SIMRAD AND LOWRANCE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH CREST BOATS

Simrad Lowrance Crest

 

July 24, 2016

Simrad and Lowrance have announced their exclusive partnership with Crest Boats to offer the highest-quality navigation options to Crest’s wide range of customers. 

The Lowrance HOOK-4 fishfinder/chartplotter, with powerful CHIRP and DownScan Imaging features, will be offered as an exclusive navigation option on all 2017 Crest I, Crest II, Crest II Fish and Crest II Select boats. 

Simrad GO5 XSE multifunction displays will be offered as the standard navigation system on all 2017 Caliber, Classic, Caribbean, Continental and Savannah boats. With StructureScan HD, CHIRP, SonicHub 2 and TripIntel, the GO5 XSE offers users outstanding functionality in a compact package.

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