I think I did good

[chesapeake_dreamin]

but I hope you guys will tell me if I got ripped.
I had this entire week planned to redo the stringers and put the floor back in, I even formatted my dig camera just for the show. In good fashion, I found my 3/4 marine ply on backorder and the price sky rocketed on my resin. So I headed to boater's world and wanted to work a deal for the lowrance 527 and the guy wouldn't bug, he told me the price was 8 bills for me and any other jack leg that walked in. I reminded him I had been a loyal customer and his reply was you win some lose some. upset I headed to a little hole in the wall called Atlantic Marine and began talking to the guy behind the counter. Turns out he has a weak spot for firefighters and agreed to sell me the 527 just above cost $650 if I agreed to order my fiberglass and materials through him.
1 gallon resin and hardener $75.00 another $50 for the 6oz mat. So, if you get to Brunswick GA and need anything go to Atlantic Marine and ask for Ben, good guy and into v's and antique boats. So did I do good?

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LMS-527C DF iGPS
Display <<
5.0" (12.7cm) diagonal 16-bit color SolarMax& trade; TFT display
High-detail 480V x 480H pixel resolution
High-speed screen updates
Wide viewing angles in all light conditions
Advanced cold-cathode screen and keypad backlighti ng
Multiple sonar display color choices

Sonar/Sounder <<
Depth penetration to 2,500 feet* (760 m) at 50 kHz
4,000 W peak-to-peak power
Dual frequency 200/50 kHz Skimmer® transducer< br> Temp/speed/distance readings
Adjustable ping speed with automatic HyperScrollT for high speed sounding
FlashGraf™ LCD flasher+sonar graph with COLO RLINE™
FasTrack™ vertical flasher bar
Standard sonar features - Advanced Signal Processi ng (ASP™), COLORLINE™, Advanced Fish Symbol I.D.™, FishTrack™ , multi-zoom options, sonar alarms, backup memory, and more

GPS/WAAS/Mapping <<
Precise internal 12-parallel channel GPS+WAAS rece iver
Expanded, built-in enhanced background map of the continental U.S, and Hawaii with over 3,000 lakes with depth contours
Compatible with optional plug-&-play Lowrance FreedomMaps™, Fishing Hot Spots® Elite, LakeMaster® Pro Maps, NauticPath™ USA, and Navionics® electronic charts
One waterproof slot for digital media card (MMC/SD not included) to record graphs, GPS details, and display optional custom m apping
One-touch MOB (Man Overboard)
1,000 waypoints/1,000 event markers/100 routes


100 savable plot trails/10,000 points per trail
42 different graphic icons to mark your favorite s pots
40 map zoom ranges, 0.02-4,000 miles

Plus <<
NMEA 2000® compatible for LowranceNET™ n etworking
5-pin Ethernet expansion port compatible for radar , video and satellite radio
One full RS-232 port for NMEA 0183 data communicat ions
One waterproof slot for digital media card (MMC/SD not included) to record graphs, GPS details, and display optional custom m apping
Back-up memory saves customized settings
Sealed and waterproof
Full one-year warranty

[Sean]

DId good? From what I can see you did great! ;D

[tsubaki]

FYI, Boaters world has them for $699.95
Didn't do bad
Lowrance LMS-527C DF iGPS with Internal GPS+WAAS Antenna
Mfr # 000-0116-28 Our Stock # 319393682
$699.99Our Price:

[chesapeake_dreamin]

tsubaki,
I thought the same after looking at the webpage, and then I got an ear full about the ducer coming seperate and that it saw $700 and another bill for the ducer. Maybe I just caught the guy on a bad day. I like boater's world,I'm just a cheap sob LOL

[randlemanboater2]

That unit is no good, just box it up and send it to me so I can dispose of it for you. 8)

[chesapeake_dreamin]

LOL Not sure I could afford the shipping after haggling allday, I spent my last on an ice cream.

[tsubaki]

We got two other major boat supplies chains in the Savannah area that love to gouge the devil out of you. Here Boaters World is about 1000ft from Bass Pro Shops and they actually cut most of BPS prices.
I don't think it was a bad day, just lack of competition.

[spareparts]

what kind of resin cost you $75?

[chesapeake_dreamin]

ya know I didn't even think to ask about name brand. I'll get back to you on this, is there a type I should avoid?

[tsubaki]

I thought that was high or the quote(er) was high.
Seems like we paid less than $30 gallon to rebuild my transom from River Services, everyone else wanted $45 a gallon from hardware stores to Home Depot and Lowes.

[reelapeelin]

Worst Marine's got the 527 DF for 700 so if ya got 'er for 650 ya did OK...probably coulda done better pricewise on E-Bay, but I wouldn't have gone there either... the A-Hole in BW oughtta be tarred & feathered ;) ... yer gonna like that unit...it's an updated version of my 337 ... 8) ...

If ya wanna learn how to use it, get your Owners Manual and go here:

http://www.lowrance.com/Downloads/Emulators/default.asp

Find your unit, download it and you can perform any function ....

[turbinedoctor]

that is the big brother to my LMS 334, which I like alot. I also recomend that yoy get the Nautic path chip for it, in my neck of the world it is pretty accurate.

Like RAP said get the emulator for it and play with it on your laptop, great learning tool. The split screens are nice too.

Dont forget to connect it to your radio if your radio is DCS capable.


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[chesapeake_dreamin]

Thanks guys, I saw resin @ home depot by the quart for $20 and figured I was doing ok. Maybe I need to look into this a bit further or just make an offer on menecers and continue shopping around.

[chesapeake_dreamin]

I liked the mob and that it would link to a radio, I'm in the market for one and haven't yet decided. Wifey cringes everytime I get on ebay but I can't bring myself to buy electronics on the net. All a mute point, I haven't had a rain free day to work on getting my boat any closer to the water in over a week. All in good time I guess. Til then I'l live enjoy by proxy reading you guys fishing tails. The FLW was here this weekend for a king turny wonder how that went.

[turbinedoctor]

The key to a good radio set up is the antenna. If you are on a budget, spend more on the antenna then the radio.

All fix mount radios are limited to 25watts transmit power so you are olny talking about the bells and whistles after that. Antenna on the other hand are a different subject.

Read and learn about them before you buy, but what ever you decide get a higher end antenna

[spareparts]

i've heard the Gamm digital antenna can't be beat for the price, haven't tried one yet but its on my list

[turbinedoctor]

I went with the Shakspere 5102 antenna and the Icom 422 radio. After I installed them and on my first trip out I did a radio check and was talking to a guy 70 miles away crystal clear. I was and still am very happy with my set up.

Make sure to cut off the extra footage of cable from the antenna but make sure you leave a little slack when you route it to the radio and then solder the connector on. Making sure you have good connections and routing you cable proper is the key to good reception and transmitting power.

[chesapeake_dreamin]

So you're saying too much extra cable will cause bad transmissions? I didn't know, definetly something to think about tho, thanks.