Tom_R

? AGM batteries for the trolling motor stay in the boat. Once they are fully charged in October they are good to go until next April/May. My boat stays outside and I live near Cleveland. Never had a problem with AGM batteries draining out. Starter battery different story. That one gets pulled and left on a battery tender for the winter storage.

I found out from Mercury what comes with the VesselView 703 Display Upgrade: At least now we know exactly what it is

I've been coercing back and forth with the dealer for months now. I have time on my side as I am not ordering the new boat until January. Thus, after looking at several of my emails over this past summer, I had additional info. about the VesselView 703. I asked him what sonar software was used and if it included side scan and down scan. Here is his quote: It is loaded with Simrad software. It has what they call Total Scan. Which is both So, maybe I should be asking if anyone on here has experience with simrad as their sonar. WRB, I think you nailed it. I actually was thinking of the convenience of having an in dash unit that did everything, engine data, sonar, chartplotting, etc. Apparently, this is what the dealer is telling me about the 703. However, your comments may be the most important points to this entire discussion. If the built in 703 on the dash would eventually lead to connection issues and the fact that the software is constantly changing, then maybe this is not a good option.

I received some news from a dealer from which I plan on ordering a new Lund Impact boat from this winter regarding the ability to obtaine engine data and sonar on the console. He said that Lund is using the VV 703 from 2020 moving forward as an option. According to the dealer, he stated the following in an email to me: "The Vessel View is the fish finder. It’s the fish finder, chart plotter, GPS and digital gauges all in one. The Vessel Link is connected as well." Am I misunderstanding something here or is he implying there would be no other graph (i.e. no Lowrance, etc.) on the console? If this is possible, has anyone had any experience with using the Vessel View as the 'all in one'? If so, what are your experiences? [Keep in mind that on Lund's website, the Mercury-Vessel View 703 Display Upgrade is currently quoted as $2,469 retail. So for that amount of money it better come with more than just engine monitor display data capability. However, I must say, I can't find anyone on any forum that has ever used the Vessel View for obtaining anything other than engine data.]