Yes, I did. I'm of the opinion that Raymarine is making crap right now, due
to increased demand for profits at the expense of quality. I've seen lots of
their open arrays replaced due to bad design resulting in water intrusion.
Their warranty service department is swamped due to large numbers of units
being returned. My cable "went bad" for no reason... no punctures, cuts,
etc. Matter of fact, the store I bought it from is thinking of not carrying
Raymarine any longer due to the high numbers of warranty repairs they are
having to do. They recommend Furuno now.

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Keith
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"The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked
in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is
sealed..." - Sterling Hayden
"Tom Young" wrote in message
m...
Anyone have a definite thought on the differences between a Raymarine
package and a Furuno package. I've got a new boat due in shortly and
I have been really hung up on the reputation and apparent quality
differences of the Furuno. But, I've got a dealer/installer claiming
the Raymarine is everybit as good and what really matters is the
quality of the installation and of course, his choice of installers is
him. I'm going for a radar/plotter/depthsounder/ autopilot with a
couple of repeaters involved. (36' boat-upper and lower stations.)

Anyone had a situation where they ordered the stuff from someone like
"Marine Electronics" or some other big discounter and had a FREELANCER
install all the stuff on your boat. What do the Mfg's do about
warranty when a "non-Authorized" dealer/installer was used. Isn't
most of this stuff "Plug and Play"?

Thanks for any help you can give....I'm sorta bewildered at the
moment.