[Uhehner]

I'm venting here because my customers do not always take my advice and purchase Raymarine equipment because of the price. I don't sell any equipment, I just fix it. Raymarine VHF radio's have been failing, Raymarine VHF microphone cables disintegrate in sunlight, Raymarine GPS antennas have been failing, Raymarine autopilot LCD displays have been failing, Raymarine depth sounder modules fail and now I'm seeing bent pins on Raymarine cable connectors. The male pins are not tapered and the female pins are not chamfered. How do they expect them to connect? Is this a high school design project? Unless you have PERFECT alignment the pins bend and some break when straightened, a major problem. Also, the I/O functions are not on a separate board so a complete board replacement is necessary when a power surge or lightning strike occurs. Furuno, Garmin, Icom and Standard Horizon are my recommendations. Just so you know. I feel better now. Capt. George, Master Mariner, Electronics Engineer, FCC GROL and Tiara owner.