Mike Spera wrote:

Given that I don't know how Lowrance units hold up, I will spring for the 1 year additional
warranty. Personally, I think the public should demand a better warranty. 2 years minimum.

Length of warranty has a direct impact on the cost of the product. As an example, see Johnson
Outboard Motor's recent sales deal where the buyer gets to choose between cash back or longer
warranty.

Lowrance has presumably made the marketing decision that it is more profitable to sell units
cheaper with a shorter warranty than to sell them more expensively with a longer warranty. I'm
in no position to second guess that decision, and I'd speculate that you aren't either. But you
have communicated (to Lowrance) that reliability is important to you by buying the extended
warranty.

Russell Kent