Why was the Lowrance Elite 5 DSI Chartplotter/fishfinder discontinued?
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Hi there they have been replaced by the newer elite-5 hdi models. We have a few of the 2013 elite-5 dsi's left and are clearing them out. Still brand new with warranty. Thanks
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Laurie, I have no idea why it was discontinued or that it had been discontinued until I got this inquiry from Amazon. I am very satisfied with the one I bought. It does a good job at trimming grass and weeds in areas where you can not use a string trimmer or lawn mower. It won't cut large tough weeds, but then it wasn't designed to do that. I'm sorry to hear that you can't buy it anymore.
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Discontinued model. No replacement parts available. Sorry for the bad news.
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Thanks for the update, dsrussell. I'll take your advice and check out the review of the 765 that you mentioned at gpsmagazine.com. It's too bad that the folks at Garmin didn't include this info about the 765 in their owners manual. Must have been an oversight on their end. Again,thanks a bunch!
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Yes, using a Lowrance Elite-5 fishfinder/chart plotter... It uses the NMEA 1830 link /connection successfully
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I'm not 100% on this one. I believe that it will because going to the Lowrance site and clicking on accessories shows part number: 000-10260-001 http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Products/Fishfinder-Chartplotter/Elite5-en-us.aspx
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I know that the unit has been discontinued as of when I odered mine. I ended up buying a different unit.
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It's been discontinued and all the information I've tried to find is murky. I would maybe not trust this seller, but you could try calling them or something. You can still occasionally find it on eBay, but the company says they have no plans to bring it back. I berated them and it did absolutely no good. It was a great product.
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You Need an AIRMAR P39 Transducer for deep water to 500' Garmin P/N 010-11050-00. For waters to 300' Garmin P/N 010-11050-10. To get full capabilities & faster talking between your new Tri-ducer and your Garmin 700 Series GPSMAP Chartplotter w/Sounder use the transducer that is rated using the NMEA 2000 communications specially offshore. From what I gathered the ping rate combined with sending speed or temp. data to plotter will almost overload the NMEA 0183 wiring. Like an old party line on your phone system, somebody is waiting to talk. Hope this information helps. I could've used it. Would've made my Garmin 740S Chartplotter w/sounder an easier way to find out what else I needed, & to calculate exactly what the combo operation would cost me. Plus I would also want 335.00 BlueChart g2 Vision card. I also like the idea I can add a radar at a later time by just plugging it in. So around $1953.00 I can run around my area of Alaska slaying fish and safely follow the bread crumbs to get back home.
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To my knowledge it is discontinued. bought on amazon because my wife couldnt find in stores.
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Not at all. I've been fishing a 5" screen since 2007. The Elite-5 has great resolution and is very easy to read.
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I don't know. I have been using my unit for plotting different fishing spots.
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This model has been discontinued for over 3 years. My wife will only cook with this model, so I scrounged around and bought the last 3 I could find back then. I could never find replacement pot, even when the model was available. No more out there now! Sorry for the bad news.
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Hello David, I too am primarily interested in a Puget Sound nautical map. One of the user reviews said we need the optional Garmin BlueChart g2 Vision maps and it turns out the Puget Sound requires purchasing the VUS037R Vancouver San Diego Map (micro sd/sd card). That's a far larger area than I need, but its a "take it or leave it" proposition. If you search Amazon for it, you will see it is currently "on sale" for $303! I only wanted this Garmin as a backup for my Humminbird FishFinder 595c-gps which uses a Navionic "Gold Chart" retailing exactly 1/2 that price for a similar nautical chart of the entire U.S. Pacific Coastline. Since Puget Sound coverage is so costly, I guess I will have to skip the Garmin Nuvi 500 which I thought would make a nifty backup for my Himminbird GPS. (I dunno. Maybe I'll get it anyway and just use the solid "blue-colored" part of the standard land map as the backup. Since there are no reefs in Puget Sound, I suppose that would get me back to the ramp if the fog rolled in, but it won't show where the shiping lanes are etc.... I hope this helps. Gary W.
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The 541S is a combination GPS fishfinder but requires a transducer. A 541 is just a GPS.
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No, this transducer ONLY works with the Lowrance DSI series (which I believe is being phased out & replaced by HDI and eventually CHIRP).
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I understand that the 285WT is now discontinued. Does this mean that there is no support for it anymore?