Pretty easy install on a pontoon, had to get a transducer extension cord. Does have a great Down image picture. The GPS is the best internal, have used the three major brands. An external is better, but as far as internals Garmin is best. Screen has good visibility. You do have to spend a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the menus and setups but once you get it, it’s easy. Love the quick connect base with the wires secured and head unit is removable.
Excellent unit. SIMPLE to install and setup. Love the split screen GPS map and Depth finder. Keeps track of the bottom even at 40 mph.
With this unit you can almost see each fish and tree under the boat. Outstanding ! The charts can also guide you to the waypoint of your choice I love this Chart/Fishfinder.
Love the unit so far. I got this for dual purposes, I sold my Vexilar FL-20 and got this to replace it on the ice and to use on my kayak in the summer. Already had the portable kit from the Striker 4 so I mounted the echoMap 53cv in there along with the GT8HW-IF ice fishing transducer. I put a 10ah SLA battery in the kit and the unit ran 7 hrs with plenty of power to spare at the end of the day, I had the brightness turned down to about 70 percent. Tested the graph mode with A-Scope and the flasher mode, both worked great but I prefer the graph mode. It shows the live view and history so you can see movement in the lines and how fish reacted to presentation, as well as zooming in to the bottom 4 ft and up in 1 ft increments. The built in lake maps and GPS sealed the deal for me and was the selling point to upgrade from my Vexilar. I also had a Marcum LX-6 and I would say it's like a Marcum on steroids, with the GPS and lake maps. Looking forward to using this on open water in my kayak. Extremely satisfied with my purchase.
This fit the dash of our 2018 Suntracker Party Barge perfectly. Almost as if it were made for it! Very simple installation. The lake maps show lake depths, and boat rows which is perfect for stump-ridden lakes in Louisiana. Can’t wait to try at Lake Ouachita in Arkansas.
Feature Product
- CLEARVU SCANNING SONAR - Shows you more of what is in the water around your boat. This high-frequency sonar gives near-photographic images with detailed representations of objects, structure and fish.
- CHIRP SONAR - CHIRP sends a continuous sweep of frequencies which provides a wider range of information. CHIRP sonar is able to create crisper fish arches with better target separation.
- BUILT-IN LAKE Vu HD MAPS - cover 17,000 total lakes, of which 13,000 are HD lakes with 1-foot contours shore to shore
- CLEAR SCANNING SONAR - The cv series comes with built-in 500 W CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP ClearVu scanning sonar. The sv series offers all of the same features plus CHIRP SideVu scanning sonar.
- BEST-IN-CLASS INTERNAL 5 Hz GPS - Internal 5 Hz GPS updates position and heading 5 times per second to make marking and returning accurately to waypoints easier.
Description
Following in the success of the echoMAP CHIRP combo series, Garmin is proud to announce the new echoMAP CHIRP combos with ClearVü scanning sonar technology. The cv series offers built-in CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP ClearVü. The sv series gives you built-in CHIRP traditional sonar, CHIRP ClearVü and CHIRP SideVü capabilities. Each display size for the echoMAP combos is offered with either U.S. BlueChart g2 charts, U.S. LakeVü HD maps, Canada LakeVü HD maps or a worldwide basemap. New Garmin Quickdraw Contours software feature lets you create your own maps, with up to 1-foot contour lines, on any body of water.
A very nice GPS for the money. I’m only using the chart plotter feature and not the depth sounder and the unit is smart enough to modify the display to reflect that.
Installation was not difficult but learning the complexities of this unit was. It provides very complete gps and sonar features. It works identifying fish when moving slowly or stationary but provides depth and other information in large figures which is very important on my large lake where it varies significantly. I do not understand why it does not provide water temperature.
So far so good. Unit shuts off on its own sometimes??
Easy to work but dissatisfied because it does not show the navigation markers on Lake Marion and other waters
It is a great product had no issues with it. The install was easy enough.
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