Whitworths Marine & Leisure26% offGarmin STRIKER Vivid 7sv with GT52 transducer
Lowest price we've logged on this unit in 12 months. Includes the SideVü transducer most bundles skip.
Electronics$699$949
Save $250
Spotted Tue 15 Sept · ends 27 Sept
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Fish finders, chartplotters, VHF radios and marine stereos. The category with the biggest dollar discounts and the most misleading 'was' prices.
When it goes on sale
March to May, and the fortnight before Christmas
Whitworths Marine & Leisure26% off
MOTackle & Outdoors24% offHumminbird HELIX 7 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G4
MEGA Side Imaging at this price is a genuine outlier. Stock moved fast last time.
Electronics$1,099$1,449
Save $350
Spotted Tue 1 Sept
Marine Deals24% offLowrance HOOK Reveal 5 with SplitShot transducer
Solid entry sounder with DownScan. Price-matches the cheapest grey import we've seen, with local warranty.
Electronics$379$499
Save $120
Spotted Wed 16 Sept · ends 24 Sept
Road Tech Marine35% offKicker KM 6.5in marine coaxial speakers, pair
Cheapest we've seen this pair from an Australian retailer with warranty.
Electronics$149$229
Save $80
Spotted Tue 8 Sept
How to buy electronics well
Marine electronics move on an annual model cycle. Garmin, Lowrance, Simrad and Humminbird announce new units around the northern-hemisphere boat shows in January and February, which means Australian retailers clear last year's stock through autumn and again before Christmas. The best prices on a 'current' sounder are almost always on the model that is about to be superseded, and it will do everything a weekend angler needs.
Watch the bundle. A headline price without a transducer, or with a basic transducer where the marketing shows side-imaging screenshots, is not the deal it looks like. Our ranker compares like-for-like bundles across retailers, and the 'why' line on each deal tells you exactly what's in the box.
Grey imports show up cheap online. Australian retailers with local warranty and a physical counter are worth a modest premium, especially for anything you'd have to post back to Sydney or Melbourne for repair.
The checklist
- Confirm the transducer model included, not just the head unit.
- Check the unit has Australian charts if you need mapping (some US bundles don't).
- Compare the price with and without the retailer's installation kit.
- Look for 'G4', 'Gen 3' or year suffixes: the previous generation is often 30% cheaper.
- Check the warranty is honoured in Australia, not only in the country of purchase.
Official rules and references for this category are on our Resources page under Weather, tides and charts.
