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Witch Lowrance model are you running?

It's even difficult to get a television fix after 3 years and there is a lot of those electronics things that just can't be fix.

Hydraulic is maybe the ultimate but going hydraulic then AP it becaomes very expensive so I think going with the Cable steer ap from Lowrance is something to look. http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Products/Auto-Steering/Outboard-Pilot-Cable-Steer-Pack-en-us.aspx

If you are using a Lowrance Gen-2 you could get a Lowrance AP for a cable system. They do have one for hydeaulic and one for cable steer

More related to the simnet network or the data wires are not in the right connector

Are you sure the autopilot computer is powered? After verifying correct polarity have you moved the fuse to the correct position? Are you sure the SimNet wires are connected to the correct terminals? Is the SimNet configuration correct with terminators at the right positions? Also double check the SimNet connections at the autopilot computer terminal block, maybe even cut the loose wire end, strip the outside insulation back and redo it. Could be that one of the small wires got nicked and is preventing communications or causing an intermittent fault. Did you connect the red and black wires in the SimNet cable to the corresponding terminals on the AC42? These are the "Net-C" and Net-S" wires for powering the SimNet backbone with 12V. You should not have two 12V power sources on the SimNet. Try leaving your other SimNet power source connected and disconnect the red and black SimNet cable wires at the autopilot computer terminal strip.

Start with this but the last sentence in red was the problem the guy encounter with his AP-24 Did you check fuse on the computer? I can put a lot of infos but I'm pretty sure it's related with the Simnet but ore likely the data wires SimNet not configured correctly Simnet not terminated correctly Simnet voltage too low You need one connection from the fuse panel to the SimNet backbone. Figured out had data wires in wrong port on terminal there is a spare terminal in there.

The Simrad AP-24 is consider the est AP on the market. When you say: it doesn't work; could you elaborate a little onwhat is not working? Link with NMEA2000 or NMEA0183?

I fish mostly Lake Champlain, lake Ontario in spring for browns and the St-Lawrence river from Montreal and Three Rivers around a 60 miles stetch and the Navionics are very accurate except in certain very shallow area and I always run my Navionics app link by wifi with my Gen-3 so a couple of weeks later it's all done and I don't care sharing my finds. But that is me. I also chart 4 new lakes last summer so the guys that use a Navionics will get a map for those lakes. That's my nature to be generous and this is why I'm sharing a lot over the net but they are things that I keep for myself specially my 10lbs walleyes spots.

The problem related with the plotter has been corected on 10/26/2016 with this update: http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Software-Updates/hook-software-20/ No CHIRP with the Furuno

If Navionics were so much of a junk they will not stay on the market!

With the new software coming you can create you're map and the datas are recorded on you're Navionics card; if you decide not to share it's easy you just don't update you're card. You can get a bundle with the HOOk series and the Elite Ti

On the next update from Lowrance you will be able to draw you're map directly on you're Lowrance. It will be possible with the Gn-3, Gen-2 Touch and Gen-2 non-touch.

With any map supplyers the rivers are quite often not chart or poorly chart but for the St-Lawrence it is very accurate.Using a Gen-3 you can improve the maps by linking you're Gen-3 to a smartphone using the Navionics App ($15 for the app) and once you update you're app and you're Navionics+ everything will be updated and more accurate. Take a look at the last link in my post; https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=fr#boating@9&key=mwhmGr_loM

Navionics+ But some model are coming in bundle; bundle mean that you can get a Navionics+ much cheaper when you are buying a bundle. Any idea on what brand & model Santa will bring to you? http://www.navionics.com/en/navionics-plus-2 Don't know exactly the area you are fishing but you can get a idea of what you are getting by looking at the webapp: https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=fr#boating@9&key=mwhmGr_loM

The problem that you mentionne was real but is been corected with the latest software update found here: http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Software-Updates/hook-software-20/ Plus you will benefit of the CHIRP technology. There is a built-in map but if you want something better you can get the model: 000-12666-01 With that one you are getting a Navionics+ card. You may pay $50 more but you are getting a $150 card value. http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Products/Fishfinder-Chartplotter/hook-7-en-us.aspx

