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New ride ready
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Location: Jaco, Costa Rica
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Congratulations, looks nice. If I was going to have only one Hobie for everything, especially surf, it would be the Revo 13.
How did you feel in the vantage chair? I just picked up an Elite-7 TI, was thinking of picking up another for backup and the Revo 11, was pondering a 5" (Which ducer you using?). But,really, it's not a whole lot bigger than the 5", all your adding is that 2 inches to size which can make a big difference in viewing split screen. But, hey, fish finders don't catch fish. Enjoy,
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That sure is a cool ride!
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Where is the kitchen sink?
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Elite 5TI
Like to know how you set up your transducer,
The Elite 5TI has a HUGE transducer. Last edited by da22y; 06-07-2016 at 07:57 AM. |
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She's beauty. Congrats
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Hi Chris, the sink is still at home. Yes, I took everything I would ever want to take so I could see how it handled it since the capacity rating is only 350 lbs, that is 100 lb less then my other kayaks. It was very stable, even when reaching all the way to the back while seating on the seat. I don't alway carry that many things, but I have learned how to better locate items. The only thing I wish I had been able to try out was the fish bag. I sure wanted to see how it would carry 1 or 2 30 lb Yellows. Maybe next trip. Ha Ha Ha
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The basic Elite 5TI unit comes with the smaller transom mount transducer. I had to go back and drive to a different store and exchange the first unit I got was the one that had the total structure transducer and it is huge. The store manager at west marine goes, just screw is on to the bottom of your kayak. I go not likely, some time it gets dragged over things and that would not be good for that transducer. He had tried to hook me up with the smaller transducer that would have been covered by the rebate, but after getting home and trying to install the transducer I found the connector was not the same and din't work. So I took it back, tried to just get the basic 7" but no store had one in stock, so I drove the get the only 5" any West Marine in the area had in stock. The smaller transducer is called "Down Scan" .
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That's a sweet looking ride.
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http://www.saltwaterkayakfisherman.c...ll-in-one.html and the scupper, although I will use PVC. http://www.theplastichull.net/2016/0...kayak-install/
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It not only has to do with money, but your age, eyesight and distance of mounting location on your kayak. Mount it farther away and age over 40, then you NEED the 7". HA Ha Ha, I know!
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