Winter Project #2 (Depth Finder)

spooky · Newbie Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 7 City: Amarillo

Need something simple, preferably mounted in the dash in an empty guage place.
Any recommendations as to type, manufacturer and best prices?

Thanks

Ladythump · Posted: Sep 02, 2005 6:53 am Post subject:

Hummingbird - thru hull

Available at West Marine but better prices on ebay

I think I paid like $50 for mine during the winter on ebay. Easy to install... works great.

patoloco · Posted: Sep 02, 2005 7:07 am Post subject:

I cannot recommend humminbird....I've had at least two different head units and two different through-hulls mounted in 4 different locatons...it works for a day or two and.....if I'm lucky...only reads 1.2 ft half the time.

Obviously ladythump has had a positive experience, but I've know of several people who have also had the same experience.

I'm not sure why this model has given me so much trouble as I've seen the HB fishfinders with the transducers that hang off the back of the boat work flawlessly for 20 years.

Centrider · Outlaw Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 232

Im interested in this too. What are some good digtial depth guages/finder?

bremsen · Outlaw Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 168 City: Charlotte

Been happy with the Hummingbird TU so far (knock-on-wood). Had to pay $100 for it (middle season), but so far its been great.

Chad H · Posted: Sep 03, 2005 6:51 am Post subject:

Lowrance makes a good finder also. We've had one for years. (at least 20)

MT_79 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 34 City: Franklin

Bought a Humminbird in dash depth finder for $100 from overtons with the in hull transducer and it works perfect. Just remember when mounting the transducer to the hull with the two part epoxy to make sure all the air bubbles are out cause it will screw up your reading.

Boomer · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 109 City: Austin

Ditto the Humminbird. I installed one in my old Prostar, and it worked great.

snyper1d · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 117

Im gonna have to shoot down the hummingbird as well. I installed one on my old boat (96 prostar 205) and it worked good. The only disadvantage of the unit was that in rough water, it did not register very well. At full throttle, alot of time it would read the same depth for quite a while, without fluctuation of reading.

In our new boat (01 xstar) It had a lowrance already installed, and this thing is ten times better. This unit will always be reading no matter how fast or water condition, and it reads to the tenth of a foot. It is a little pricy (this unit is around $180) but its well worth the extra 80 bucks.

spooky · Newbie Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 7 City: Amarillo

Thanks guys - this is exactly the info I was looking for.