A Review of the Garmin GPSMAP 1042xs

A Garmin GPSMAP 1040xs or 1042xs you will still fish is a used 10-inch combo a shop will still mount, a transducer in clean water, and a sunlight you can still read — not a “1040xs new in box” flyer from a locker. The short answer: buy a used 1042xs only if the screen is bright and the puck is included; otherwise buy a current Striker 4 or Striker Vivid 4cv and put the transducer where it can see.

Short version. The 741xs page is the smaller sibling. Finders under $200 if the other Saturday is already a jon. Pair with where a finder works. Check live prices.

Garmin’s 10-inch 1040xs / 1042xs family is a used-market combo. Sit on a used 1042xs if the screen is still bright at noon, or a current Striker 4 / Vivid 4cv if you want a mailbox graph. This is the used sit, the Striker 4, the Vivid 4cv.

A used 1042xs is a screen you can still read at noon

The 1042xs is a 10-inch keyed GPSMAP combo with traditional sonar and Garmin’s older DownVü story, preloaded maps that were current when it shipped, and a 10 Hz GPS. The 1040xs is the close 10-inch cousin on the same generation. Sit on one in sun. A milky screen is a pass. Ask whether the transducer in the box is the one that unit expects.

Garmin marine — current GPSMAP and Striker pages

Do: a shop that will still talk NMEA and a mount. Don’t: a “new old stock 1040xs” with a cracked lens. A 741xs is the 7-inch used sit. A kayak finder if the hull is already a yak.

Striker 4 if you want a mailbox graph that still marks a waypoint

The Garmin Striker 4 with transducer is the live 3.5-inch keyed graph we named: CHIRP, a waypoint map, a flasher view, the puck in the box. It is not a 10-inch plotter. It is the honest first graph on a jon. Check live prices.

Do: the puck in clean water, not a dry well. Don’t: a 10-inch hope on a first tiller. Under $200 is the longer list. A trolling motor if the other Saturday is already a 12-volt.

Striker Vivid 4cv if you want ClearVü color on a 4-inch

The Garmin Striker Vivid 4cv is the live 4-inch we named: GT20-class puck, CHIRP plus ClearVü, Quickdraw contours, high-contrast palettes. Still not a 10-inch GPSMAP. Check live prices.

Do: confirm the mount and the cable in the listing. Don’t: a “1042xsv new” sentence that is a different unit. Ice graphs if the other Saturday is already a hole. A flasher habit still lives on the Striker 4.

Want	Honest tool
A 10-inch used combo	1042xs / 1040xs, bright screen, matching puck
A first jon graph	Striker 4
ClearVü on a small screen	Striker Vivid 4cv
A 7-inch used sit	The 741xs page

The puck has to see water. Check live prices.

A mount that does not shake is the graph

A 10-inch on a rattle console is a headache. A shop ram or a Garmin tilt that still tightens. Voltage if the bank is already the fight. A dry puck is a blank screen you will blame on Garmin.

Used 10-inch or a current Striker, a puck that sees water

That is the 1040xs page. Check live prices. Come home with a waypoint you can find, not a milky 10-inch you mailed.

Noon is the test. A garage is a lie.

Sit on a used 1042xs in sun. A milky screen is a pass. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs.

Ask which puck is in the box. A 10-inch graph. The Striker 4 we named if you need a mailbox graph. Check live prices.

Electric fit. A trolling motor. A dry puck is a blank screen.

A shop ram that still tightens. Voltage. Battery life.

Preloaded maps were current when it shipped

A 2014 card is not a 2026 chip. A 10-inch graph. A shop will still talk updates.

The Vivid 4cv we named draws Quickdraw. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph.

The plan page. Kayak habits. A waypoint you can find is the job.

A 10-inch on a rattle console is a headache. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs.

A flasher view still lives on the Striker 4

The Striker 4 we named has a flasher. First ice. Winter fish. Check live prices.

A 1042xs on a shanty is a later shop. A 10-inch graph. The ice plan.

The puck in clean water. A 10-inch graph. A dry well is a shrug.

Walleye on ice. Write the hour. First aid.

The bank is the graph

Voltage. Battery life. A car starter is a sit. Check live prices on the Striker we named.

Do: a fuse you can find. Don’t: a 10-inch hope on a dying group. A 10-inch graph.

A trolling motor if the other Saturday is already a 12-volt. Electric fit.

Come home with a waypoint. A 10-inch graph. The plan page.

Wipe the lens. Cover the unit.

A used 10-inch still wants a cover. A 10-inch graph. Storage.

Last line: bright screen, matching puck, or a current Striker. The 741xs. Check live prices.

Kayak habits. A kayak. A trolling motor. That is enough.

The locker-room crate can wait. This year’s puck cannot. A 10-inch graph.

Sit on a used 1042xs in noon sun. A milky screen is a pass.

The 1040xs and 1042xs are 10-inch keyed GPSMAP combos on the used market. Ask whether the puck in the box is the one that unit expects. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs. A shop that will still talk NMEA.

