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There is a new function that just out on the Navionics app, it's track your buddy

If you want to learn more: https://www.navionics.com/usa/blog/post/boating-app-meet-on-the-water-with-the-connections-feature

If you put a waypoint it's private; if you put a icone from the community esit then it's share

Post May 20th so.....

48 minutes ago, BigMac said:

Hds 9 for the stern, 2 Scotty 2106’s and a fish hawk.


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Something to consider is to look at the new Elite FS (Fishing System) close to a HDS but a lot cheaper. You can get 2 units for almost the cost of a HDS Live

https://www.lowrance.com/lowrance/type/fishfinders-chartplotters/elite-fs-9-ai-3-in-1-us/

The esiest thing to do is to add a axle on your actual trailer; thats what a friend of mine did

7 minutes ago, luv2rapala said:

Got a pair off brand new big Jon triples 1 set is still a sealed box the other was opened


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If sweet dreams is not interested, let me know

There is some very interesting new things coming from Lowrance, specially a new unit just below the HDS Live at a more affordable price. It's the new Elite FS (fishing system) with some excellent mapping include in the unit, can control autopilot, the new transducer Active Target and more

Here a short introduction video: Nice introduction on the new Lowrance Elite FS (fishing system) and on the new Active Target
https://youtu.be/zLWWLC49Id8

I'm running 1 Simrad GO 7 , 1 Simrad EVO 7", 1 HDS LIVE 12" and another 9" with a autopilot on 2 AGM 31 and 27 ; at 1st I had only 1 31 and by the end of the day it wasn't enough but adding a 2nd battery cure all the problem

Yes it works with a hds.

I have another guy inline so I will let you kmow if you are still interested 

It's both. What unit are you using?

Brand new never register a Navionics+ that cover Canada and USA

Price: $150. To youre door.

13 hours ago, DixieDangle said:

I'm considering doin a reset and havent tried to save anything before but I'd hate to lose my fishing holes. Would I be saving them on a micro sd card? Can I check on my computer somehow that they are on the card?

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If they are save they will show on the card with this extension: .usr

Perfect set-up

31 size battery are a must and 2 are better then 1

your kit is complete , coed with the isolator

I post the answer on another website but I am posting here also, maybe it can help somebody else: 

As stated, using a kicker when your main engine use an electric power steering pump will discharge your main battery because everytime that the kicker turn the pump is activated and it draw a lot of amp. This is a major problem specially if you want to use an autopilot.

To start you need two batteries a kicker kit from Mercury and a isolator.
The part# for the kit is: 8M0149838 which I understand does NOT include an isolator. For Verado models, an isolator that can handle the FULL OUTPUT of the alternator is recommended, so the recommend part# for the isolator is: 8M6006077 (140 Amp Isolator).

The kit and isolator enables the Verado to charge both batteries ...as needed . Done correctly, it charges the start battery first then the house as needed.

One is the start battery and one is what we call the "house" battery. The "house" battery is needed for a boat with Verado power steering and a kicker. The kicker doesn't put out enough charge to keep up with the amount being used by the power steering pump when the Verado is not running but you are using the Verado power steering on the kicker. A kit installed (sold by Mercury) enables the Verado to charge which ever battery needs it Tournament style boats with huge electronics and lots of them, also incorporate the "house" battery .

I ask a question but you are not giving me a clear answer. What size of Verado are tou running? 
Verado’s can use 2 kind of steering: hydraulic and electric hydraulic; they are 2 differents animals

16 minutes ago, FWA said:

The electronic steering. Apparently it just eats up the battery even when its off

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It’s not an electronic power steering it’s a electric pump habitually on Verado 200 and more. I just want to be sure that you are running a electric power steering and yes if it’s the case it takes a lot of battery when you don’t run the right set-up

When you say Verado and power steering do you mean a hydraulic or a electric power steering?

It's compatible with the Gen-2

1 hour ago, SweepN said:

I do have an older lowrance HDS 7. I am willing to upgrade also as I often fish alone..it will be money well spent. Not sure if it would be compatible to Simrad.

What Gen is you're HDS?

1 minute ago, Yankee Troller said:

 

Yup, $1300 for the cable and $1600 for the Hydraulic. They've gone up a little bit this year.

You probably meant $1300 for the hydraulic and $1600 for the cable

The cable autopilot from Lowrane or Simrad is a bit more then $1000 , probably around $1500 and they use Octopus for the motor drive and you need a Lowrance Gen2 and up or a Simrad GO or EVO. The GO is a very good unit and affordable, it’s the brother of the Lowrance Ti but the Timis not compatible with the autopilot.

11 minutes ago, mr 580 said:

TD is Time Difference and goes back to the LORAN C system used prior to GPS.  LORAN was based on radio transmitters and was “turned off” quite a while ago.

Thank you

Can I ask? What are TD's

31 minutes ago, kessleda said:

I have gen 2 and gen 3 touch HDS 7. Gen 2 came with boat and got the Gen 3 off ebay to match. I had issues dialing in with Lake O fishing. Lowrance tech support was not helpful. Told me transducer to use, bought it, and did not work. Called back and said I need a sonar hub as well which I did not buy. At end of the day bought airmar p66 transducer and run the gen 3 at 50 kHz. I run the stock 83 kHz transducer on gen 2 with split screen with chart. My settings are general fishing, low noise. With my color pallet I run 80 on color line, and a plus 2 and 3 on sensitivity. I can usually see my down rigger balls and do mark fish. However I don’t think I mark fish like others with different makes of fish finder. If I was starting over would not choose lowrance. By the way, the transducer is everything in my opinion


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The P66 is a good transducer but it can't do CHIRP. The Gen-2 is a 500 watts units and the Gen-3 is 1000 watts unit. What I would do is to use the Gen-3 in split screen using the P66; 1 part of the screen on 50kHz and the other on 200 and I'll be using the Gen-2 for mapping only.

If you fish LO I will use Fresh setting, low noise is OK, for color palet I mainly use # 1 and sometimes # 13.  For sensitivity : on auto but raise it until you see a little bit of "rain". Also another important thing is to be sure that the right transducer is choose under settings-Sonar-Installation and scroll until you can choose Airmar P66; there is 2 choices , 1 with a 5 and the other with a 10 at the end; there is one that work with the temp and I think it's the 10. Colorline is something useful specially to identify the bottom hardness.

41 minutes ago, wallyandre said:

I'm checking if you can use the Splitshot transducer of the Reveal w/o using a adapter cable.If so it's going to be the cheaper way to achieve some excellent results.

You will need the HOOK Reveal 83/200/455/800 kHz part#: 000-15640-001 but you won't get the 83 kHz/Mid CHIRP frequency but you will get a much better overall results.