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  • Raymarine Dragonfly.

    These have not been out long, but has anyone got one or what do think, the sonar graphics look good, for sale at around £530 with Navionics charts inc...

    Raymarine Dragonfly | Sonar and GPS

  • #2
    i have recently been on a vessel kitted out with 3d sonar nothing less than amazing
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    • #3
      That looks an amazing bit of kit for not a great deal of dosh.

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      • #4
        I looked a few months back Chris but it was just adverts saying it was "Coming soon" and had no price attached. If they're out and thats the price (and if the results are anything like the examples) then it looks a good buy ...

        norm
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        • #5
          Like Norman i have looked at these and the example/ selling pitch looks fantastic but i have serious doubts it will look anything like that drifting at 1knot in 200ft of water in a dirty NE sea but time will tell.

          Buy one and let us know what you think so we can follow if good

          i am running a 20 year old Garmin 100, crap of the crap but TBH i only use the fish finder for plotting wrecks, it never gets used for most of the trips out unless i have the odd trip to rough ground marks.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Norman View Post
            I looked a few months back Chris but it was just adverts saying it was "Coming soon" and had no price attached. If they're out and thats the price (and if the results are anything like the examples) then it looks a good buy ...

            norm
            I thought it was a good price as well Norm, might just have an early birthday present.....

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            • #7
              Chris, I got a nice camera tucked away for my birthday in a few weeks time but I think she could probably stretch to something else as well ......
              then again, no not yet as Rich says what will it be like in 200ft of cold mucky water. Need to have a few reviews first. Also, would have to be shoot thru hull as I have no intentions of putting any screws anywhere near the outside hull of Slinky . They reckon it comes only with the transom mounted transducer, but, looking at it I'm sure if mounted correctly in the right medium it would work thru hull ...... just want someone else to do it first and report back
              Its a real eyecatcher though ....... if you need to know how many bars there is in the handrails of the wreck thats just taken your oirk

              nice one

              norm
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              • #8
                Yeah I agree about waiting for some positive reviews, on reading the info, it also doesn't have a route facility on it

                Just looked it up another forum site and there are quite a few threads, and a few lads have bought them, but no feedback yet...... guess i'll wait a bit yet...

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by The Jester View Post
                  Yeah I agree about waiting for some positive reviews, on reading the info, it also doesn't have a route facility on it

                  Just looked it up another forum site and there are quite a few threads, and a few lads have bought them, but no feedback yet...... guess i'll wait a bit yet...
                  Good IDEA: We all buy one together and I test it on my boat for everyone!

                  I sacrifice myself for the good of NESA !

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                  • #10
                    They look a neat little toy in the adverts but I’m with Norman about not wanting to put any holes in the hull.
                    I wonder if the transducer could be clipped to a bracket suspended over the transom. If that worked though, I’d probably go for one of the side-scan units. Pictures that I’ve seen from the humminbird look very impressive for some of our local wrecks. Bridge showing at one end, hatches on the decks and crumpled bows half buried..

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                    • #11
                      Looks good but the screen would be a tad small for my eyesight at 5.7" especially when in split screen mode. On the upside, there's no mention of any requirement for a (usually expensive) DSM module which was always needed between the unit and the transducer with previous Raymarine sonar set ups.

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                      • #12
                        Does any shop in Tyne/Wear/Tees stock them yet?

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                        • #13
                          Redcar Fish Company have them in..

                          Redcar Fish Company - Marine Electronics : Combo Plotter/Sounders - : Raymarine :

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by The Jester View Post
                            Is that not an Internet shop based in Essex?

                            What I meant is a local shop where I can have a look and a feel at the toy and also see the transducer.

                            Any ideas?

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                            • #15
                              oops, so it is....

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