Lowrance release software update for HDS units

Lowrance asked us to pass this information along to all HDS owners:

The new 2.5 software is a free download from the Lowrance website and is recommended for all HDS displays worldwide for enhanced charting, sonar and SD memory card performance.

The 2.5 software MUST be installed to HDS to activate the new LSS-1 StructureScan™ sonar imaging system functions.

Key HDS Update Enhancements

• New radar overlay viewing option for all Navionics® chart displays
• New adjustable transparency of satellite photo overlay (land and/or sea) for Navionics® Platinum and Platinum+ chart displays
• Resolved and improved readability with Navionics® Platinum, Platinum+ and Gold chartcards with expanded support for other SD cards
• Easier navigation to waypoints and retracing trails with improved vessel positioning display
• Optimized sonar automatic mode improves target detection and display, plus other Broadband Sounder advancements
• Adds Required Support for HDS StructureScan™ Functioning
• Unifies SideScan and DownScan Imaging™ display with 455/800 kHz imaging transducer soundings
• Expands split-screen viewing to 3- and 4-window displays on HDS-8 and HDS-10 models
• Enables new synchronized TrackBack™ feature for simultaneous scroll-back in all displayed windows – DownScan™, SideScan, Broadband Sounder, chartplotter trails – for waypoint marking
• Activates new DownScan Overlay™ feature, merging Broadband Sounder and DownScan™ views in a single, adjustable display for the clearest structure/fish target interpretation ever achieved

To download the lastest revision of this software, click here. Make sure you find your correct model number on that page to download

New Product Lines

We are sorry for the lack of updates recently, but recently we have been busy adding additonal lines of products including:

• Whitecap - Whitecap has a wide variety of marine hardware including cleats, anchor rolls, dock fills, anchor chokes, and much more.
• Tallon Marine -Tallon Marine sells a number of different hardware accessories including ladders, rod holders, cup holders, and electrical system receivers.
• Polyform - Polyform offers a wide variety of boat fenders, buoys, and covers for fenders.
• Dallas Manufacturing - Dallas Manufacturing offers wide variety of boat covers, engine covers, and canoe/kayak covers.

Coming Soon! Raymarine E-Series Widescreen

Raymarine has announced that they are introducing a new line of widescreen E-Series multifuncion display units. These units will be the first to employ their HybridTouch technology of touchscreen displays. We expect them to be available by the end of the year with three different sizes:

• E90w
• E120w
• E140w