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Helix 5 (or similar) Can I see the trees?
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 424727" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>Thank you. Right now, I have settled onto... </p><p>#1 using the Humminbird 541 unit that came with the boat. I resurrected an old Humminbird transducer from a prior ?? unit. I installed it in place of the lost t'ducer and it works just fine.</p><p></p><p>#2. keep the Lowrance Elite 4 color unit that I had on the front of the boat. While it gave me some fits for a day or two, by spraying the on/off knob port with electronic parts fluid, the switch seems to work well.</p><p></p><p>#3. The Helix and similarly priced units all do not come with detailed maps. Even the $200.00 detailed maps don't seem to cover the trees and other areas that I want to fish. I found an older Nexus 7 pad that I wasn't using. I added the Navionics phone app and now I have a pretty decent, larger screen, Chart plotter. I am awaiting a secure bracket for the pad before I put it on the boat.</p><p></p><p>At the end the day, it appears that I only spent $7.00 for the bracket and $10.00 for the Navionics program. I now have two working FF /Depth units, and a 7-inch chart plotter.</p><p></p><p>Pretty good results, I'd say. Ha Ha richg99</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 424727, member: 4376"] Thank you. Right now, I have settled onto... #1 using the Humminbird 541 unit that came with the boat. I resurrected an old Humminbird transducer from a prior ?? unit. I installed it in place of the lost t'ducer and it works just fine. #2. keep the Lowrance Elite 4 color unit that I had on the front of the boat. While it gave me some fits for a day or two, by spraying the on/off knob port with electronic parts fluid, the switch seems to work well. #3. The Helix and similarly priced units all do not come with detailed maps. Even the $200.00 detailed maps don't seem to cover the trees and other areas that I want to fish. I found an older Nexus 7 pad that I wasn't using. I added the Navionics phone app and now I have a pretty decent, larger screen, Chart plotter. I am awaiting a secure bracket for the pad before I put it on the boat. At the end the day, it appears that I only spent $7.00 for the bracket and $10.00 for the Navionics program. I now have two working FF /Depth units, and a 7-inch chart plotter. Pretty good results, I'd say. Ha Ha richg99 [/QUOTE]
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