Well BCF was sold out today. I'll try CH smith tomorrow.

The ch smith deal looks good too. Is there a difference in the maps?

BCF says in the description:
Includes Navionics + 50XG XL9 Aus/NZ Chart

CH smith says in the title:
Navionics XL50 Gold Maps

CH smith is $330 while BCF is $303.

Oedipus did. Fine burley

Good stuff, I think I'll head in tomorrow and get the Lowrance Chirp 4 Combo. It's a bargain at $300 with Navionics. From what I hear too, they haven't changed anything in the new Hook models anyway.

I think a lot of the time people over spec the anchor rope. Buy some thin cord, and try to break it without tipping your yak! It doesn't take a lot of tension to hold a kayak.

Didn't see the forecast this morning, but with today's weather, surely coastal kayaking would have been an obvious no no...

Not availiable in clear, i was doing an inline dimmer and i needed to be able to see the buttons. and this works a treat for cable in the shape of a figure 8 (or multiple cables)

I just wish i could get a gland that would work on a 5mm wall for the battery box.

Also, i discovered a trick for keeping stuff waterproof. If you put a few dabs of hot glue under your heatshrink it will melt when you shrink. Excess will pour out the ends and it will make a good seal.

laneends wrote: They do come up SH, particularly interstate. They may be older models though

Got my eye out! I'd love to snap one up for 600, but that may be pushing it.

One of these (or the size up) is definitely on my shortlist for an upgrade. The trouble will be getting one on the cheap (I'm a tightarse!). Looks great for the amount of storage and speed. It seems I'm seeing a lot of quick kayaks go cheap on ebay, but the general problem is finding one suited to c...