Transducer Help

[Reel Smoker]

Capt Chuck I like Ed installed a shoot thru hull for my 188C it sits in a cup which I 5200 and actually its just filled with water at the moment because I had a charter and did'nt have any mineral water ,and it works great marks fish with the H2O in it.That machine you have is a good one you might want to check with Air Mar and see if they make a ducer that works with that machine.

Ed, how long have you had your 188c? Have you had any problem with the screen. I've had to send mine back twice and its delaminating again know.I love the unit but this problem really sucks. RS.

[Capt Chuck]

Thank you everyone for responding. I appreciate all the advise. Considering that the temp sensor on the ducer has quit, I might sell the machine because of it's age and spring for a new one with more power. [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

I have not made a final decision on the mineral bath or thru hull option yet [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[Ed]

Reel Smoker-

I bought the unit in the fall of 2002, but only started using it last summer. No problems with screen delaminations for me. However, our season is much shorter and much cooler than yours.

Has Garmin been replacing the unit free of charge or just fixing it? If I were you, I would get on the phone with them and tell them you're a charter captain in the keys and if they dont solve this problem once in for all, you'll tell all your friends and clients that Garmin products arent good.

The only problem I had withthe unit was the original transom mount ducer. With all the prop wash and trim tab interference on the stern of my Mako, I couldnt get any readings so I switched to the shoot thru the hull unit.

[hermco]

You can get a bronze thru hull and glass it in flush with the keel. I have been doing installs this way for 15 years with good results. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Capt Chuck]

Hi Don

Thanks for the come-back [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
I think your right with the thru hull deal but should I keep this machine considering it is only 200 watts rms and a few years old (like me)? or spring for higher power coupled with the
50/200 dual ducer [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[ScottM]

Capt. Chuck,
Just my two cents, but go with a new color LCD unit. My father has a CVS102 color CRT, and while it works great, it's old, and very big and bulky. You need a lot of space for these units. I went with the Furuno LS6100 monochrome for my Seabird, but I would have gone with the color FCV600L if I had the extra $. I think you'd be much happier with a new color sounder with the 50/200 'ducer.

[Capt Chuck]

Scott M

Thanks and I think your right on target [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Besides costs, how about that 582L ? I like the 600 watts and a little bigger screen feature as I do the deep drop deal for Tilefish and Yelloweye on occasions (650'- 800'). I'm just starting to look at the FURUNOS. It appears that the new LCD's produce a picture of equal quality as my old CVS106 CRT and as you mentioned a lot less space? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Scott]

Besides costs, how about that 582L ?

Very nice machine .... does well in sunlight also. A lot of the "canyon" boats around here use them ..but I'll admit to being biased towards Furuno FF's and Radar [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img].. there are a whole lot of other machines out there too...