lazydawg

Unit for sale now only on Ebay along with data card programmer

Sale of Unit now on EBay and sold as pkg with 198c

Seperate, no problem. $40.00 for programmer, cd, and 128mb garmin data card. Plus $5.00 shipping if it cost that much.

Garmin 198c for sale. Includes wiring cable for transducer and power. Also think it will hook up to some GPS Antennas. Includes an aftermarket GPS antenna that I bought to make sure the system works. 198c includes world wide data map. No mounting bracket as unit was built in. Works excellent but case looks like crap as was glued into dash using 3m 4600 or 5600 and when I removed it I used the chemical they say to use to break the bond. Trouble is it discolors the plastic case from gray to just about white. Then trying to make it look better I taped it up and sprayed it with silver paint. Looks ok and if really interested I'll send a pic. No transducer, manual or other accessories. Make reasonable offer and will do an immediate buy it now sale through Ebay that will protect us both. Not currently on EBAY.

Have available an older Gramin USB data card programmer I used when I had a 3010c chartplotter systerm. Also, 128mb data card for above. And Blue chart Data Card for SW Florida MUS011R Jul 05 and SW update 010-00427-00 from 2006. Yes charts are old, but I've been using them till last year. Don't know about updating them.

Sunbury has some of the right logic IMHO. I faced the same dilema of having to repower, unfortunately twin 225s, on a hull that was 10 yrs old. If I added new motors I tryed to guess or ask what would the boat be worth after the update. What I discovered was that I could have bought a 2-3 year old model with 4 stroke engines that had only 100 to 250 hours on them along with a new trailer for similar dollars. So I sold the boat "as is, cuz were 2001 optis", added about 5k less than new motors would have cost to repower to what I received for for my old rig and bought a three year old rig with 180 hrs on the motors. It also included updated electronics along with a shiney hull! Just something to consider.

Though I've only two places to logically mount a new my downrigger, once I've got it mounted I have a choice or running it straight down from the transom or extending it over the port side. Any advantages or disadvantanges of either method? Plus anyone use the ION field generator feature on theirs in saltwater?

If I recall correctly the power head on that vintage Mariner is Yamaha but the lower gear casing and components are Mercury. That was true on an 88 40hp that my brother is still running. Suggest mystery oil or some oil put in the cylinders and let set for a few days that might loosen additional corrosion that might exist in upper cylinders. Other than that your plan seems correct.

Talked to SH and they said they would use TACO outriggers, which would be fine. I'm a little confused though on where they mount as it looks like two possible areas. The first is next to the Electronics box where an double aluminum plate with about a 3in diameter hole allows me to see the canvas. However I'm unsure if there is enough space between the box and the Outrigger handle (Model 270 swings out poles) when mounted. The second is another aluminum plate (no holes) further forward of the electronics box that is rectangular and is welded on two sides to intersecting T Top tubes. Considering Taco 270 or 370's if priced correctly. Boat is a 2006 with a fabric top.

USB Data Card Programmer Current PN# shows 010-10776-00 But mine looks a little different. Think mine is older, includes CD and manual. Suggest using Mapsource or getting current versions of Garmin USB drivers. When I updated mine with Mapsource Ver. 6.15.11 and USB drivers 2.7.00 & 2.3.00 everything worked smoother. Data Card 128MB Blue Chart Data Card for SW Florida MUS011r Older Version. Includes an Update Version from 2006. West Coast of Fl and Fl Keys up to Key Largo. Will accept pay pal or can do private sale on Ebay. Will split if necessary.

From reports and now closed fishing it did cause a lot of problems especially on the west coast. In my area Lower Keys, we had kills in the back country (gulf) but nothing like the pictures from up north. The reef was IMHO slightly affected as well as the canals where I've seen floating grouper, mutton snapper and a couple of small barracuda. Only one group down here is happy about it, Birds that must have gotten so fat that they lay around all day as they seem missing from their local perches.

Too bad that Hogsbreath (at least in Key West) is no longer sponsoring the tournament. It's now part of the FKDC or something like that, but some are still calling it Hogsbreath. Info according to Keynoter, so don't blame me! Jan 22-27 Key West Harbour Kingfish Tournament

Yep, xmas gift. Take it out back country in flats and out front. Fast Find McMurdo

You're going to have a couple of issues on many of the Keys trying to rent a home. Monroe County (Keys) has an ordinance that does not allow short term rentals (less than 28 days) for properties that are not hotel/motel properties on many of the Keys. Cudjoe is one unless you rent at Venture Out an RV/Mobile home park. Places to look for weekly rentals of homes would be Marathon/Key Colony Beach, Key West, Key Largo and Islamorada. Check VRBO.com and you'll probably find private owners that will rent illegally, but if you don't create problems with neighbors you'd be ok. Make sure your Oceanside so bridge heights won't make a difference. Don't boat around Cudjoe so cannot comment but most inland canals have cuts to channels that handle reaonable draft boats as long a you stay in the marked channel. LD

After replacing too many floating fuel senders I'm wondering if there is a better option for Digital Merc smartcraft gauges. Names and possible sources would be appreciated.