Hey all..

I have a 17' Fisher bass boat that my buddy and I will be restoring this winter. (We live in the North East, so there is a few months down time.)

The boat has two older black and white Humminbird fish finders with no GPS or maps. I have been doing research and found the Humminbird 383C color unit with GPS and pre- installed maps of the US. The thing is this...the price seems a bit low for all these features. (Around $400.00) I have seen some others (Eagle I believe) that work with Navionics software. Does anyone have a 383C, and if so, what do you think of it?

Also, does anyone know how specific these pre-loaded maps are??

Also if anyone has suggestions regarding entry level color fishfinders with GPS and maps. feel free to let me know. I don't want to make a $400.00 mistake!!!

Thanks,

383c has Humminbirds Unimap in it.  It is a generic background map only.  If you want to have high detailed mapping capability and stay under $400 you will need to look at the 580.  It isn't color but has a 5" display ,640x320 resolution and Navionics compatibility.

The 580 is an excellent unit! You can score that for around $350 It gets excellent reviews. Good luck with whatever you choose. For me color is not that important. Not sure if you are hung up on color. LOL!

Color is not a deal breaker. I would rather have the GPS and maybe Navioics or other maps etc. Just want a clear easy to read screen that shows structure on the bottom and depth.

Thanks for the input!!! (I'll add this one to the list for reeesearch!!)

bassinajr

the 580 uses Unimap but, looks like a good deal

http://humminbird.factoryoutletstore.com/details/1379-2574/Humminbird-500-Series-FishFinders-580-Combo-FishFinder-Transom-Mount-Transducer-GPS-Sensor.html

The 580 comes preloaded with Humminbirds UniMap but you can load Navionics cartography into it.

"Built-in 30 meter resolution UniMap; Optional Navionics Gold HotMaps Premium on MMC or SD Card"

Cool!!