Lowrance help???

I have a 1yr old elite 7 at the bow and an old gen 1 8" at the console and am tired of having to mark every pile twice or sometimes have it on the front and not the back, Was looking at buying a touch 9 for the console and moving the 8 from my console to the tm. I asked a Lowrance guy at the last tackle show if it were possible and he said it wouldnt but Im not sure he really Knows what he was talking about or what I was asking? Seemed he didnt really want to be there or was bothered that he had to answere a question. Hoping someone can tell me this will work, as I am not buying two new units at the moment!!
Thanks for any input!!! and NO HUMMINGBIRD IS NOT AN OPTION LOL

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Before I switched to Garmins I had an elite 7 up front and a Touch 9 on the console. All I had to do to share waypoints was run wire from one to the other via NMEA (and have both units on when I marked.) Not sure about the old Gen 1.
Floyd

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Originally Posted by dstreet

I have a 1yr old elite 7 at the bow and an old gen 1 8" at the console and am tired of having to mark every pile twice or sometimes have it on the front and not the back, Was looking at buying a touch 9 for the console and moving the 8 from my console to the tm. I asked a Lowrance guy at the last tackle show if it were possible and he said it wouldnt but Im not sure he really Knows what he was talking about or what I was asking? Seemed he didnt really want to be there or was bothered that he had to answere a question. Hoping someone can tell me this will work, as I am not buying two new units at the moment!!
Thanks for any input!!! and NO HUMMINGBIRD IS NOT AN OPTION LOL

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If you are going to use the Gen 1 and a new Gen 2 or 3, just network them together with a Ethernet cable and your units will work together.

Darrel I have a gen1 on the front and gen2 on the back. Ethernet cable is all you need. Don't buy one I have an extra....Ranger

You would have thought the Lowrance guy would have known such a simple answer. Maybe he needs to work at Wally World.

Thanks everyone.!!!! Decisions? Decisions??? Gen 2, gen 3. 9., 12?

How about just buying hummingbirds?....lol

I'd look long and hard at Garman's. Ieen didn't go to Garman for no reason! You'll be glad you did!

I wasn't big on the gen 2 because of touch screen only. Gen 3 is touch and button controlled. More expensive though.

It's only money Dstreet!

My Lowrance Gen 3 big screen is the beans-one of very few big purchases over the years that I have zero buyers remorse later. If a tree fell on it tomorrow I would sell one of my boats and go right out and buy another one. The touch screen is so geezer friendly and seems to have resolved the glare issues of my Elite 5.