Here is what is coming out for Lowrance Live Mapping with SonarChart Live- What I know so far, subject to change… ➢ See below for effected units. ➢ Lowrance NOS 56 software update. ➢ Lowrance Units covered are- • HDS Gen 3 12, 9, 7 Version 4.5 • HDS Gen 2 Touch 12, 9, 7 • HDS Gen 2 12, 9, 7 • Elite Ti version 2.5 • Lowrance Carbon ➢ SonarChart Live data recorded in Lowrance and displayed live on screen. ➢ SonarChart data is not recorded to the hard drive of the sonar, it is recorded to the Navionics card and Navionics card is required. (See below for required cards). ➢ Create High Definition 1’ contours. ➢ Requires a Navionics mapping card with an active chart update subscription (Freshest Data). ➢ Navionics Cards needed- • Hotmaps Platinum • Platinum + • Navionics + • Navionics + Regions • Navionics Updates ➢ Data recorded in Lowrance and stored on card is not shared to Navionics. ➢ Genesis / Lowrance nor Navionics gets NO LOGS or Data from Lowrance Plotter/Sonar. Data not shared. ➢ Adjust SonarChart contour density. ➢ Update Navionics Mapping card in Lowrance Plotter via WI fi connection between Mobile device and Plotter. ➢ Download updated charts and transfer routes and markers/waypoints via the innovative Plotter Sync capability of Navionics Boating apps without having to remove the Navionics card. ➢ If you choose to do SonarChart Live and want to update your Navionics SonarChart data on card or mobile device app you have to connect affected Lowrance Units via Wi fi to Navionics Mobile app and do SonarChart Live in the mobile device, which is then uploaded to Navionics and processed into the community SonarChart layer. You then do a Freshest Data update to card or mobile device. ➢ Added functions- • You can do plotter sync. • Shallow Water Highlight. • Depth Highlight. • Easy View. • Transparency. • Navionics Dock-to-dock Autorouting creates intelligent, detailed routes, even through narrow passages and channels.

Image on a good quality 7" will always look crisper on a 7" vs a good quality 12" and also if you are running a gen-2 12" the screen is not has crisp then a Gen-3 that is like the Elite Ti If we compare apple to apple the Garmin and the Elite share a 7" 800X480 so they should be quite similar Garmin antenna is a 5Hz vs 10 With the Garmin you got to live with the Garmin only choice map and w/o all the capabilities of the NK 2000 on the Elite and again Garmin is w/o the touch screen

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I really like using my Lowrance to jig lakers in 125-140ft of water. The 360 didn't really took a lot of market mainly because the prostaff were not impress with it same for the Lowrance Spotlight. With the Patnoptix we are touching another level of $$. It's important to compare $ vs $

The touchscreen is a major plus for me and the Smart Steer to control my Xi5 is also a big big plus. I also use the Navionics Platinum something that the Helix processor can't handle.

I'm a Lowrance user but I fish with friends that are running Ray and HB unit; I should say was running HB because now he is running Lowrance Elite Ti. One thing that I would never go back is the button only control; it's like going back to a flip flap phone. It's much faster and easier to use with the touch screen. I didn't ask you what kind of fishing you are doing but for my part I really like my Motor Guide Xi5 link to my Lowrance; I can program my trolling line and use the kicker to push and the Xi5 to maintain my course. The antenna on the Lowrance is much faster 10 Hz compare to 5. On the Helix7 Si you got 83/200 and 455 and for the Elite: 83/200 455/800 and CHIRP and max panel is 2 and 2 also for the Dragonfly. On the dragonfly you have 50/200 and 320/380 for the downscan. As for making you're map at this moment you can use Insight Genesis and in the very near future you will also be able to create you're own map visible on you're Elite Ti screen using Navionics. For the Dragonfly you are stuck with the Garmin map.

The Elite Ti-7 comes with the wifi so you can download map, update, you can also view the screen and control the unit; also view you're screen on a smartphone not to forgot the touchscreen. It offer 2D, CHIRP, downscan, sidescan with the Totalscan transducer, NMEA 2000 capability. Processor is the same use on the Gen-3 that allowed to use the Navionics Platinum Dragonfly offer: downscan, CHIRP,wireless no touchscreen Garmin Echomap: no touchscreen, side imaging on the sv unit, downscan on sv and dv unit, CHIRP, no wireless and no NMEA, no choice on the mapping side