Vitalidle Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Not sure if this is okay? If its not please let me know and I will edit it out! Was surfing and came across this killer deal on a fishfinder if anyone is in the market for one. Raymarine DS600X for $325 with dual freq ducer.http://www.bethel-marine.com/html/specials.html I just bought one last week for $500 and I thought that was a deal:(
Icemann Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Sean, want to thank you for the information on the fishfinder. Called bethel marine today. great people, talked to Cheryl and ordered a DS600X. has already shipped. Cheryl said they bought a big lot of raymarines existing enventory on the 400,500 &600 fishfinders. If you are looking for a matching chartplotter,check out CascadeGPS. I bought my Simrad AP14R from them last yr. Another great company to deal with. I ordered a Raymarine RC435 today also. They are on vacation till the 16th but are shipping internet orders within 3 days http://www.cascadegps.com/store/raymarine-rc435-w-external-antenna-chartplotter-gps.html Thanks again for the info, I have passed the info on to a couple of other sites also Brian
Vitalidle Posted March 6, 2009 Author Posted March 6, 2009 Good deal Brian! Glad you got one at a great price. I only wish I would have found it a couple of days sooner! I could have saved myself a couple hundred bucks.
Yooperdad Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 Sean, thanks for the post. I didn't need a new fishfinder but I looked anyway since I looked at them a year ago and ending up with a Garmin. The 600x was too expensive for me at the time. This price is amazing.However, I did need a new marine radio and tonight I bought the Ray 54 that is also on that "specials" page. $89 is a great price. Found them elsewhere for $160 to over $200.Thanks again for the tip.Mike
Vitalidle Posted March 8, 2009 Author Posted March 8, 2009 It really is a buyer's market with the economy stinking like it is! Glad to help out.
Priority1 Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Vitalidle said: It really is a buyer's market with the economy stinking like it is! Glad to help out. It surely is a buyers market. There are so many good buys from real estate to toys.
hourlate Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Anybody have experience with that DS600X. I am looking for a new fishfinder in this price range ($300-$500) and had a suggestion from a guy to go with Garmin 400C Dual Beam. Any thoughts? Hard to pass up the raymarine if it is normally higher price... As long as it works well!
Yooperdad Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 hourlate, I got a Garmin 340C(now discontinued) as a gift a year ago. Used it last season and loved it. The 400C appears to be the current Garmin model.At the time, I would have preferred the Ray 600DX from all the reports and recommendations that I read on it. But couldn't find it under about $700. So I put the 340C on my Christmas list, which was half the price.If I needed a fish finder today, I would not hesitate to buy the Ray product. Especially at the current price.
Vitalidle Posted March 14, 2009 Author Posted March 14, 2009 hourlate said: Anybody have experience with that DS600X. I am looking for a new fishfinder in this price range ($300-$500) and had a suggestion from a guy to go with Garmin 400C Dual Beam. Any thoughts? Hard to pass up the raymarine if it is normally higher price... As long as it works well!I can't give you any feedback yet on mine. Still new in the box. Everything I read on the DS600X was that it was in the same class as the furuno fishfinders. They had some issues with fogging screens early on I guess, but have since replaced the screen with glass and new orings. For that price Its tough not to buy one if you need a fishfinder. Good luck on your search.
hourlate Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Thanks guys. I appreciate the information. Leaning more toward the Raymarine right now. One more source to check though.
fishsniffer Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 well i just ordered the raymarine ds600x...man i hope it dont show up with something crazy wrong with it...i looked all over the net and the next cheapest i could find it was 699.00
hourlate Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 I looked as well. That make 2 orders this weekend for Bethel Marine!
Vitalidle Posted March 15, 2009 Author Posted March 15, 2009 fishsniffer said: well i just ordered the raymarine ds600x...man i hope it dont show up with something crazy wrong with it...i looked all over the net and the next cheapest i could find it was 699.00You still get a 2 year warrenty. Hopefully you don't have to use it! One good thing is we all can help each other out getting it set up right:D
fishsniffer Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Icemann said: Sean, want to thank you for the information on the fishfinder. Called bethel marine today. great people, talked to Cheryl and ordered a DS600X. has already shipped. Cheryl said they bought a big lot of raymarines existing enventory on the 400,500 &600 fishfinders. If you are looking for a matching chartplotter,check out CascadeGPS. I bought my Simrad AP14R from them last yr. Another great company to deal with. I ordered a Raymarine RC435 today also. They are on vacation till the 16th but are shipping internet orders within 3 days http://www.cascadegps.com/store/raymarine-rc435-w-external-antenna-chartplotter-gps.html Thanks again for the info, I have passed the info on to a couple of other sites also Brianthis turned out to be an expensive thread for me...i just bought this gps....i have to spend 220 to get cartography for my garmin...for a little more i got this and it has navionics gold with it...i hope its a good unit...ive never heard anything bad about raymarine though
GLF Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 fishsniffer said: this turned out to be an expensive thread for me...i just bought this gps....i have to spend 220 to get cartography for my garmin...for a little more i got this and it has navionics gold with it...i hope its a good unit...ive never heard anything bad about raymarine thoughHe is the break down of the word BOAT.BreakOutAnother Thousand
fishsniffer Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 just a heads up to anyone who wants to order that gps...my order was denied becouse they are permanantly out of stuck...so im back to ordering a bluechart:(
VIC FOSTER Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE RAYMARINE DS 600X , IM A , LITTLE LATE SHUOLD HAVE BOUGHT LAST YEAR , IM STILL LOOKING , " HELP " IF ANY ONE HAS ONE OR KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET ONE ? EVEN a USED ONE ? THANKS
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