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12-26-2017, 10:35 PM
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I installed the display and transducer a few weekends ago, i have not had much chance to use it due to having to do a full refit on a 63 Merritt and have it ready before christmas for the owner - lots of weekends working.....
That being said, once i have my settings dialed in im usually the kind of guy to “set it and forget it”. Most of the time, i will either be on a chart/sonar combo, or just a chart or just a sonar page. I dont have radar, or any other network devices to slow it down and i dont have a NMEA backbone either to support Canbus data. It is purely just for chart and sonar so even if it happens to be a little laggy, it is not going to be enough to worry me, besides, not like i need all the gear for my weekend cruise to the sandbar or to take the kids out for a little fishing. i have never actually played with the 94sv - but just a quick review after looking at the website and compared to the 840xs for reference: The GPS signal refresh rates - 10x per second for 840xs vs 5x per second for 94sv, so GPS is not as accurate 94sv has a slightly wider display and is almost an inch shallower if depth was an issue when mounting? No radar support for the 94sv And the biggest difference for me, is that the 94sv only has a 500w built in sounder vs the 840xs which will support a 1Kw transducer. The more power, the deeper you can see ( also depends on the transducer combo ). Keep an eye on the deadrise for the P319, i believe it is up to 7’ and you need at least double that... my experience with plastic transducers is that if you hit something submerged they usually crack or break off leaving a 2.5” hole through your boat... If you are thinking about going with the 94sv, look at the Airmar B619 (20’tilt) for a traditional or possibly a airmar B150M (20’ tilt) for chirp as a relatively inexpensive option. Having installed many transducers, my only other advice would be is to try and stay away from the transom mount transducers, i have nothing against them, but for me, i feel like even when installed properly, they kick up a lot of spray when planing, usually dousing the motor in buckets of salt water. P.s. if i could really afford it, a 7612xsv would fit nicely on my dash with minor modifications... who needs a tach anyways... 
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01-03-2018, 10:09 PM
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Unfortunately, with kids being sick over the weekend, we did not go boating as planned. I did however turn on the unit (840xs), disable sonar transmission and play around with all the settings and pages etc and I can say, that I did not notice any lag or the unit being slow at all.... like I said before, I am only using this unit for chart and sonar functions and it is a stand alone unit - not networked to any other units. Good enough for me!
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01-16-2018, 03:04 PM
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I got mine in! Went well. Great fit. No issues. 20 degrees is what I got thanks to the fine gentlemen on this thread. Thanks guys!!
Also while we are here, on my sceptre I looked very closely on where the engine mounts to the engine bed (see picture around transducer). Is there woodcore in that engine bed or do you think it’s solid glass?
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01-16-2018, 11:03 PM
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Dginge,
Great looking install! Which transducer did you land up going with?
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01-16-2018, 11:39 PM
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B619. Personally I don’t care about anything but traditional sonar. It’s 77 and 200 frequency and you can run a split screen. Bronze and a temp ducer. What else could I possibly need. It was time consuming to do alone. A lot of in and out, but painfully fun. I ran the line with surgical lube in the wire chase under the port side. Easy as 1,2,3 since I used the old wire as a pull. I got an MMSI number and linked my vhf and 840xs. Now if I need to leave my boat at least someone may find me.
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