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Lost my seat back along I-95 on the way to FL. Does anyone know who GW used to fabricate upholstery back in 1997? Wanted to check to see if they had templates and could make one. Alternative is someone locally. Unfortunately all my equipment and materials are in NJ. I found a few posts for A...

There is some detail. The area is generally flat. You will see more out off the edge though.

Yes you will get more bottom detail on the Garmin Navionics Vision+ NVUS006R shaded relief charts. It will not change your sounder/transducer performance.

Those "tracks" that you see offshore are from the bottom mapping scans. They mapped high resolution tracks over earlier low resolution map. This added more detail to interesting bottom areas - like where a Russian sub might hide! Inshore areas are mapped differently - not sure how it's done...

Triple check that $149 price. The Garmin Navionics Vision+ card NVUS006R is what you want. Included shaded relief charts. Garmin price is $249. Hodges price $201. Amazon $133. The Active Captain must remain in the unit. The map card does not need to remain in the unit. Register the map card...

Doesn’t look like 4k to me… The screen resolution of an iPad depends on the model and size of the iPad. For example, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a resolution of 1366 x 1024 pixels, while the iPad Mini 6 has a resolution of 1133 x 744 pixels. Screen resolutions for different iPad models iPad Pro...

Not exactly true but you are on the right track. An iPhone and your iPad (probably) are not 4k displays. The 9000 units are 4k. If you can afford a $10,000 display why not buy a second one instead of screwing at round with a half-assed solution? If it would fit in my boat I would do it tomorrow...

You can use expandable braded plastic sleeve to make a pulling eye. Electrical supply company or Amazon. Tape connectors in place, slide the braid over, tape it again. Make as smooth as possible. I assume you pulled a rag thru there to see how snaggy the tube is. It's always a problem pulling...

On your iPad Active Captain app connected to the internet select "Shaded Relief charts". Pan out to the offshore spots you want to look at. Active Captain will download the charts for that area. You will see what you would see on the chartplotter. Next time you connect to the boats network with...

Not sure where you are fishing. I'm using shaded relief mostly in the Keys (Islamorada). I find it helpful fishing patch reefs out to the reef edge. Regular fishing charts don't show complex structure. We collected fishing spots over the years the were consistent producers. We then went...

Not sure about the trailer. When I bought my Islander the trailer was registered in NJ and all I got was a bill-of-sale. Last two trailers I bought new came with a certificate of origin. It might be easier to register the trailer in PA since you have auto insurance there.

I bought a pair of inexpensive LED's at a FL marine fair. Lasting over 10 years now. Lower current draw and much easier on the GW dome light switch. Amazon has them a low as $20/pair. Some are two color as well...

Ignore Mustang BS. Install a simple LED upgrade. Inexpensive and effective.

If you can see the shaded relief charts on your iPad you are getting there. When you connect iPad Active Captain to the boats wifi (Garmin unit) you can watch activity on the AC screen on either device. Connect and walk away! It will upload, verify and install. Initially it can take an hour or...

I'm one of the unscrupulous people who got caught. I registered my Islander initially in DE (I live in NJ) to avoid the NJ sales tax. The girl in the marina warned me the State was in checking boats. Took a number of years. Sure enough I got a letter and a call. I negotiated a settlement with...

Find my last post to you and follow the instruction. Once the map card is registered (see it on www.garmin.com account) you can take it out. One Active Captain card remains with the unit at all times.

Buy the boat and register in NJ. Where you live doesn't make a difference. If you are buying the boat from a NJ dealer they can collect the sales tax. Otherwise you pay the sales tax to NJ MVC at time of registration. For an example I had a customer abandon a vessel at my storage facility. The...

The boat has not been in the water in NJ for years. Get's a month or two of heavy use in Florida Keys during the winter. On the battery charger 12-months of the year. It is really important to have a good smart battery charger. How long do they last - hard to say. I went thru a few year stretch...

Not sure but they have been fine since 2018!

Yamaha OX66's are probably not compatible with AGM charging profile. I use all AGM batteries on my 1997 Islander with 2006 Yamaha F150's. ProMariner 3-bank HD charger and one Noco single bank for the bow thruster. All these batteries are Duracell AGM Marines - 3x34M AGM and 1x27M AGM. All...