Hi all

Am looking at picking up a 2nd hand HDS8 Gen 2 (GPS only, not the combo) and was hoping someone with the same/ another HDS gen2 could help me with some information please:


- What type of Navionics cards will a gen2 accept? I have an older card on my existing hummingbird 786c (which is being upgraded) and was hoping this would work in the HDS unit?

- The main reasons Im looking at updating is because the hummingbird 786 is very slow at updating and I find it hard to accurately drop on spots as a result, especially out deep and the small screen size means Im constantly zooming in and out when travelling/ hitting spots. Theres a few seconds lag between updating position. Can anyone tell me from their experience what the update time is like on the HDS gen2s with just the internal ariel? I see there is an add on LGC-4000 high-speed GPS receiver arial available but think this might be overkill for my recreational needs?

- The unit Im looking at buying comes with the bracket, power cord, cover and manuals. Is there any other components (besides the nav card) that I should be getting as well that might be missing?


Cheers for any advice in advance guys, I know theres a heaps of questions but any help would be great

Anthony