Fasty
Active Member
Hi
I pulled the Rainmaker out for prop tune, zincs... and so grabbed a new Airmar 175 from Chuck which will be installed today/tomorrow. I have not yet upgraded the MFD from the old Lowrance as Im waiting for the chance to pick up a used or refurbished Simrad EVO2. I don't want to spend the money on the newest unit. I was going to get a newer Lowrance but Chuck offered that if i went Simrad that it could be integrated with my autopilot. I use autopilot to hold a heading. If the autopilot could follow a contour, that would be amazing. For general cursing, a heading seems enough. as i wouldn't feel comfortable setting a heading and not keeping an eye out for logs.
So my two questions are:
1. Do you use the autopilot for anything other than a heading? Is there any value to that for fishing?
2. The connectors on the new Airmar and old Lowrance don't line up; two diff animals.
Will they work together if there is a special connector that will fit between them?
as usual, all the advice/opinions greatly appreciated.
I pulled the Rainmaker out for prop tune, zincs... and so grabbed a new Airmar 175 from Chuck which will be installed today/tomorrow. I have not yet upgraded the MFD from the old Lowrance as Im waiting for the chance to pick up a used or refurbished Simrad EVO2. I don't want to spend the money on the newest unit. I was going to get a newer Lowrance but Chuck offered that if i went Simrad that it could be integrated with my autopilot. I use autopilot to hold a heading. If the autopilot could follow a contour, that would be amazing. For general cursing, a heading seems enough. as i wouldn't feel comfortable setting a heading and not keeping an eye out for logs.
So my two questions are:
1. Do you use the autopilot for anything other than a heading? Is there any value to that for fishing?
2. The connectors on the new Airmar and old Lowrance don't line up; two diff animals.
Will they work together if there is a special connector that will fit between them?
as usual, all the advice/opinions greatly appreciated.