Holy ****, its been awhile fellas.
So my short story.. I sold my last boat before Facebook was a thing to help fund one of lifes bastard moments.
And regret it i did, as its been a series of other moments of other kinds since while ive patiently waited in the wings for my turn to spend my hard earned.
Well gents, that day finally ****in came last weekend and i took ownership of a 1999 Buccaneer 720 Executive.
Shes a little rough around the edges, she needs to be renamed, she needs some TLC and MEK in some places, but by god shes mine and she floats.
Sorry, just had to wipe a tear..
Anyway, shes a beaut. Its a true love story, but she does need a bit of work, and a few toys to make her mine..
So....
I have around 3k to spend on a new GPS and Fishfinder unit.
My eyes are squinty at the best of times, so i need something with a larger screen.
I like the idea of SideViews and ClearViews and all that jazz, but have only ever used the old style sonars.
I fish mostly Lures for Snapper and Kingfish in the Waitamata and hauraki Gulf in Waters from 10m to 50m, but would like to be able to go deeper on the odd occasion.
I am currently looking rather hard at the Garmin EchoMap Ultra 105sv with the GT56 600w Transducer.
Any thoughts, suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated!
And Christ its good to be back!
Cheers,
Alex.