Looking For Great Gps System.

[Khong]

I'm looking for a good GPS system for a boat. What would you guys recommend? I need something I can plot a coarse, record hotspot. The graph has to be in Topographic map form so I can at least know were the drop off are at. Price should be below $1000.

[Wayne P.]

GPS only, or a sonar/ GPS combo unit?

Just about any marine GPS unit will do what you listed.

The name for those is Chart Plotter.

You can get those functions in a handheld unit.

[irnwrkr]

Love my Humminbird 597 hd Di. Got it at BPS for $690. Spend the extra $99 and get the Navionics chip. It's a great setup, and easy to install.

[Wayne P.]

For a stand-alone chart plotter, the Lowrance HDS-7M is at the top of your price range. The HDS-5M is less expensive.

Garmin has several chart plotters with-in your price range.

If you can find one in stock, there is the discontinued Humminbird 786ci chartplotter in the middle of your price range.

Just do a web search for Chartplotter in each brand and read the specs.

[FD.]

Lorance or Hummingbird or Garmin? The technologies are so close together that it really does not matter.

Except for the quality of maps that is available for them. I would talk to some guys that fish the lakes you want to fish and find out which unit has the best maps.