Danny: no one is crapping on Sitex. They have been around for years and play a big role on the fishing industry. My take is that their equipment has not been developed as finely as the pleasure boat industry has become used to. Bells and whistles are not as abundant.
Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2012-10-02, at 13:11, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, One of the guys here at work is selling his dusky center console and he sent me the link to his craigslist add. He actually has a SiTex Fish finder on board. So I asked how he liked it. He said "Love it. Works perfect." So, there's another positive review of SiTex anyway... Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 Wesport Point, MA ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Bob Moriarty <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:46:45 -0400 Hi Danny, Thanks for the info and updates. I am very interested to hear how you like your new chartplotter. I'm also curious to know what the "bracket connector" on the back looks like. I'm trying to hold my chartplotter-fever in check but will probably succumb before Christmas. :-) Cheers, Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 8:53 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bob, > > I thought I would write off list about this as I've belabored it on the list. > LOL > > After a couple of weeks of research and obsessing, I went with the EC7IF. I > just ordered it last night for $619 delivered from GETFEETWET.com > > From what I gathered in my research, all the negative comments came from > people that did not own any sitex equipment. It seemed any that actually > owned the equipment were very satisfied with it. It also seemed that the > negative comments came as justification as to why the commentor bought brand > G or R or whatever at a pretty high premium. I could find virtually no > negative comments from people that actually bought the product and were > regretting it. As for customer service, I called sitex and got a rep on the > phone who spent 20 minutes with me answering my questions and concerns quite > honestly. So it doesn't have wif, or blutooth or a touch screen but. I > think I can wait on those things. I did find a thread on thehulltruth about > sitex and those that chimed in that owned the equipment were very happy with > the quality and the service. I also called the GPS Store and they assured me > EC7if was a fine unit and I would be happy with it. Especially given the > savings and the C-Map Max card. I figured it was worth the gamble to save > all those hundreds of dollars. > > As far as the octopus, I can't say too much. I did spend a great deal of > time researching autopilots and I did run across the octopus. I can't really > remember why I didn't buy one and instead went for the raymarine. I'm wiling > to bet it was a good sale on a name brand though. I can't remember too much > info on the octopus other than I found it interesting. > > I have not installed the autopilot yet as so many other projects popped up > this year but I will be installing it over the winter, maybe even before this > season ends. > > Danny > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Bob Moriarty <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:56:42 -0400 > > The SiTex EC7 seems like a good value. > I have neither a chartplotter nor an autopilot on Ox (33-1). > Would anyone know if some sort of extra component (an "autopilot > junction box"?) would be needed to connect the SiTex chartplotter to > an Octopus RS Sailboat Drive unit? > > SiTex Installation manual - see page 107 > http://www.si-tex.com/product_manuals/EC-Plotters.pdf > > Octopus installation manual - see page 19: > http://www.octopusmarine.ca/content/products-and-services/mechanical-drive-units.htm > > Also, it would be nice to setup a camera on the bow rail or masthead, > gimballed(?) in some way to always point at the leeward forward > quarter so you could see what's behind your headsail via the > chartplotter's video display. > > Happy Friday > Bob M > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 3:15 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Okay, >> >> I found another 7" plotter. It isn't touch screen but is $640 with a C-Map >> Max charts right in the box! >> >> http://www.thegpsstore.com/Sitex-EC7-GPS-Chartplotter-P2357.aspx >> >> That seems incredibly inexpensive from a company that has been around a >> while. >> >> Danny >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
