What's your sonar repair method? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yakrider · 09-11-2010, 07:26 PM

pop the puck out and stick it directly in the water to eliminate any doubt...
then you'll know if it's a power issue or just the goop failing...
and the wet mount IS the chit!

StinkyMatt · 09-11-2010, 08:47 PM

I am not very experienced at reading a FF. My 718 was doing the same thing one time, I ended up having a low battery (I think) Well charged batteries, no more problems.

I had mine gooped for a month and now have it in a little plastic cup filled with water. WOW what a difference, I see a lot of STUFF! Now if I could only figure out what all that stuff is ?!

Stan K G · 09-11-2010, 10:36 PM

I tested the battery and at full charge it's running at 12v, and I always go out with a full battery.

deepdvr · 09-12-2010, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Stan K G

I tested the battery and at full charge it's running at 12v, and I always go out with a full battery.

My batteries are in the high 13's or 14v when fully charged.

StinkyMatt · 09-12-2010, 07:18 AM

12V is not a full battery. It is OK to run but not full. Like the previous post states when fully charged a 12 V vattery may be somewhere around 13.2 to 13.6 V. I don't think that a 12 V would have given you any "low power" issues. Once you get into 11 or 10 range you may see a performance decrease.

EVS911 · 09-12-2010, 10:16 AM

IMO...i dont trust wet mounts or even "gooping" to the bottom of the kayak...I put a mad frog gear mini lilly pad...that has a transducer arm so I can put it right in the water...and get water temps as well...I get a great reception for my dual freq. sounder.....

Zurc · 09-12-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by EVS911

IMO...i dont trust wet mounts or even "gooping" to the bottom of the kayak...I put a mad frog gear mini lilly pad...that has a transducer arm so I can put it right in the water...and get water temps as well...I get a great reception for my dual freq. sounder.....

I am really surprised more people don't do this.

WahooUSMA · 09-21-2010, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by EVS911

IMO...i dont trust wet mounts or even "gooping" to the bottom of the kayak...I put a mad frog gear mini lilly pad...that has a transducer arm so I can put it right in the water...and get water temps as well...I get a great reception for my dual freq. sounder.....

I have the exact same mad frog set-up on my PA and it works unbelievably well! ffice

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However, I went out on Sunday in my Revo and ran into the same problem as some of the members are describing above - my FF read 0-ft from the time I launched to the time I got in. When I got home, I noticed the negative wire had worked itself loose from the male side of the perko deck connector. It was making a connection with a few strands of copper, but I am not sure if that was the problem? My revo transducer is gooped in and seems to in very well secure and I don’t want to yank it out and start over …that’s a big pain in the ass. I am curious if reduced voltage would cause the 0 ft reading? The GPS worked but not the FF!>>
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09-11-2010, 07:26 PM	#1
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	pop the puck out and stick it directly in the water to eliminate any doubt... then you'll know if it's a power issue or just the goop failing... and the wet mount IS the chit!

09-11-2010, 08:47 PM	#2
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	I am not very experienced at reading a FF. My 718 was doing the same thing one time, I ended up having a low battery (I think) Well charged batteries, no more problems. I had mine gooped for a month and now have it in a little plastic cup filled with water. WOW what a difference, I see a lot of STUFF! Now if I could only figure out what all that stuff is ?!

09-11-2010, 10:36 PM	#3
Stan K G Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 36	I tested the battery and at full charge it's running at 12v, and I always go out with a full battery.

09-12-2010, 07:18 AM	#5
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	12V is not a full battery. It is OK to run but not full. Like the previous post states when fully charged a 12 V vattery may be somewhere around 13.2 to 13.6 V. I don't think that a 12 V would have given you any "low power" issues. Once you get into 11 or 10 range you may see a performance decrease.

09-12-2010, 10:16 AM	#6
EVS911 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Orange, Ca. Posts: 81	IMO...i dont trust wet mounts or even "gooping" to the bottom of the kayak...I put a mad frog gear mini lilly pad...that has a transducer arm so I can put it right in the water...and get water temps as well...I get a great reception for my dual freq. sounder.....