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Our Top Choice
Simrad GO7 XSE Marine GPS
Simrad is one of the major marine navigation and radio equipment vendors with many years of experience.
Can adapt to any kind of vessel; packed with features such as a simple to use multi-touch display; massive number of cartography options and easy waypoint management.
It needs a couple minutes to reconfigure itself after the boat speeding up and slowing down again.
Mountable
10 x 9 x 8”; 7.7 Pounds
7-Inch Display, LED Backlight
Supports Micro SD Cards
Lifetime Tech Support
Best Value
Raymarine Dragonfly 5 Pro Navioncis+ GPS
One of the best marine sonar manufacturers has got to be Raymarine. With 80 years of experience, you can expect nothing but the best from this UK-based company.
Features a dual CHIRP sonar and an accompanying sonar app; internal storage holds up to 3,000 waypoints and 15 tracks; its touchscreen display is anti-fogging.
It occasionally loses connection with the satellite.
Mountable
13.8 x 13.8 x 13.8”; 3.3 Pounds
5-Inch Display, LED Backlight
Supports Micro SD Cards
1 Year Warranty
Lowrance HDS-7 GEN3 GPS
One of the most influential brands today, Lowrance is a very experienced and widely respected manufacturer of fishing sonars.
Features include the powerful and accurate CHIRP sonar and access to Insight charts; you can make your own using an intuitive interface; can view several maps at once.
Pricier than some other models.
Handheld or Mounted
8.5 x 3.3 x 5.8”; 2.5 Pounds
7-Inch Display, LED Backlight
Dual Micro SD Card Slots
2 Year Warranty
Humminbird Helix 5 Si Fish Finder
One of the youngest but most respected brands is definitely Humminbird, which specializes in compact but highly accurate consumer items.
Compact, powerful, and accurate; dual beam sonar technology provides a precise representation of what's beneath you; GPS with uploaded maps from Coast and Inland.
Its screen gets foggy, especially in the morning.
Handheld or Mounted
8.5 x 6 x 4”; 4.1 Pounds
5-Inch Display, LED Backlight
Supports Micro SD Cards
1 Year Warranty
Garmin Striker 4 GPS Fish Finder
Garmin is the leading manufacturer of sports equipment and tracking devices, including fish finders.
Features CHIRP sonar and optimal-sensitivity GPS; operates via a simple and easy-to-use keyboard; can go as deep as 1,600 feet in fresh water and 750 feet in salt water.
No touchscreen and has only basic features.
Mountable
3.6 x 1.6 x 5.9”; 8 Ounces
3.5-Inch Display; HVGA Color
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1 Year Warranty