RYDS, who currently produce around 1,600 boats a year, will now install the Lowrance HDS-5 (five inch screen) and HDS-7 (seven inch screen) systems as standard on 11 boats in their range. A further three models will incorporate the Lowrance transducer as standard to ensure they are ‘HDS ready’.
The HDS-5 unit will be installed on the 520 GTS, 568 GTS, 620 GTS and 20 Family; while the HDS-7 unit will be used on the 568 DC, 620 DCI, 620 MC, 20 DCI, 20 MC, 23 WA and 23 DC models.
Combining built-in broadband sounder technology with high-sensitivity 16-channel GPS+WAAS, and Navionics Platinum Plus 3-D charting, the HDS system offers high definition fishfinder technology for anglers and water sports enthusiasts.
Pelle Svensson, sales manager of RYDS, said that the Lowrance HDS-5 and HDS-7 offer an excellent space-saving, high performance, multifunction chart-plotter solution. They are the ideal choice for installation on their smaller boats targeted at fishermen and water sports enthusiasts.
Navico is the parent company to five leading marine electronics brands – B&G, Eagle, Lowrance, Northstar and Simrad. Navico has development and manufacturing facilities in the USA, Mexico, UK, Norway and New Zealand and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
