chasing some opinions on a Garmin emap for a simple gps for the boat. Done a bit of reading and seem pretty good for a hand held. Cheers in advance Jadeo 

 Still trying to work out what I'm looking at. One thing I have noticed a lot of sounder shots with good ground on here have a thick red line representing solid ground. Do you think I have my colour line set to low, gain is probably a bit low too? Or am I looking at a rocky sandy bottom with patches of weed? Any thoughts would be appreciated. This was taken 30km west out from warnbro...

 Any of you Lowrance experts know how to add to your charts an area such as a marine sanctuary, besides just adding it as a plotted course?

 Hi all,

After having to retire my old 2006 Lowrance GPS with an external antennae, I have inherited a newer Lowrance Elite 5M from my cousin with internal antennae.  Are there any barcrusher users out there who use internal ants?  I have the model with the small ali hardtop (C model) and have heard that GPS is affected by the top.  The Elite 5 is a 5 - 6 year old GPS so don't know if the antennae was that advanced in those days

Thanks in advance.

 Hi all. I have accidentally dropped my GPS and the tech man reckons something is wrong with the main board...another words...kaput.  Just wondering if waypoints are stored on the navionics card or in the machines memory. I have all waypoints recorded into a book but just wondering as the old Lowrance models had a facility called icons which was great. Those marks I have not recorded. Thanks in advance.

 Hi there 

planing on getting a new plotter/sounder combo just want to know people's experiences on touchscreens, Iv got a centre console that Is a pretty dry boat for a center console but if water does get on the screen, will it effect the use of it or are touch screens made for dry cabins and pilot house boats. Also I want to get a 12 inch combo but not sure on brands, Iv had the NSE 12 simrad for a while but it had the old tech on it, I'm looking for something with detailed charts and clear fish and ground finding cababilities? Any suggestions.

cheers

Got a echomap 75sv and want to build a wet box for the tranny to shoot through the hull. But not sure if the tranny has enough power. Any one done this with a 500w tranny>

Thanks in advance, the boat is a 585 Streaker.

stebol

Hi FW crew, hoping for some advice here. I've been thinking for some time of getting a cheap sounder/GPS combo unit, and even considered getting something second hand after everyone gets an upgrade for Christmas. My boat is a 5m ally runabout, most of my fishing is done between 2 and 40m depth around the Five Fathom Bank. The boat currently runs a cheap sounder only, which I'll probably keep on there just because I'm too lazy to take it off.

Question is, which brand/model to buy? Budget is an issue, the best options I have found so far (on special at the moment) are:

Lowrance Elite 5 Chirp Combo $599 (base maps only)

Garmin echoMAP 55dv Combo $629 (base maps only)

I've searched on here and the rest of the interweb, and there doesn't seem to be a lot between them. Any preferences, and reasons why, would be appreciated. Or should I be looking at something else entirely, or hang out for a used one after Christmas? I have seen a few used units on Gumtree, but pricing is either way too close to new, or if it's well priced it is sold within 30 minutes of the ad being placed.

Keen to hear any thoughts or suggestions.

Cheers,

BD.

 When a GPS waypoint is saved on a GPS with a navionics SD card loaded, is it saved on the card as well? or does the card just provide better background data for the GPS.

 Hi all, I accidentally dropped my GPS head unit whilst carrying it.  It certainly wasn't a high drop but now the screen is filled with purple/blue/white vertical bars with no more picture.

Damaged LCD?  Nothing is rattling inside.  Its an old Lowrance LMS 332.

Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance 

Hey guys

Does anyone have one of the black plastic spacers from a SS264 or B164 transducer that isolates the tranny from the hull, which is not generally used unless you have an ali hull. It is the black ring in the attached.

I am dicking about making up some prototype fairings and need one for a mound. If it works I will be happy to share the idea with you.

Cheers

 I have set up an IPAD 2 on the dash so that I can use GPS software.  All good except in heavy seas when I cannot fully see out of the windscreen or clears and this is when I need navigation guidance most.  Water drops and spray can sometimes enter the cockpit area under such conditions and the IPAD is at risk of water ingress so I have to pack it away,  However if it had a sun guard or splash shield it would most probably be safe.  Does anyone know of something that might do the job?

 hi, has anyone have experience with the g combo from GME in deep water between 100 and 500m? The specs on the unit say 0-600m.......?

Does anyone have a spare FCV 585 or 587 mouting bracket they are not using. They are not used when you flush mount the unit so I am hoping someone has one lying about they don't need. I am looking to cut one up to make a custom temporary mount (log story but involves new toys so all good!).

Any help would be much appreciated.

John
0430166552

 well my old Magellan GPS Tracker handheld has a flat internal battery, and i cant find anywhere to fix it, it is around 14 years old.

I was told that new GPS units are more accurate than the older units, i always assumed that all GPS units were equally accurate????

Also can anyone recommend a handheld GPS unit, used mainly in the boat, just want to get from point A to point B, have 12v capability, be waterproof, and easy to connect to a PC ?

