Garmin 750s
Submitted by jhawk58 on Fri, 2013-09-06 16:25
I am looking to buy a Garmin 750s wondering if any of you guys have one and have any feedback on them good and bad. I need to know wether the sounder is any good at finding fish/structure. Also are the preloaded maps sufficient or do I need to buy maps and has anyone experienced and problems with the touch screen.
I am keen to here your thoughts as BCF currently has them for $900
Paul G
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I have one didn't think much
I have one didn't think much of the sounder , Ihave a furuno 587 ,dont use the garmin.I use it only as a gps and have found it ok .the touch screen have not had problems with .the one thing i dont like is when you have marks close together ,it dosn't show them all until you zoom in .you could get better ,depends on how much you have to spend.
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JohnF
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Exactly the same as Paul,
Exactly the same as Paul, good touch screen, excellent GPS for navigation, I hate how waypoints close together don't show up, and the sounder is weak but useful.
Good value for the price, but I use my furuno 587 as sounder and it is heaps better than the 750 even with the same transducer.
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Vinesh87
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I dont have the 750 but i had
I dont have the 750 but i had a 540 and didnt like it . The pre-loaded maps will be useless i would assume. It really needs mapping card e.g navionics or bluechart i think is Garmin?
Not sure about it as the sounder
paula8519
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Date Joined: 09/03/10
garmin 750
The map system for this unit is garmin blue chart, it is inferior to navionics or c map, with much less detail and not kept up to date, the after sales service in Australia is very poor , the u.s site wont help, basically if you have a problem THEY COULD NOT CARE LESS. It is impossible to speak to a tech rep and they don't answer emails, they don't repair sets in Australia, the units are not backed up with parts after 5 years unlike furuno , lowrance and hummingbird all of whom go out of their way to help.
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jhawk58
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Garmin 750's
I hope the sounder isn't to bad deepest water I go in is 120ft I have a furuno sounder beside it also. Will be used for navigation more than anything else.
Cheers for the feedback