Let me start out saying that the HB people have been good to me. I really believe they have good intentions and will fix this problem.

I have a 797 on the console & a Matrix 87c on the bow. I bought a Interlink and hooked my 2 units together. When I mark something with the 797 I spin the boat and get pointed in the generall direction and us the GOTO function. This brings it up on my Matrix too. When I get within about 100' I move to the front and use the Matrix to get to my mark. Works pretty good but I would prefer the 797 work as advertised.

I tried an experiment with my 797. I hooked up to my boat and got my son to pull me out in the road in front of the driveway and stop. I marked the spot with the 797. I then had him drive down the road and turn around and head back to the driveway. All this time I setting behind the console. I hit the goto button and had him start driving at about 5 mph toward the driveway. The road I was on is straight as a string. My coursr projection line was jumping all over the place. If I had followed it I would have been in my buddy's corn field in 100'.

I've seen all these others claim there is no problem with their units and they work fine. That might be. But don't condemn us and talk down to us for speaking out about our problems. Their units might be right. But don't tell me I don't know how to use mine.

A lot of those guys give Canepole a hard time about this stuff. Hey, I've met the guy and I can assure you he ain't no dummy. If he told me the world was square I'd think twice before I called him a liar.

Not bragg'n, but I run a boat bigger than just about anybody here. Right now I'm faced up to 1200' (6 barge lenghts) of tow and have another 168' of boat behind that. I just landed my tow in shut out fog below Savannah, Tn. on radar & GPS and when my head landed, I was within 20' of the tie-off wire (marked on my chart with the GPS). When this thing says you're there you're there. Let's see some of the na-sayers try that. If I had tried that with my 797 I'd be chasing barges right now.

Back to the subject. About the only difference I can tell with the puck is my unit picks up the sats. a little quicker. The refreshs rate is the same.

Like I said, I believe the HB folks will figure something out. I really do. I'm not b!&ch'n at the customer service guys, their hand are tied. They didn't build the things they just gotta deal with the crap.