Hobie Lowrance Cover - Sand - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Newguyhere · 08-08-2020, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jkim0130

Photos attached. The display will show depth once in awhile. Thanks for any help.

Hook2 series sucks. The transducers aren't powerful enough to reach that deep.

TJones · 08-08-2020, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Newguyhere

Hook2 series sucks. The transducers aren't powerful enough to reach that deep.

the ability to change settings. I was about to ask what were readings on the displayed image. What depth were you in? 600' or 300'?

jkim0130 · 08-08-2020, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TJones

the ability to change settings. I was about to ask what were readings on the displayed image. What depth were you in? 600' or 300'?

Depth was less than 100'. I was at La Jolla today and near the kelp. It was just displaying noise.

TJones · 08-09-2020, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jkim0130

Depth was less than 100'. I was at La Jolla today and near the kelp. It was just displaying noise.

Then you have eliminated sand in plate being the problem? A little unclear.

FISH11 · 08-09-2020, 07:47 AM

IT"S NEVER the sand. Those issues are alway related to connections. It's not at the battery cause it's powered up and the temperature sensor in the transducer is also working. It has to be one of the pins at the unit or at the connector on the cable. Just as a reminder to reduce corrosion at connections, NEVER plug in the battery first, before the unit and ALWAYS disconnect the Battery FIRST. Also you should use dielectric grease at both ends of the unit connectors and at the fuse connections at it's housing.

jkim0130 · 08-09-2020, 07:55 AM

Skipped La Jolla today and went to the harbor to check out this fish finder issue.

I figured out the noise setting affects the reading. It was set to LOW and I changed it to HIGH and it started working. I tried a test without sand in the transducer plate and the reading looks clear. I intentionally stuffed sand down the scupper and in the transducer plate and the reading was very noisy. The sand does affect the reading and adds noise.

After my test, I washed the scupper with water. I probably flushed the scupper for about 20 seconds with a hose. The attached photo shows what it looks like after the wash. A shell was even lodged in between the transducer and the plate!

bolocop's cut out fix may be the best solution for sand. Thanks bolocop.

I'm returning this fish finder because it doesn't seem right.

08-09-2020, 07:47 AM	#5
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	IT"S NEVER the sand. Those issues are alway related to connections. It's not at the battery cause it's powered up and the temperature sensor in the transducer is also working. It has to be one of the pins at the unit or at the connector on the cable. Just as a reminder to reduce corrosion at connections, NEVER plug in the battery first, before the unit and ALWAYS disconnect the Battery FIRST. Also you should use dielectric grease at both ends of the unit connectors and at the fuse connections at it's housing. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )