Good advice OB but I'm not sure I have mastered delayed gratification well enuf to take it! I have the boat and told myself in August of 2012 ( the date we decided when to leave the USA for an 18 month mission trip beginning a year later) that come Feb. 2015 I would purchase a big screen side scan unit to improve my chances. In 7 weeks I hit home and as soon as I take 12 grandchildren out for donuts I am on the water looking for fish. I've always kind of poor boyed equipment so chances are I will end up waiting for the gen2 price to drop but in the meantime I will watch for reviews on the new technology and see if I can't eddicate myself a little more. I already have a whole closet full of buyers remorse- don't really need more.