Humminbird 788ci 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder

by Humminbird

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 4.4 x 9.2 inches ; 4.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001J6N7XQ
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• Item model number: 407430-1
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,183 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Humminbird 788ci 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes ne a better deep water fisherman, September 3, 2009

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Richard Durbin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Humminbird 788ci 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder (Electronics)

I have been using the 788ci for a few months now and have nothing but good things to say about it. It is simple to use and the preset buttons allow you to quickly see the screens you use the most. The quick release mounting system makes it easy to remove the head of the unit when you have to leave the boat unattended.

I would not recommend buying this unit with the pre-loaded Navionics maps. They are the 2006 version and do not include a lot of the newer lakes. I use the Navionics '09 Premium maps card and could not be happier.

If you buy it, take the time to learn how to use as many of the features as you can. Go out in the boat with the owner's manual and just play with it and you will be amazed at what a great tool this is.

One more very important feature is that the unit has two SD card slots. I use one slot for my Navionics chip and save all of the rest of my information on the other chip.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Installation, October 7, 2009

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John A. Eggerding - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Humminbird 788ci 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder (Electronics)

I just installed the 788ci on my pontoon boat and am very happy with the unit. This is my first fishfinder and I was afraid that it may be overly complicated. The screen is easy to read in bright light and I love the Fish ID feature. I am not that familiar with Lake Lanier and the GPS feature we let me explore. The unit powered up and worked without problems after installation.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited, April 19, 2010

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Dan G. "MN Muskie Nut" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Humminbird 788ci 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter with Sounder (Electronics)

Overall decent unit, but some poor choices made in the software. Navigating through menus is harder than it needs to be. There is no way to customize readouts on anything but the full screen sonar view, and this baffles me completely. The view I'd logically use most is the combo chart/sonar view, and it would make far more sense for me to keep my voltage and a clock on display than the useless lat/long & compass heading readouts. It would only be a small modification to software, but Humminbird didn't think like a customer here. Poor design choices drag down what could otherwise be a very nice unit for the money.