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Totally agree with the previous two posts. Salmon fishing has declined drastically in the past few years ( at least in Mexico bay ). Fish used to move in around the 2nd week In July and the fishing was phenomenal now it's a struggle to catch a few small chinooks

Don't buy a Lowrance hook. See my post on this forum. Lowrance used to be a reputable company. No more

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First , let me apologize for posting this here , It probably should go in this old boat . BUT , I wanted to be sure lots of folks see it . I bought , and installed , a Hook 7X sonar in April . It was a chore because everything is different , mounting bracket , transducer bracket ,etc. I took the boat up to the St. Lawrence for perch in early May . The battery was deader than dead . had jump box . Decided it was time for new batt . so replaced that . Thought I left sonar on because it has a strange shut of process . Take boat to Lake O for shake down run ,Batt dead . To shorten this up , I spent 2 days looking for draw on Batt. Had alt . tested , that's fine . ok , time to look at sonar . That's the culprit . Screen was very hot to touch with power off . , called Lowrance ,got some guy who has english as second language , ok , no problem , told him the story , he was punching it into his pc , after a minute he tells me I need to hook up the yellow wire . There is NO yellow wire ,only red and black ,ok back on hold , comes back and tells me I need to use the in line fuse . ok that was done at install . Back on hold for 20 minutes . New guy picks up and says "Navico ,can I help you ?" getting hot now , Told story again . New guy says it has to go back for repair . I ask how long . Now this is good . If I give them a $179 dollar deposit to insure that it's warranty I would get it back in 10 days . what ,WHAT .? face now very red and voice getting louder . I said the unit is 3 months old , how can it NOT be warranty ? So he says he will send me an authorization for return . Ok , I ask if the label is prepaid , small delay , and he says ok he can do that . But because it's closing time I won't get it till tomorrow 10 minutes later I get a label by email that is not prepaid . If the prepaid label is not here tomorrow ,It's back on the phone . I have been a loyal Lowrance customer for 40 years . My first sonar was a green box flasher in the 70's . But this just lost them a loyal customer . Think my X136DF is going back on and call it good . Thanks for letting me vent . this is getting really strange . I contacted Lowrance to give kudos to the tech "Ryan" . He was true to his word and sent me the prepaid label as promised . I also inquired about the deposit that he asked for .I got an email response today which I would like to share This is a direct quote : Dear Mr. Reynolds , Very happy to hear Ryan was able to assist you. Advance shipments do require a deposit that is refunded.We can work out where we could advance ship once you ship yours to us and we are given the tracking . Pending approval of course .But if you can wait till the end of the season that works as well . Thank you for choosing Navico products ! Navico Technical Support Can someone decipher this for me ? What I understand is that unless I send $179 deposit (no mention about when it is refunded) Navico will keep my warranty Hook 7X till the end of the season before returning it . What season Fall , winter ? I am wondering if this is even legal ? I only paid $399 for this unit , that should have been a wake up call .I have decided that I will NOT return this unit till after the fishing season . I will NOT give them any kund of deposit . I will unplug the power cable after each trip to keep it from draining my battery . And next season I will be buying a new NOT Lowrance sonar .

That's what boat stands for. Break. Out. Another. Thousand

If I was doing the work. I would do a compression test too. All that hot exhaust getting into the cooling system tends to destroy head gaskets. That would explain the water in the oil

Expensive fix

$$$$$$$$

You mean that is coming out of the exhaust with engine running ? Looks like emulsified oil . What does the oil in your crankcase (dipstick ) look like ?

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Pancakes = tangles

Do you have a trim anode on the bottom of your lower end ? My merc has it. Need to loosen bolt and turn anode toward side that pulls

Couple of thoughts. I am in a learning curve with a hook 7x. Check your range in the menu if it's not set to auto you may not track bottom. If u have fishing mode make sure it's not set to shallow water. Try going into menu and set to default which erases any settings u made takes it back to factory settings. Hope this helps

Ah ! Now it is making sense . I have always used Cabela's mono in lighter tests for panfish and trolling for browns in the spring on flatlines . I tried to order 6,8,and 12 Lb. test in April and it was all back ordered . I bet this sale has been in the works for some time .

You need a shop manual !! I believe this motor has optical ignition system and is diagnosed with a laptop and a special program . You might want to check your shift interrupter switch , that will kill one bank of cylinders . Also ,did your engine get hot ? It has a sensor that limits rpm if engine gets too hot . Rev limiter may be bad etc. etc . Technology is great when it works .firgot to add you check timing advance with an automotive timing light while engine is running. Check manual for timing marks and specifications

Check your timing advance. Sound a lot like an ignition spark advance issue. Probably built into the ignition module

I stated on a previous post ,that due to the poor fishing the last couple of years, that I was going to adopt a wait and see attitude . BUT , I am having withdrawl symptoms . Heading out of Mexico this morning . Hope to post my success {I hope) later .