Cpv350?

[jrcinnh]

I'm looking at a new boat and I don't like the factory electronics, too much money and wrong GPS chart system. I'm looking at the Standard Horizon CPV350 for these reasons:

It has C-map GPS, they have the best charts for my lake.

It has a built in VHF. It's a busy lake with good cell coverage but VHF is cheap insurance.

Since the boat has no depth sounder and it's a rocky lake, I would also get the fishfinder black box option. This would also help with occasional salmon and smallmouth fishing.

Any feedback or expereince with this unit?

 

[CSR_Admin]

The CPV350 is an awesome unit, has a great screen in both brightness and resolution. The cmap charts look nice too. I actually prefer it in many cases over Garmin. What I don't like is the way you zoom in and out with the knob. For this reason alone I would recommend getting a CP300 instead w/o VHF. The CP300 is the same unit except no vhf, you zoom in and out with actual zoom buttons. Your can get a Standard Horizon black box vhf like the PS2000 and have virtually the same setup.

Here is a link:

Standard Chartplotters: http://www.byownerelectronics.com/store/home.php?cat=2927