They had a heater option but it was $3,500. I thought that was kind of spendy, I'm going to add some form of heater because I'm not fishing those warm California waters.
Actually I remember a few cold rainy days back when I was stationed at Beal AFB near Yuba City.
The radar is their new broadband 4g. It draw a lot less power than the other units. I looked at radar unit for quite a while before making a decision. I went with this modle because of the low power draw and low emissions. It's a safe unit. I used to fish out of Newport and I remember a few of those foggy days. It would seem like you were out there all alone, then the fog would lift and I would be shocked to see all the other boats around. The radar is going to be nice.
For a display head I went with the HDS gen2 10. It has a 10.4 inch display screen and sonar, gps chartplotter, radar and gauge displays. It's going to take me some time to figure it all out, but I'll have all winter to do it. I put a HDS gen2 5 out at the rear steering station. It's the same as the one at the helm just smaller.
For the vhf radio I picked the lowrance link 8. It links to the gps system and when you push the emergency button it send a digital message to the Coast Guard with your lat and lon. Again it going to take me all winter to figure all this new gear out.
