Furuno 1870f ?

B~C · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:27 pm Post subject: Furuno 1870f ?

It seems that the screen on my 1650 has gotten smaller over the years, is it common for electronics screens to shrink as they get older? I see that there has been a price reduction on the new 1870f model & am thinking of an upgrade.

Is anybody running a 1870? if so what do you think of it?

thanks

dotnmarty · Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:41 am Post subject:

It might be cheaper to get new glasses Wink

DuckDogTitus · Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:58 am Post subject:

cheaper yes, but nothing impresses a new young set of twin Suzies like new electronics Mr. Green

B~C · Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:32 pm Post subject:

yaaaa, with the new suzukis, that boat is moving so durn fast, I need a better look at where I'm headed.

I can't afford glasses, I thought about one of these- http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/accessories/fisheye-window-sticker/

B~C · Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:38 am Post subject:

After eating some peyote buttons and going on a vision quest, it came to me,the secret to a happy life....is...an electronics upgrade from Rogers Marine Electronics. Before I totally regained my senses, I found myself drilling a few new holes in my overhead shelf for the new 1870f mounting bracket.

The bracket and machine is not much larger than the old 1650 but has a larger screen. Hooked up my existing power , transducer and waas/gps antenna cables and fired it up..it works. The NMEA cable will need an adapter if I want the new unit to be able to communicate with the radar & VHF. Total installation time, about 5 minutes. It will be given a more through test drive on the river today Smile

If anybody is interested, I left the old 1650 and all of the navionics chips that cover the coast, from Ca to AK, at Rogers Marine to sell on consignment.