Ok, long story but I'll try to keep it short........lol. Have had a Humminbird 597 DI in my Allison XB 2003 now for probably 5 years. It is installed as shoot thru the hull installation and it was put in the tray that Allison provides. For a few years, it worked fine..........then about 2 years ago, the 2D view stopped working, but the DI view continued to work. After a lot of guessing what to do, I put some water in the tray and both the 2D and DI worked! The transducer when installed was put in with a slow curing epoxy. It worked then until about a month ago, and I did have to replenish the water in the tray from time to time. It has now stopped working again, same thing, 2D view does not show the bottom but DI view works fine............................Do I need a new transducer?............or just what is causing this? When I put water in the tray now..................it does not "fix" the problem like it used to. Thanks!597ci HD DI Combo
And........is there a "correct" transducer to use for a thru hull installation of a 597ci HD DI? If so, what is it?