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06-15-2017, 11:58 AM | #1 |
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F/F recommendations w/o side scan
a 5 or 7 inch unit. any suggestions? Last edited by blazian; 06-15-2017 at 08:28 PM. |
06-15-2017, 12:05 PM | #2 |
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Budget? Top of the list would probably be an hds 3 touch 7". Bottom I'd say 7" hook
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06-15-2017, 04:20 PM | #3 |
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Lowrance Elite 7 Ti
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06-15-2017, 05:37 PM | #4 |
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Snatch up that gen 2
From Tony. Gen 3 and Gen 2 flat out have the most power. But you also need bigger battery to feed the power . I have a helix 5 on my other ride . It's good for what we do . 200 ft
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06-15-2017, 06:39 PM | #5 |
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If I had not just dropped several grand fixing my truck, I'd be jumping on Tony's HDS Touch for my Solo skiff. You say you don't want side scan, but the touch has the firmware for it built-in if you decide you want it in the future, just swap out the transducer. The HDS I have isn't a touch, so I have to install the big hub box to do the processing...
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06-15-2017, 07:59 PM | #6 |
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If you want new get the Lorance 7TI with the down scan transducer. It's $100 less then the Total scan transducer model. If that is too high for your budget than get Hook 5 or 7 (no down scanning or total scan available. Or as mentioned get The unit Fullback (Tony) is selling HDS 7" Gen2 touch screen, I believe he's asking $400.
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06-15-2017, 08:20 PM | #7 |
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OK I think I figured it out after reading a bunch of old posts. But now I have another question about the HDS 7 Touch, an old post mentioned that the touch screen glitches unless the transducer is touching water to ground it? Is there a solution for this if the transducer is mounted in hull?
Baja Traveler I am looking at it for my Solo Skiff, just picked it up last sat. Last edited by blazian; 06-15-2017 at 09:29 PM. |
06-16-2017, 01:10 AM | #8 |
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solution for everything
you can build a box to enclose transducer submerged in water and mount this inside kayak. this was one of the best methods of install prior to lowrance ready coming into play . plastic Tupperware works well . should be some posts around on how to do with pics. cut out bottom of Tupperware to create a straight seal to kayak and figure a way of mounting transducer to lid of Tupperware.
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06-16-2017, 05:51 AM | #9 | |
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Again - I know you said you don't want side scan - but if you pick up Tony's unit, ask him to show you the BerleyPro housing on his PA. I saw his at last weekends King Harbor tournament and immediately ordered one - and just installed it in my PA last night. I think it would be the perfect solution to mounting an external transducer to a Solo Skiff. Yes, there will be a bump on the bottom of the boat, but it will be an armor plated mount. |
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06-16-2017, 08:36 AM | #10 | |
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Last edited by blazian; 06-16-2017 at 08:42 AM. |
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06-16-2017, 08:55 AM | #11 |
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I'm not going to put any hole in at all (excluding the screw holes for the mounting plate). I'll center the transducer mounting plate on one of the bottom channels in front of the motor well in clean water, then run the cable back in the channel, and up to an above water bulkhead fitting using screw down cable ties. Because the plate will be centered on the channel, I can't use the front screw-down location intended for the Hobie, so I'll add several on the sides - going from a three screw arrangement to a four screw one.
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06-16-2017, 11:21 AM | #12 | |
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