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    My local lake is about 4,000 acres. There seems...

    My local lake is about 4,000 acres. There seems to be non-stop tournaments going on. I love to fish, but purely recreational. The tournaments are an aggravation to work around when it comes to the...
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    Ever seen how much a boat trailer flexes without...

    Ever seen how much a boat trailer flexes without a boat on it? The boat acts as a structural member of the trailer when secured to the trailer, typically at 3 points (1 front winch and 2 rear...
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    Course up = is direction of travel, not...

    Course up = is direction of travel, not necessarily planned travel (depends on if navigation is active or not).
    Heading up = Direction you are pointed

    On my console unit I have both heading and...
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    I use both. North up on easy to navigate...

    I use both.

    North up on easy to navigate lakes. If using lake features to navigate, north up is better for me.

    On lakes that have channel markers or lots of submerged obstacles, I like 3d mode...
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    You can perform a pedal calibration. See post #9...

    You can perform a pedal calibration. See post #9 here: https://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=1196374. Make sure you read post # 9 in its entirety. The section below is the procedure you want to...
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    I light coat of food grade silicone grease on all...

    I light coat of food grade silicone grease on all contact points keeps it moving freely.
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    I believe he is talking about the head sensor. It...

    I believe he is talking about the head sensor. It is an encoder that is belt driven from the trolling motor shaft gear. It is the part that has the magnet on it that interacts with the pointer on the...
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    Not buying it. Heading sensors are one...

    Not buying it.

    Heading sensors are one dimensional. Your heading can be true north but your course could be due west. So the heading sensor would be of no value in indicating which way the...
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    If you say so. We are talking spot lock where...

    If you say so.

    We are talking spot lock where the wind can change heading without trolling motor propulsion. All the heading sensor does is allow the trolling motor to identify which way to jog if...
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    At the end of the day, GPS capabilities are...

    At the end of the day, GPS capabilities are simply not what some people perceive them to be.

    If you have Lowrance MFD, go to settings / System / Satellites to see the GPS accuracy.

    Straight...
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    I second the advice to go with HDS Live or Pro...

    I second the advice to go with HDS Live or Pro units over at least one of the FS units.

    I started out with 2 FS 9 units. After a year, I switched to HDS Live units. Not exactly sure why, but the...
  12. I ran a MotorGuide Tour Pro for a while. The tour...

    I ran a MotorGuide Tour Pro for a while. The tour pro heading sensor would compete with the Point 1 as the primary heading source. You can get around this by assigning one of the heading sensors an...
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    I had my AT2 wired up and working for months. AT2...

    I had my AT2 wired up and working for months. AT2 yellow wire to a switched "+" from battery. It worked this way from last spring up until a couple of weeks ago when I installed this latest update.
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    Just a heads up, after updating my AT2 to the...

    Just a heads up, after updating my AT2 to the latest software, the functionality of the yellow wake up wire stopped working. De-energizing the yellow wire would put it to sleep, but re-energizing the...
  15. Turn on MFD and AT2, everything works. Turn off...

    Turn on MFD and AT2, everything works. Turn off switch to remove power from AT yellow wire, no source, as expected. Turn on switch to reapply 12v to AT yellow wire, no source indefinitely. Unplug...
  16. Active Target 2 Update Killed Yellow Wake Up Wire

    Just posting this to help out some that may be having the same issue as me.

    I was bored enought to update my live units and active target 2 today. After an hour or so of trying to get everything...
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    To remove the tree "v" icons, display your chart,...

    To remove the tree "v" icons, display your chart, then follow the selections below.

    Menu, more options, chart options, categories, nautical chart base, then deselect "land region"

    To remove...
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    Well, one would think standby would stop the...

    Well, one would think standby would stop the sonar from pinging too....just saying. So it did not seem out of the question that my transducer was acting the same when sonar was stopped as it did in...
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    Before adamantly backing up my previous...

    Before adamantly backing up my previous statement, I decided to go power up my units to make sure I was not in left field.

    Apparently my structure scan was set to AI 3 in 1 which really means the...
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    Sonar still pings when sonar is off or in...

    Sonar still pings when sonar is off or in standby. It just pings with less intensity.
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    Glad you got it worked out :beers:

    Glad you got it worked out :beers:
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    The trick is to adjust the trailer jack height...

    The trick is to adjust the trailer jack height until the jack body is as vertical as possible.

    The trailer jack wheel axle is not inline with the vertical axis of the jack body. So if the tube is...
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    I do not think you can successfully duplicate the...

    I do not think you can successfully duplicate the shaded relief. I have tried many times to get a similar result without success.

    I was able to play around with blue fading into white which...
  24. Try trimming your motor up. you may have...

    Try trimming your motor up. you may have something blocking the transducer return.
  25. Check to see if your ignition switch is sticking?...

    Check to see if your ignition switch is sticking? Mine was doing this and the issue was the ignition switch not fully returning to the on position after starting. Therefore when you shift to neutral,...
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