What kind of Fish Finders do yo guys have?

[Jim]

That happens with my humminbird crappy unit too.

Is that crappy or crappie? lol . Which model of Humminbird do you have?

Its the Piranha POS model 80 or 85...Came standard on G3's in 2003. LOL

 

[Jim]

That happens with my humminbird crappy unit too.

Is that crappy or crappie? lol . Which model of Humminbird do you have?

Its the Piranha POS model 80 or 85...Came standard on G3's in 2003. LOL

Piranha 5 LOL!

 

[dampeoples]

Are you guys losing the reading due to the transducer flipping up if transom mounted, or from prop wash? Changing the depth of the transducer mount will often correct these problems.

Then again, if it's inside mounted, not much you can do!

 

[Popeye]

Mine is mounted on the transom and because it it is forward of the prop I doubt it is cavitation from the prop itself, turbulance from the hull maybe. I think it is mounted exactly the way Lowrance says to do it so the centerline of the transducer is parallel too and level with the bottom of the hull. I can't be sure but I thought when I first got the boat that it read an accurate depth even at WOT. I also thought it got bumped up a notch and was reading behind me but I've played with it while trolling and have it set so it read straight down (shallowest reading while floating). I'm not reall sold on through the hull transducers for aluminum hulled boats. At least not with ME installing them.

 

[Jim]

Same here, It is level with the hull. I just slow down get a measurement and take off again. My boat has a 25 on it, I only go about 15mph

 

[Captain Ahab]

I use a Furuno FCV-582L and love that unit. Color split screens and even has chart plotter capability (I do not use that feature becuase I run a separate chart plotter)

I did have a problem with loosing signal at speed, but that turned out to be a slightly corroded pin on the connecting cable. A little dialectic grease and an angle adjustment fixed that problem.

 

[ACarbone624]

I know you said you were looking for a combo unit, but.....

I have a Humminbird Matrix 17 that I bought used. Nice big screen that has many settings to make it easier to see from a distance and it works great!