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    Have you considered flush mounting a unit in the dash panel in-board of the wheel? That's what I did with a Standard Horizon 155cp, it fits and looks great. The only draw back is that you have to look down to see it but that has not been an issue for me. Good luck. Jeff

     

     

    Hi Jeffandal, I will be looking at that area too. Seems like where they would like you to mount it but does seem kind of low. I am really curious about the wiring to tell you the truth. Since I don't have my Boat yet and do not have the manual for it I am not sure how easy it is to tap into the power supply. Also curious if you can tap into the exisiting depth finder rather then having to install a 2nd one to use with the GPS system.

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    Also boat in LSC. Live near Metro

     

    Have you been on LSCN.com

    Meet lots of Great Peeps

    Are you new to boating or just a new boat.

     

    Hope to meet you out there this summer.

     

    Secret Agent,

     

    Forgot to say..... New boat and new to boating.....looking for peeps like yourself to help me out.

     

    Thanks

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    Hope this works. It was not too bad to install. The biggest problem was the hole passing from the arch into the engine room was way small. If I had to do it again I would probably cut and access hole into the arch near the base. If you take your cupholders out of the side, routing wire to the dash is not bad. I tied one wire (#12) to the bus under the dash and use that to feed the power to the components (3206 module and depth sounder module). I reverse mounted them under the dash. Just make sure wherever you put it that the door will clear the modules and wires. Leave plenty of extra spare wire in the dash too in case anything goes wrong and you have to start over. I soddered all the wires together and then used heat shrink tubing for a watertight seal. Took a while to get used to with the small GPS wires, but not that bad. Took the better part of one evening for the whole job. It has worked like a charm. I had the same unit installed on my last boat. Installation was $1000 so any hassles were well worth it.

     

    Good luck.

     

     

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    Thanks for the photos.

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    I have a 2006 270CR and installed the Garmin 3206. I love the bigger screen and you can add XM weather and depth finder in addition to the GPS. Mounted on a dual ball swivel, it is very convenient and visibility is great.

     

    Hey Knight Moves, Any chance you could post a picture of your installed 3206? Any helpful tips with the wiring?

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    Well I live near the Great Lakes Crossing Mall and I do most of my boating on Lake Orion, but I plan on hitting Lake St. Clair a few times this summer. I just bought a 214FSC from Lakecrest Marine... I don't actually take delivery of it for a little while for obvious frozen reasons. :angry:

     

    The 214FSC is a nice ride. We also bought our boat from Lakecrest and are waiting eagerly for it to come in (Some time in May). We have a well at Jeffereson beach, maybe we will see you out on the lake.

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    I wonder if anyone can assist please - I have a Monterey 270 and just recently the outlet socket in the cabin is not working (have checked the plug in applicance ie small coffee machine and is ok). As with the sterio there is a fuse located along the electrical lead, but I'm damned if I can locate the fuse to check the outlet socket.

    Can anyone enlighten me as to where I can find it please.

    Thank you

     

    What year is your 270?

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    I recently purchased a Garmin 535s (the "s" includes the depth sounder). Comes with preloaded inland lakes/rivers - other models come with different preloaded charts and you can add others with the purchase of "plug in chips". If you want a larger size screen and have the space on your dash, the Garmin 4208 looks interesting. Raymarine is supposed to make some very good units - not sure about smaller display sizes, and they are "pricey" (at least for me). Both Garmin and Raymarine have pretty good websites where you can compare the different models. Prices vary,so it pays to shop around.

     

     

    With the 535 did you have to hard wire the power since it does not have a battery?

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