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I knew as soon as I took apart my remote and filed away the back of the button to disable it, that they'd finally fix that issue lol. Oh well. I'm fine without it.

This is probably only mildly related to this post, but one thing to try if you ever have issues with a lithium battery is to completely disconnect the battery from EVERYTHING and see if the battery...

Good question that I hadn't fully thought of before posting the part number. Mine is not hooked directly to the engine. It plugs into Yamaha's bus connector, which you may not have. Mine had the...

I have my GPS Map 1242 Touch hooked up to my Yamaha via the J1939. Just make sure your unit has the plug. I had a heck of a time getting Garmin to confirm the 1242 actually had the J1939 port. ...

I'll second checking for magnetic interference, and add that you should run any nearby electronics and/or associated wiring as you test as well. My *second* mounting location worked great.....until...

I'm pretty sure I've posted this before, but with each update I'm still amazed they've never made it so you can mark a waypoint on side image without completely pausing the side imaging. I was...

I find it to be pretty valuable for throwing a cast net on baitfish like shad in shallow water. I can tell the size of the shad before throwing, and also tell them apart from undesirable fish like...

I'm thinking when I get the chance I am going to rig a jug line type setup with a target (sinkers or maybe something else) rigged every few feet all the way from top to bottom, then back off to...

That is an interesting concept. I read up a decent amount on sonar shapes back when picking out transducers for the boat, so I believe I understand what you're theorizing. My memory of the way...

That is how mine used to look. I wish I could get it back to there.

LWINCHESTER2,

See the attached pictures. Area I highlighted in green is the "good" area. The area highlighted in red is the "dead spot" and the unhighlighted area is notably less detailed...

Thanks for the suggestions. I will get some videos as recommended next time I am out. It never hurts to have more examples to show.

Here is a video from today's fishing trip with it set to...

Garmin asked me to reset it to defaults again. I did, and it did not help. Waiting for another email response now.

I did take a couple videos. I have attached them to this post. Maybe it'll...

Just fyi, the image above is on a perfectly flat sand bottom. No brushpile. No fish either. The returns shown are suspended 6oz sinkers. There is one sinker in the "void" that is...

A quick update for anyone interested in this:

I called Garmin, and the tech went through a list of troubleshooting questions that seemed reasonable to me. Since I had already tried everything on...

Thanks Fishysam. I do know what you are referring to, as I adjusted those settings recently to see if it helped any. Unfortunately it didn't help my issue, but I do agree it can definitely make the...

Thanks for the suggestions.

I've used it over the following bottom types with roughly identical results:
Mud/Silt
Sand
Small Gravel
Large Rocks
Flat Rock Shelf

I've noticed large rocks...

I have been watching the issues on here hoping mine would never do it, but over the last week or so, I am suddenly seeing issues. What is most strange is that an update did not initiate it. I...

The further you get away from the boat and the deeper the water is, the more error there is, but yeah it marks pretty close on sidevu. If you're just casting to general area, its plenty close...

Thanks for the replies. At least I know I'm not just missing an easy solution. I'll definitely be hoping for an update that makes it easier. For now I guess I'll tell myself that it will be...

Short Version:
Are there any methods of marking waypoints on sidevu that avoid pausing the sidevu sonar? I'm hoping I'm just missing something.

Full Story:
I finally got my sidevu transducers...

When deploying, I've always dropped it from the half way point without it making any kind of sound that ever really caught my attention. However, when I just did it in the garage out of curiosity,...

Mine required pushing down to stow until I realized that the shaft was adjusted deep enough that the barrel was off of the bottom of the mount slightly, causing it to wedge a bit when stowing. ...

So far I've been happy with the anchor mode on my new Force.

That video appears to have been shot in a garage. Does it do the same on the water? My last boat had a Xi5 and when I first...

I'm no expert on this stuff by any means and know nothing about the product, but since it has a point 1 on top of it, I'd guess it takes the gps position and heading reading from the point one, then...