Slim 129 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Hope they keep the product line. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/corporate/garmin-acquires-vesper-marine-a-leading-provider-of-marine-communication-equipment-and-services/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDW 1,067 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Crap. Garmin's purchase is often the kiss of death. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mogle 19 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I was impressed by the Vesper VHS and AIS solution. Added the radio to my shopping list this spring. If purchased by Garmin - this is a no go for me. As a past Nexus Marine customer, Garmin killed that product range. Making it impossible to get spare parts and service even during the warranty period. With Garmin as owner of Vesper - there will be many disappointed Vesper owners out there. Sorry - this is bad news. No Garmin product will enter my yacht. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryley 682 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 9 hours ago, Mogle said: I was impressed by the Vesper VHS and AIS solution. Added the radio to my shopping list this spring. If purchased by Garmin - this is a no go for me. As a past Nexus Marine customer, Garmin killed that product range. Making it impossible to get spare parts and service even during the warranty period. With Garmin as owner of Vesper - there will be many disappointed Vesper owners out there. Sorry - this is bad news. No Garmin product will enter my yacht. Not to mention that Defender stocks Vesper and long ago vowed never to stock Garmin, even hand-helds for which there is no competition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDW 1,067 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Keeping in mind that Defender itself has now been sold to some corporate entity thingy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Varan 2,134 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Whoa, had me worried until I realized that I misread the title. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDW 1,067 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Yeah, Piaggio bought Vespa years ago. But unlike Garmin's typical behavior, they improved the product. I've got one, and ride it sometimes. I don't even care that it looks like "an old woman sitting on a commode". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,840 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Crap. Bought a Vesper 12 months ago. Very nice gear. Very good software. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mogle 19 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 13 hours ago, Elegua said: Crap. Bought a Vesper 12 months ago. Very nice gear. Very good software. I am glad to hear that Vesper Marine got good products. I was very close to order their VHS radio plus one additional handset. The problem is Garmin, not Vesper Marine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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