The Striker 4 we named is the live 3.5-inch keyed graph if you want a mailbox first graph on a jon: CHIRP, a waypoint map, the puck in the box. It is not a 10-inch plotter. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph.

The Striker Vivid 4cv we named is the live 4-inch with ClearVü color and Quickdraw. Still not a GPSMAP. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph. A trolling motor.

Do: the puck in clean water, not a dry well. Don’t: a “new old stock 1040xs” with a cracked lens. Kayak habits. A kayak.

The transducer has to see water. A pretty helm photo is not a mark.

Confirm the mount and the cable on the Striker listing. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs.

A 10-inch hope on a first tiller is a sit. Start with the Striker 4 we named. A trolling motor. Wind.

Ice graphs are a different Saturday. First ice. This page is still a small-boat helm. Winter fish.

Tell someone the ramp. First aid. A quiet bay is still a search. Leave some gas. Come home with a waypoint you can find again.

A used 1042xs is a screen you can still read, not a locker flyer.

Preloaded maps were current when it shipped. Sit on it. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs. Garmin’s current marine page still talks GPSMAP and Striker.

Don’t: a “1042xsv new” sentence that is a different unit. A 10-inch graph. Check live prices on the Striker 4 and Vivid 4cv we named.

Kayak habits. A tandem. A kayak finder is a later hull. This page is still the used 10-inch or the mailbox 4-inch.

A coastal bar. Wind. A chop is a sit. Pavement is allowed. A rainy plan B.

Wipe the lens. Coil the puck cable. Then the dry bag.

A salted plug is a Monday dead graph. Rinse. Storage. A 10-inch graph. Check live prices.

Last line: bright used 10-inch or a current Striker, a puck that can see, a cancel for chop. The 741xs. A trolling motor.

Boat maintenance. A hitch. The trailer still wants a light check. This page is still the graph.

Come home with a mark you can find Thursday. A mood hour. A 10-inch graph. That is enough.

A 10-inch plotter is not a first jon graph.

Name the hull before you name the inches. A 10-inch graph. Kayak habits. Check live prices.

The Striker 4 we named still wants the puck in the box. Confirm. A 10-inch graph. First ice.

A flasher habit still lives on the Striker 4. The Vivid 4cv we named if you want ClearVü color. Check live prices.

Write the hour. First aid. Leave some gas. Come home wanting the same graph, not a locker flyer.

Noon sun on a used 1042xs. A milky screen is a pass.

The 1040xs and 1042xs are used 10-inch GPSMAP combos. Ask whether the puck in the box is the one that unit expects. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs. A shop that will still talk NMEA.

The Striker 4 we named is the live mailbox first graph on a jon. CHIRP, a waypoint map, the puck in the box. It is not a 10-inch plotter. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph. Kayak habits.

The Striker Vivid 4cv we named is the live 4-inch with ClearVü and Quickdraw. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph. A trolling motor. First ice. Ice graphs are a different Saturday.

Do: the puck in clean water. Don’t: a “new old stock 1040xs” with a cracked lens. A 10-inch graph. A kayak. Wind. A chop is a sit.

Name the hull before you name the inches.

A 10-inch hope on a first tiller is a sit. Start with the Striker 4 we named. A 10-inch graph. A trolling motor. Check live prices.

Tell someone the ramp. First aid. Kayak habits. A quiet bay is still a search. A 10-inch graph. Leave some gas.

A coastal bar. Wind. A rainy plan B. Pavement is allowed. A 10-inch graph. Cancel at the house.

Boat maintenance. A hitch. The trailer still wants a light check. This page is still the graph. A 10-inch graph.

Wipe the lens. Coil the puck cable. Then the dry bag.

A salted plug is a Monday dead graph. Rinse. Storage. A 10-inch graph. Check live prices. Last line: bright used 10-inch or a current Striker, a puck that can see, a cancel for chop.

The 741xs. A trolling motor. Winter fish. A hole is a later Saturday. This page is still a small-boat helm. A 10-inch graph.

A flasher habit still lives on the Striker 4. The Vivid 4cv we named if you want ClearVü color. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph.

Come home with a waypoint you can find Thursday. A mood hour. A 10-inch graph. That is enough.

Guests will try to write a 10-inch on a first jon.

Say the rule: name the hull, sit on the screen in sun, match the puck. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs. Leave some gas.

The Striker 4 we named still wants the puck in the box. Confirm. Check live prices. A 10-inch graph.

Don’t: a “1042xsv new” sentence that is a different unit. A 10-inch graph. Kayak habits.

Come home wanting the same graph. A mood hour. A 10-inch graph. That is the helm.

A locker flyer is not a mark.

Sit on it. Then buy it. A 10-inch graph. The 741xs. Check live prices on the Striker 4 and Vivid 4cv we named.

First aid. A trolling motor. Kayak habits. A motor is a later Saturday. This page is still the graph.

Wind. Leave some gas. Write the hour. A 10-inch graph.

That is enough. A 10-inch graph. A mood hour. Come home with a mark you can find again.

Also in the magazine

Keep going with the 741xs, finders under $200, where a finder works, and a kayak finder. Check live prices.