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77Gypsy
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Initially Posted - 05/04/2003 :  21:40:47  Show Profile
i'm looking for a plain depth finder. any good recommendations, i do not need all the bells and whistles.
what's better, through hull or transom mount. do the throughh hull transducers require making a hole in the hull? can it be done with Gypsy still in the water? are they less acurate than the transome mount ones?

Steven de Filippis
78 C25 SR/FK - Gypsy
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eric.werkowitz
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Response Posted - 05/04/2003 :  22:13:19  Show Profile
Steve,

Why don't you read this thread:
http://www.catalina25-250.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3334

I have been very pleased with the Hummingbird 100 I installed a couple years ago. I got it on sale for less than $100. It not only shows depth, but gives a profile of the bottom on a scolling LCD. I installed the transducer in the vee berth using a puddle of epoxy to hold it. It shoots through the hull very well. Just remember, the floor of the hull in that location is about a foot below the water line. Therefore, the depth will be a little conservative.

Eric Werkowitz
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Response Posted - 05/05/2003 :  01:51:12  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
I liked the Garmin unit myself. Their fish finder will give you a low battery alarm, Anchor Drag alarm, depth alarm. It can also show bottom composition. All this and a fish finder too.
http://www.fish-finder-store.com/cgi-bin/mivavm?Merchant2/merchant.mvc+Screen=PROD&Product_Code=12192&Category_Code=PRI-100
The thru hull is around $40 or you can use a puck and not have a hole.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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77Gypsy
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Response Posted - 05/05/2003 :  09:47:06  Show Profile
the puck system sounds like a good idea

Steven de Filippis
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Response Posted - 05/05/2003 :  16:07:03  Show Profile
just bought it on lunch break

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