I run an M-tech Lithium cranking battery and more equipment that you are looking at. I never worry about "battery management" anymore. I've even left the bilge pumps running and no standby on...
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I run an M-tech Lithium cranking battery and more equipment that you are looking at. I never worry about "battery management" anymore. I've even left the bilge pumps running and no standby on...
It's true though isn't it? If shopping price there is no way to beat the points and discounts the big boys offer you. Having seen the cost of these products there is also no way a small business...
A good group 31 is $400 so you actually saved money :-)
My electronics guy has done literally hundreds of boats that way. He uses 10 or 8 ga main wire, depending on the boat setup, and has never had someone with power issues because of his wiring. The...
Yep and never worry about "juice" again. Folks don't do the math when it comes to lithium batteries.
My Solix has always run the Point 1. The guy that does my work hooked the NMEA from the point 1 to one of the Solix units and it shares to the other units.
"No glare scree" is a lie. My 8612 is worse than the 1242 I had. It's also worse than the echomap 12" I ran for a couple of weeks.
There is zero difference in the LS image to my eyes between...
I ran both side-by-side for about a month. For those folks targeting single fish I could see a switch because of the ability to see a lure at greater distances. I could see my jig farther with the...
Is the Echomap units different than the 8600 series? I'm not sure what he did but mine turn off independently from each other. It's a setting my installer changed in the menu.
I've seen the dealer cost on a Mega Live. You are way low. Like me most folks would be shocked how little is made off of electronics. If my products sold for the profit margins on electronics I...
I had to make the same decision and my electronics guy uses Cornfield Crappie Live Sweep and made a good point. They have been around for years and over engineer everything they make. If you need a...
Buy from a small local business and support your community.
If you buy from this site you might as well go to BP and get all the perks.
That's the one my local guy uses and he's seen them all at this point.
I do but I'm partial to those folks that support the local schools and other organizations.
Wait until the ML is out of warranty and it has to be replaced at full price. I damaged a LS transducer and a buddy had one go bad and it cost about half the price of a system to replace it. It...
I went from a Fishing Specialties pole mount to a Cornfield Crappie Live Sweep. I wanted something that launched when I put the Ultrex in the water.
There are several companies that make this...
So you are playing the system for your own benefit? Quit bitching when it doesn't work.
How about doing something different and buying from a local shop instead of a large corporation? You won't...
I'm lucky enough to have spent considerable time with all three live sonar units. The ML and LS were side by side with a very experience live sonar user operating them and it's not even close in the...
This is pretty much what I have seen between the three.
I have a one month old HDS 12 live with AT for $3600. It will have full warranty in purchasers name.
How far are you willing to drive? My guy is about three hours from you. He may know someone in that area also.
Message me if you want his info.
My electronics guy has reused the installed sea clear to wire boats properly. Does that count??? LOL
Seriously though the setup the OP is talking about is how my guy has wired over 300 boats...
Unless you are moving to the 8600 series the Garmin SI will disappoint you after using the HB. I could deal with the 8612 and 8610 and the GT 56 transducer. When I ran the GT56 on the 12" Echomap...
And it makes zero difference. We have monitoring units in the field with thousands of hours on them and some have failed with less than 100.
I ran AT and LS for about 3 weeks as some research for a new boat order. In those weeks I probably spent 50 hours testing them just like he did. For the most part he hit it on the head between the...