T&T: A radar question

[C. Marin Faure]

 >I would be interested in what the list thinks the good units are.  
I'm not
interested in the integrated, network based units.

We replaced our dying Raytheon 2600 with a Furuno NavNet VX2 last  
year.  We got the 7" model because the 10" model would not quite fit  
on our retractable overhead mount at the lower helm station.  NavNet  
VX2 is a radar and (with the appropriate receivers, sensors, etc.) a  
GPS chart plotter and a depth sounder/fish finder.  We elected to get  
the C-Map GPS plotter but we did not get the depth finder options.

To say we are happy with the unit would be an understatement.  When  
it's foggy up here we boat in the fog.  The radar has ranges down to  
0.125 miles, very handy in our maze of islands and channels up here  
(the minimum range display of the old Raytheon was 1.5 miles).  The  
Furuno's daylight display is very bright.  The plotter function is  
user-friendly and intuitive to use.  We got the 24" radome, but the  
unit is available with a larger open array antenna, too.


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C. Marin Faure
GB36-403 "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington