GPS Installation
 

I have a Lowrance Global Map 2000 GPS and fish finder unit on my champion
bass boat currently. There's a button or two that's acting kinda funny and
Lowrance tells me the unit can no longer be repaired, but they will swap it
out for a not so bad price.

Here's my question. Can anyone tell me how many hours it should take to
remove the old unit, shoot through hull transducer etc and put the new one
in. I got a quote from a new service dept I've been using (their hours to
repair stuff seems to be all over the charts) and I can't believe it's
accurrate. Their estimate is $1009. and if their rate is like $50.00 an hour
that's half a dang work week! I'm not very mechanically minded, but I just
can't believe that's an accurrate price. Labor would be more expensive than
the similar unit I'd replace it with!

Anybody have any ideas. . . . and NO . If I tried to do it myself as
mechanically minded as I am it would blow the boat up first thing I turned
it on. So that's not an option for me.

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God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Oh come on now Josh... give yourself a little credit.



"Joshuall" wrote in message
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I have a Lowrance Global Map 2000 GPS and fish finder unit on my champion
bass boat currently. There's a button or two that's acting kinda funny and
Lowrance tells me the unit can no longer be repaired, but they will swap it
out for a not so bad price.

Here's my question. Can anyone tell me how many hours it should take to
remove the old unit, shoot through hull transducer etc and put the new one
in. I got a quote from a new service dept I've been using (their hours to
repair stuff seems to be all over the charts) and I can't believe it's
accurrate. Their estimate is $1009. and if their rate is like $50.00 an
hour that's half a dang work week! I'm not very mechanically minded, but I
just can't believe that's an accurrate price. Labor would be more
expensive than the similar unit I'd replace it with!

Anybody have any ideas. . . . and NO . If I tried to do it myself as
mechanically minded as I am it would blow the boat up first thing I turned
it on. So that's not an option for me.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

"Joshuall" wrote in message
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I have a Lowrance Global Map 2000 GPS and fish finder unit on my champion
bass boat currently. There's a button or two that's acting kinda funny and
Lowrance tells me the unit can no longer be repaired, but they will swap
it
out for a not so bad price.

Here's my question. Can anyone tell me how many hours it should take to
remove the old unit, shoot through hull transducer etc and put the new one
in. I got a quote from a new service dept I've been using (their hours to
repair stuff seems to be all over the charts) and I can't believe it's
accurrate. Their estimate is $1009. and if their rate is like $50.00 an
hour
that's half a dang work week! I'm not very mechanically minded, but I just
can't believe that's an accurrate price. Labor would be more expensive
than
the similar unit I'd replace it with!

Anybody have any ideas. . . . and NO . If I tried to do it myself as
mechanically minded as I am it would blow the boat up first thing I turned
it on. So that's not an option for me.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear


I'm with Charles here Josh. If you can operate a baitcasting reel, doing a
thru-hull transducer wouldn't be *that* bad. ;-)

Honestly though, do you know for sure that the new unit isn't compatible
with the old transducer? Is it that old?

I do agree with your assessment of you service department. Unless I am just
way off base, $1000+ for a LCD install sounds outrageous. Even with a
shoot-thru transducer. They simply aren't *that* difficult to deal with IMO.
Running the wires can sometimes be a chore, but those guys are supposed to
be the pros and able to handle such things in shorter order than us average
joes, and not take so long that they tally up a huge bill like that...you
sure they weren't including the price of a new unit? lol

That's what it sounds like!

"SimRacer" wrote in message
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....you
sure they weren't including the price of a new unit? lol

Probably only have to use the same transducer. Ask Lowrance. May just
require unplugging the present unit, and pluging in the new unit.

"Joshuall" wrote in message
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I have a Lowrance Global Map 2000 GPS and fish finder unit on my champion
bass boat currently. There's a button or two that's acting kinda funny and
Lowrance tells me the unit can no longer be repaired, but they will swap it
out for a not so bad price.

Here's my question. Can anyone tell me how many hours it should take to
remove the old unit, shoot through hull transducer etc and put the new one
in. I got a quote from a new service dept I've been using (their hours to
repair stuff seems to be all over the charts) and I can't believe it's
accurrate. Their estimate is $1009. and if their rate is like $50.00 an
hour that's half a dang work week! I'm not very mechanically minded, but I
just can't believe that's an accurrate price. Labor would be more
expensive than the similar unit I'd replace it with!

Anybody have any ideas. . . . and NO . If I tried to do it myself as
mechanically minded as I am it would blow the boat up first thing I turned
it on. So that's not an option for me.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

"Joshuall" wrote in message
...
I have a Lowrance Global Map 2000 GPS and fish finder unit on my champion
bass boat currently. There's a button or two that's acting kinda funny and
Lowrance tells me the unit can no longer be repaired, but they will swap it
out for a not so bad price.

Here's my question. Can anyone tell me how many hours it should take to
remove the old unit, shoot through hull transducer etc and put the new one
in. I got a quote from a new service dept I've been using (their hours to
repair stuff seems to be all over the charts) and I can't believe it's
accurrate. Their estimate is $1009. and if their rate is like $50.00 an
hour that's half a dang work week! I'm not very mechanically minded, but I
just can't believe that's an accurrate price. Labor would be more
expensive than the similar unit I'd replace it with!

Anybody have any ideas. . . . and NO . If I tried to do it myself as
mechanically minded as I am it would blow the boat up first thing I turned
it on. So that's not an option for me.

To give you an idea of how difficult a job it is, I did my ProCraft locator
install in the back alley behind the firehouse while on duty. Come to think
of it, that's where I installed the locator for my Cobra too. It's about a
two hour job max!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Take it to Rhinelander and the guys will be more than happy to jump on it.


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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"Joshuall" wrote in message
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I have a Lowrance Global Map 2000 GPS and fish finder unit on my champion
bass boat currently. There's a button or two that's acting kinda funny and
Lowrance tells me the unit can no longer be repaired, but they will swap
it out for a not so bad price.

Here's my question. Can anyone tell me how many hours it should take to
remove the old unit, shoot through hull transducer etc and put the new
one in. I got a quote from a new service dept I've been using (their
hours to repair stuff seems to be all over the charts) and I can't
believe it's accurrate. Their estimate is $1009. and if their rate is
like $50.00 an hour that's half a dang work week! I'm not very
mechanically minded, but I just can't believe that's an accurrate price.
Labor would be more expensive than the similar unit I'd replace it with!

Anybody have any ideas. . . . and NO . If I tried to do it myself as
mechanically minded as I am it would blow the boat up first thing I
turned it on. So that's not an option for me.

To give you an idea of how difficult a job it is, I did my ProCraft
locator install in the back alley behind the firehouse while on duty.
Come to think of it, that's where I installed the locator for my Cobra
too. It's about a two hour job max!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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To give you an idea of how difficult a job it is, I did my ProCraft locator
install in the back alley behind the firehouse while on duty............


Your tax dollars at work.

Sad, really sad

Wanna see your tax dollars at work?

Everyday there's an accident where an EMT risks his or her life in order to
save another.
Everyday there's a man or woman whos job it is to rush into a burning
building that others are rushing out of.

What do you do for a living?
How many lives have you changed?

What these guys do on their free time, which here in Nashville is minimal,
is most likely their way of coping with the disasters and horrors they see
every day. Remember, these are the guys that have to patch together car
wreck victims before an emergency room doctor ever sees them.

Don't disrespect your emergency responders. There'll be one there for you
when you need it... even if they have to stop working on their boat to help
you.


"Bucky" wrote in message
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"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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To give you an idea of how difficult a job it is, I did my ProCraft
locator
install in the back alley behind the firehouse while on duty............


Your tax dollars at work.

Sad, really sad

Hey Wheat, I don't see much wrong with Steve installing a GPS while on
duty..I am sure he works a very long shift and has some down time.
What's really sad is that you show up here to criticise...