On Nov 12, 2016, at 13:22, Kent Robertson karkauai@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Hola from Panama, Bill.  I'm glad to hear that your new sounder works without a new thru-hull.  You say it works like a fish-finder...does it give a 3-dimensional picture of the bottom?  Where did you install it in the hull?

My old EchoPilot only gave a two-dimensional view about 1 1/2 boat lengths ahead at slow speed and shallow conditions.  The transducer has died and I'm waiting until the 3-dimensional forward sonars get less expensive before I replace it.  Two years ago the best ones required two new thru-hulls 18"apart.  Some newer ones had a single transducer that swept from side to side, but the picture wasn't as good.  Both types were very expensive.

If I could add a new one that gave a 3-dimensional picture without new thru-hulls, I'd probably spring for one now.

To answer your question, I would leave your B&G sounder in place as a backup even if it can be quirky at times.  When mine goes out at a bad time, I'm blind.

Does anyone have a solution to the irregular function of the B&G?  I've checked and redone all connections with no effect.

Thanks,

Kent

SM243

Kristy

Panama