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    Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    I have been going through the process of building a new boat which means spending lots of money on electronics and accessories to complete the package. Over the years Australians have become a lot more comfortable with purchasing from overseas and with the strong dollar at the moment it seems silly not to take advantage of this. I have always tried my hardest to support the local industry and support guys who have helped me out over the years but after adding up the cost of purchasing electronic goods from Australian retailers (and good contacts) and then looking at overseas suppliers I almost fell over backwards. I was a little worried about spending good money through an overseas supplier so I did my research and soon found that I couldn’t go past Fishon Marine for great pricing and excellent service. Pat was fast to reply to my emails and extremely helpful with any of my questions that I fired at him. I ended up ordering a Furuno 585 sounder, Lowrance 7200C plotter, Icom VHF radio, Navionics XL9 gold Chart (whole of Australia), Navionics Nav planner and flush mount kits for GPS and VHF. I had confirmation on the Tuesday morning that the goods had been sent that night from the US and much to my surprise it arrived to my door step Friday lunchtime. How good is that for service and what is even better is that I saved a massive $2500 dollars which is just fantastic but also disappointing that here in Australia we are so far off with the pricing. The savings of buying overseas is just simply too good to refuse and with service from shops such as Fishon Marine you can’t go wrong. If you’re looking for great service and big savings then I highly recommend Fishon marine for all your needs.

    Regards,
    Greg

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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    Thinking of going the same on the GPS Greg.
    Last edited by Ratman; 16-04-2008 at 08:20 PM. Reason: stupidity

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    Hi Greg, I have just purchased the furuno 585, but how did you pay customs to receive the item so quick?

    You can only pre pay if you are a registed importer. Did fishon pay it for you?

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks
    Tim

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    Ausfish Bronze Member Snapp's Avatar
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    Yes, hard to beat Fishon.
    Purchased an Icom 422 VHF radio from Fishon earlier this year.

    Ordered the FCV620 last night.

    yes and sorry to say for local shops, a Chartplotter will be next month.

    too easy you may say, but I say TOO MUCH MONEY to be saved.

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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    Quote Originally Posted by Snapp View Post
    Yes, hard to beat Fishon.
    too easy you may say, but I say TOO MUCH MONEY to be saved.
    Yes snapp as I keep telling the missus..the more I spend ,the more I actually save .

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    speaking of cost savings...

    Humminbird SI 997 CI. Fishon Marine price US$1829
    " " Price off www.humminbird.com.au AU$3999

    Lets see now. saving of about AU$1500.. i know where i would shop.

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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    Greg, as you know iIm for supporting our local retailers too to keep businesses open and people employed here - sadly the pricing structure isn't their fault, but like you, when you're talking about an overall saving of $2500 on the total package, that's over a months income for me - I'd be doing the same.

    There have been times where I have bought locally and payed up to $200 more than I could overseas, saving over that get me thinking and to find a retailer that is good with the communication and service to keep you in the loop is gold mate - well done Fishon Marine!

    Cheers

    Rhys

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    Ausfish Bronze Member Snapp's Avatar
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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    I was in Melb this week & went into a marine shop to kill time.
    "where's your chartplotters"
    he said "don't have any they are a waste of good floor space & I haven't had any for 3 years"
    he then said next "just get on the internet from o/s cheaper and easy"

    I rest my case.

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    excellet choices mate i have both on my boat and set up to my suzuki they are an awesome system

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    Just calculated legally imported Furuno CV620 incl tranny and postage and customs (nil) $871 aud vs local price $1399 aud... www.fishonmarine.net

    no customs under $1000 then customs at about 5% then GST on everything incl postage at 10%

    see Fishon excellent section for Australian customers
    Last edited by Mindi; 19-04-2008 at 03:13 PM.

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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    Quote Originally Posted by Timfishin4fun View Post
    Hi Greg, I have just purchased the furuno 585, but how did you pay customs to receive the item so quick?

    You can only pre pay if you are a registed importer. Did fishon pay it for you?

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks
    Tim
    some things are best left un said hey

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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    Quote Originally Posted by Local_Guy View Post
    speaking of cost savings...

    Humminbird SI 997 CI. Fishon Marine price US$1829
    " " Price off www.humminbird.com.au AU$3999

    Lets see now. saving of about AU$1500.. i know where i would shop.

    Look a bit futher and you can save an extra $200+ bucks.
    http://www.#############.com/_e/Humm...finder_GPS.htm

    I've used these guys a couple of times and no probs.


    Dave.
    Last edited by dogsbody; 20-04-2008 at 09:29 AM.
    Avast ye matey!


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    I am just waiting on details for the flush mounting kit for the ICOM (probably already there, need to check work email) and I will be placing and order with fishon. I just have to say cheers to everyone here for mentioning this place or I would never have found them!

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    Ausfish Bronze Member Snapp's Avatar
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    Re: Fishon Marine - great service big savings

    FCV620 arived today.
    thanks fishon.

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    Well done snapp
    David

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