got a new depthfinder for valentines day!!!! now i need to figure out how to use it. it is a lowrance elete 5 sonar/gps chartploter. book is a bit confusing!!!!!
got a new depthfinder for valentines day!!!! now i need to figure out how to use it. it is a lowrance elete 5 sonar/gps chartploter. book is a bit confusing!!!!!
I got a card and was feeling pretty cocky until I read this.
hehehehe...........i also got a shirt and some "tail"..........neither one fit!!!! lol
actually looking for some help with the depthfinder......gonna mount it tomorrow......then see if i can figure it out!
Look over on the BBC Lowrance forum. Been reading alot there. Replaced my HB units with all new HDS units. Many good reads.
I understand Charlie has one he would have sold you at a pretty good price..
To our troops
You bet. Brand new HDS-7. Worked great for about 30 minutes then blew up. For the last 5 years I have had nothing but trouble out of Lowrance. Two 522's that never worked right. LCX 37c that lasted 2 yrs and 4 months - I sent it to Lowrance last week. Bought the 7 in order to have something while they took a month to tell me what they will do about the 37. Then the 7 blows up.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Charlie206 »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">You bet. Brand new HDS-7. Worked great for about 30 minutes then blew up. For the last 5 years I have had nothing but trouble out of Lowrance. Two 522's that never worked right. LCX 37c that lasted 2 yrs and 4 months - I sent it to Lowrance last week. Bought the 7 in order to have something while they took a month to tell me what they will do about the 37. Then the 7 blows up.
Sounds like to me you're just hard on equipment ...
I hope both of you got a dogchit sammich for Valentine's Day.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by elm creek »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here ya go Charlie, I hear these are great
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THey are only as the operator.. Don't matter the Brand.....
Operator don't blow em up. Made in Mexico does. That company has been crap since Navico took over. Only reason I didn't catch a bird this time is cause I didn't want to bilge dive to change the ducer. I'm paying the price for being a lazy azz.
They are are all electronics. They both have good and problem units. It boils down to your personal likes and dislikes. I have run LMS for several years and haven't had any problems. Does not make they better than a bird. Kinda like Ranger, Champion and Skeeter. Some have had bad problems with all three brands. Doesn't make one better than the other. Personal prefrence.. Does not make a hill of beans to me I can't use my outdated electronics to a fraction of there capablities.
wow!! y'all give a guy a world of confidence on fishfinders!!!!!
got it hooked up, now i need to go to some water to see if i can get it to work as it should..................(hmmmmmm.......wonder if i ought to wear some saftey gear????)....................
Your luck can't be as bad as mine. That 5 will probably last you 20 years. If I bought it - maybe 20 days.
hehehe..........you crack me up charlie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Charlie206 »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">You bet. Brand new HDS-7. Worked great for about 30 minutes then blew up. For the last 5 years I have had nothing but trouble out of Lowrance. Two 522's that never worked right. LCX 37c that lasted 2 yrs and 4 months - I sent it to Lowrance last week. Bought the 7 in order to have something while they took a month to tell me what they will do about the 37. Then the 7 blows up.
I dunno Charlie, sounds like you been playin shadetree electrician on yer boats... keep paddles & a tow rope onboard?
You're right. I can wire a boat blindfolded and drunk while having trick sex.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Charlie206 »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">You're right. I can wire a boat blindfolded and drunk while having trick sex.</td></tr></table>
Oh... wait.... maybe I DON'T wanna see that
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