Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Hot Deal on Raymarine A60 Combo Units
From now until November 30th, the Raymarine A60 Combo Chartplotter/Fishfinder is now only $666.99 down from our normal price of $827.99. Save a whopping $161. Don't forget Raymarine is still over a $200 cash rebate on this unit until December 31, 2008. When everything is said and done, you have saved $356 off of our regular price.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Anchor Express Now Sells Turning Point Propellers
Anchor Express is proud to announce that we have added Turning Point Propellers to our wide selection of marine merchandise.
Turning Point Propellers, Inc manufactures high performance aluminum and stainless steel propellers. They were the first to introduce the interchangeable hub system to market. This MasterGuard® Hub System helps protect engines/drives from shift shock, impact shock, and harsh vibrations. It is also the most durable hub system available.
You can find out which prop fits your engine at their website at http://turningpointpropellers.com/
Turning Point Propellers, Inc manufactures high performance aluminum and stainless steel propellers. They were the first to introduce the interchangeable hub system to market. This MasterGuard® Hub System helps protect engines/drives from shift shock, impact shock, and harsh vibrations. It is also the most durable hub system available.
You can find out which prop fits your engine at their website at http://turningpointpropellers.com/
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tips on Choosing a GPS Chartplotter
There are a number of things you need to consider when choosing a GPS chartplotter including size of the screen, whether you want maps preloaded or not, external or internal antenna, or do you want a combo unit that can include other functionality such as fishfinder, marine radar, and weather receiver.
The first thing you should consider is the size of the screen. Most manufacturers make a compact screen line of units usually 4 or 5 inches diagonally and larger display lines that range from 8 inches to 15 inches. Obviously, the larger the screen, the better the easier it is to see the detail. But with more screen comes an increase in cost. So it is important to find the largest screen for your budget. Also, another issue is space. You need to make sure that you have enough space to accommodate your unit.
After you have decided the size, you must decide if you want a pure GPS chartplotter or combo unit or multifunction display. Most chartplotter lines below 8 inches either come with GPS only or GS/fishfinder combos. Some of these units like the Lowrance LMS series can be networked and add radar to them. Many screens 8 inches or above only come as multifunction displays. This is usually the screen only (many lines do include the GPS antenna) and all functions are added with peripherals ala carte such as sounder modules, weather receivers, radar antennas, etc.
The next thing to consider is what type of GPS antenna you want. If you are mounting on your console and have an open air cockpit and/or bimini top, you should only need an internal antenna. If you are going to flush mount your unit, mount in an enclosure or closed cockpit; you will need to an external remote antenna. Most units come with either an external antenna or an internal antenna and cannot be changed, but the Garmin GPSMAP 4xx, 5xx, and 5x5 line of chartplotters come with an internal antenna and can have an optional external antenna added. Most chartplotters over 8 inches only come with external antennas.
Another thing that many manufacturers like Garmin or Lowrance offer is having the units preloaded with detailed cartography. For example, the Garmin units offer detailed g2 Bluechart cartography that included depth, wrecks, points of interest, and satellite maps as an option for all of their lines of GPS chartplotter. For most, these built-in maps are more than enough detail, but you can still enhance your GPS chartplotter by buying additional cartography that may give added features like 3D views, advanced routing options that will give directions much like a Car GPS would, and aeronautical photography of points of interest.
The first thing you should consider is the size of the screen. Most manufacturers make a compact screen line of units usually 4 or 5 inches diagonally and larger display lines that range from 8 inches to 15 inches. Obviously, the larger the screen, the better the easier it is to see the detail. But with more screen comes an increase in cost. So it is important to find the largest screen for your budget. Also, another issue is space. You need to make sure that you have enough space to accommodate your unit.
After you have decided the size, you must decide if you want a pure GPS chartplotter or combo unit or multifunction display. Most chartplotter lines below 8 inches either come with GPS only or GS/fishfinder combos. Some of these units like the Lowrance LMS series can be networked and add radar to them. Many screens 8 inches or above only come as multifunction displays. This is usually the screen only (many lines do include the GPS antenna) and all functions are added with peripherals ala carte such as sounder modules, weather receivers, radar antennas, etc.
The next thing to consider is what type of GPS antenna you want. If you are mounting on your console and have an open air cockpit and/or bimini top, you should only need an internal antenna. If you are going to flush mount your unit, mount in an enclosure or closed cockpit; you will need to an external remote antenna. Most units come with either an external antenna or an internal antenna and cannot be changed, but the Garmin GPSMAP 4xx, 5xx, and 5x5 line of chartplotters come with an internal antenna and can have an optional external antenna added. Most chartplotters over 8 inches only come with external antennas.
Another thing that many manufacturers like Garmin or Lowrance offer is having the units preloaded with detailed cartography. For example, the Garmin units offer detailed g2 Bluechart cartography that included depth, wrecks, points of interest, and satellite maps as an option for all of their lines of GPS chartplotter. For most, these built-in maps are more than enough detail, but you can still enhance your GPS chartplotter by buying additional cartography that may give added features like 3D views, advanced routing options that will give directions much like a Car GPS would, and aeronautical photography of points of interest.
$50 Rebate on Garmin Colorado Handheld GPS until December 31st
From October 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008, Garmin is offering a $50 mail in rebate on their Garmin Colorado Series of Handheld GPS. The Garmin Colorado series includes:
- Garmin Colorado 300: Comes with worldwide basemaps
- Garmin Colorado 400c: Comes with preloaded BlueChart g2 Coastal Charts
- Garmin Colorado 400I: Comes with preloaded US Inland Lake Maps
- Garmin Colorado 400T: Comes with preloaded Topographical Maps
To see more information and get the rebate form, CLICK HERE.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Anchor Express now sells tents
Anchor Express is happy to announce that we carry a full line of Eureka recreation camping tents to choose from. We have a wide variety of tents to choose from in all sizes and shapes.
Too see our selection, click here.
Too see our selection, click here.
Welcome
We get a lot of questions from our customers about new products, latest trends and technologies, and other information about our products. In an effort to better support our customers, we have decided to create this blog where we can provide you as much information about the products we sell.
Continue to check back here and we will try to keep you inform about new product releases, new product lines, monthly sales promotions, and any rebates as often as we can. We will also try to offer you insights on products, trends in the industry, and any other news and events we can get information can pass along to you.
Our goal is to get the information to you that will help you make your lives easier when dealing with marine electronics, GPS, or outdoor products we offer.
Regards,
Rob Quint
President
Anchor Express
Continue to check back here and we will try to keep you inform about new product releases, new product lines, monthly sales promotions, and any rebates as often as we can. We will also try to offer you insights on products, trends in the industry, and any other news and events we can get information can pass along to you.
Our goal is to get the information to you that will help you make your lives easier when dealing with marine electronics, GPS, or outdoor products we offer.
Regards,
Rob Quint
President
Anchor Express
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