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    thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    what ya's reckon??

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    I have one in my boat, it’s even got the extra 3D box to map out the bottom.


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    thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Me think that would be a little overkill


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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    I have a Garmin 8412 in my alloy 4.5. Not overkill in any size boat. Personally I would go 8412 with GT56 over anything else. Garmin lead the game with this set up.

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Having recently been using a 12 inch Garmin on a boat up here I know I will be getting as big a screen as I can fit on my next boat ,the definition is way better the bigger you go from what I’ve seen . Matt
    A bad days fishing has got to be better than any day at work......


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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    one of our 18.5" screens up front connected to a garmin 8410 on the helm

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...


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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    heres one side by side with a 8412 12" unit

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Moose, is that boat setup for freshwater fishing with the unit exposed up on the front casting deck like that....?

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Quote Originally Posted by bluefin59 View Post
    Having recently been using a 12 inch Garmin on a boat up here I know I will be getting as big a screen as I can fit on my next boat ,the definition is way better the bigger you go from what I’ve seen . Matt
    For sure! The 8 series is full high definition too. Even the new Bird Axioms still haven't got the definition of the 8 series. Up until the 8 series and new GT56 transducer I would have braved Bird Solix ownership but not now.

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Quote Originally Posted by chocolatemoose View Post
    one of our 18.5" screens up front connected to a garmin 8410 on the helm
    What is the screen Moose? How bright in full sun? Pixel count etc? Cheers

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    What’s also pushing people to garmin is the live scope
    It’s an amazing piece of kit but not a small investment in not only money but space battery and complexity of cables and mounts on the boat

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Most useful Gaz thread ever. Great info guys.

    Matt

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Quote Originally Posted by stevej View Post
    What’s also pushing people to garmin is the live scope
    It’s an amazing piece of kit but not a small investment in not only money but space battery and complexity of cables and mounts on the boat
    I like the way Garmin support and update product ability with software updates too. Great company to deal with. I have made a Livescope pole and Ram fitting and some cable management and it is easy to use and manage. Cheers

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    Re: thinking of ordering a Simrad 12" for the tinny...

    Apart from nap updates which I havent worked out yet the active captain app works well

    I can update between two generations of units easily marks waypoints etc

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