarkably more expensive. (But very nice!)

This unit will be the heart of my vessel's navigation, radar, and sonar systems for years to come. Highly recommended. RJB.

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Comment on Discount Sky Golf – SkyCaddie SG5 Holiday Bundle Pack for Sale by Gail Delacruz "me here"

Gail Delacruz "me here" — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:17:50 +0000

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my husbands, August 30, 2009

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This review is from: Sky Golf - SkyCaddie SG5 Holiday Bundle Pack (Misc.)

truely dislikes to long to load! Hsd to read if you wear reading glasses! And now most of our courses have large screen ones built into the carts!

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Comment on Discount Sky Golf – SkyCaddie SG5 Holiday Bundle Pack for Sale by Karen R. Kronquest

Karen R. Kronquest — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:34:58 +0000

3 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

Sky Caddie, January 20, 2009

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I bougth this for my husband. He had an older version before and just loves this one.

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Comment on Discount Sky Golf – SkyCaddie SG5 Holiday Bundle Pack for Sale by Neil Daly Colorado "Dutch Creek Elementary Je...

Neil Daly Colorado "Dutch Creek Elementary Je... — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:57:15 +0000

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Breaks Easily, August 5, 2009

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This review is from: Sky Golf - SkyCaddie SG5 Holiday Bundle Pack (Misc.)

Be careful, I dropped mine no more than a foot, the screen broke, and Sky Caddie won't replace it.

Neil Daly Colorado

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Comment on Sell Garmin BlueChart g2 Hawaiian Islands/Mariana Islands Saltwater Map microSD Card In Stock by Da Captain

Da Captain — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:41:20 +0000

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this is NOT a g2 Vision map, January 20, 2011

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This review is from: Garmin BlueChart g2 Hawaiian Islands/Mariana Islands Saltwater Map microSD Card (Electronics)

This Garmin BlueChart map is not a g2 Vision map as stated. After putting this map into my GPS, I did not see any difference and called Garmin for further instructions. I was told that the map that I had ordered was in fact a g2 map and not a g2 Vision map as stated. I have returned this sd card to Amazon for a refund.

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Comment on Great Callaway Golf uPro MX Belt Clip (Black) for Sale by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:27:10 +0000

overpriced upro belt clip, September 4, 2011

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too expensive.........information indicates it "does not inhibit your golf swing"......I find that untrue.....unless you clip it in front or back of belt, both of which are very unhandy.......

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