 Hey all is there a chartplotter avail that will run cmap and navionics? cheers

 Hu brainstrust

Thoughts on both these units or other 7 inch displays?

Thanks in advance

Was hoping someone out there might have a airmar transducer spanner I could borrow for a few hours. Wanting to install in hull transducer tomorrow and the right tool makes it so much easier.  

I'm Sor but happy to come for a drive. 

 Hi guys

Chasing info on whether to buy a Gold or Platinum Navionics card

What can Platinum do that Gold cant and why is it better 

Cheers Katman

Hi I'm after a bit of advice on the idea I have made up a sliding bracket to lower and raise my TM260 transducer ! Just wondering if there would be and benefits from doing it and how far would you recommend lowering it when at drift or searching for ground

 Hi peeps, I am new to this site and I must say what an awesome site it is. Now to my my prob. I have a sounder that will work for a about 3/4 of an hour and then lose power. It does not matter on the conditions it does the same thing. I isolate the battery, turn it back on and have power again. As soon as I engage gear to move again , it drops power again. Once I anchor up it does not miss a beat. Origionally I thought it was the wiring. Got it re-wired by a sparky and next trip tha same thing. Took it back to the sparky and checked the wiring and no probs. I then left the boat where I bought the sounder from (thinking it was the unit) and as I suspected, no problems with it running for 8 hours on land. He mentioned to to me something about voltage spike or drop from the engine side. Does anyone know of this and if so how do it rest for it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am about lose my s@&$. Cheers

Okay based on advice from the original thread plan is to drop transom mount transducer lower and move left or right as after checking I think its to close to the strake. Blue tape in picture shows strake locations. The right one goes to the back of the hull the left one stops 1.7 metres short of the transom.

Question is to move transducer left or right? Left is deeper but maybe getting too close to motor? So thinking right. Opinions please

Having trouble getting transducer to read at speed. Bottom image becomes broken at 10-15 km/h. Transducer is m260 in hull in commodore 670 allrounder (hull design based on fraser if that helps).

New location at front of pic thru deck. Old location was in bilge between deckwash pump and bilge pump in photo.

Blue tape shows old location 700cm in from starboard side 400cm from rear

Blue tape in this pic shows new location 500cm in from starboard 1100cm from rear (can not go further in due to fuel tank)

600w transom mount also not reading well at speed. Blue tape shows original location done 100% to manufacturer specs. Actual location is an improvement but still not great. Blue tape on underside shows old in hull position. New positon is further forward just inside the chine

Hi guys,

I was wondering if I could please get some advice from all of the fishwrecked depth sounder guru’s.

I have a 28 foot glass boat which is set up with –
CP450C 1 Kw Chirp Sounder module
M265 1 Kw Chirp in Hull Transducer

The style of fishing I do is mainly 30-100m Demersal/Dhufish/snapper fishing. I find the current set up is quite clear and I am able to read bottom at 30knots.
However, I would like to be able to read bottom in depths of 500m to target broadbill, blue eye and other deep drop species.

I am open to having a second Transom Mount transducer.

From what I understand I am oppose to having a through hull as it may affect the ride due to the size of the boat.

It seems everybody is saying go to the FCV295 but this may not be an option as I have no helm space to mount a massive Furuno Unit.

I am quite keen to stick with Raymarine.

I guess the questions are;
1) has anyone had any experience in mounting a 2kw raymarine transducer on the transom or only possible to mount a 1kw?
2) Would a 3kw or 2kw in hull transducer beat a 1kw Tm if I wasn’t able to fit a 2kw TM?
3) I understand they are different applications but what would be the ultimate set up for fishing depths of 10-100m and deep water say 500m?

hey guys, looking at a new chartplotter/sounder combo for the tub. ive been looking at the garmin 1020xs. has anyone out there got one or had any experiences with one?? any help would be great. cheers.

 Hi guys

Just bought a secondhand Gold Card for my Humminbird 958

Inserted card but do not get any map info , depth , contour lines , nav markers

Is there a trick to setting it up or is the card a dud

I believe the card was previosly in a Lowrance but do not think it is a bundled

card from what Navionics rep told me

Please put forward your thoughts

Cheers Katman

 Its got a lowarance elite 5x fish finder on it but not maps. What are some good apps to get charts and type in coordinates that use your phones GPS?

 Howdy all,

Im looking at getting a garmin sounder for the boat in the near future. (Leaning towards the gpsmap 1020sx). Im curious to know wether or not they have geofencing like the lowrances or not ? Or anything else like that to look out for?So i can potentially buy from the states.

Can anyone recomend a good online dealer? Be it overseas or interstate?

 Im looking at fitting a better sounder/gps in my quinnie 4.1m dory wide body and not sure how would be the best way to mount it, obviously gonna have it in a spot where i can best see it but would be good to know how other people have done it to their tinnies

hey all does anyone have or know if theres a 1kw tranny to fit a jrc ff50 cheers craig