Got what might be a stupid question but gotta ask anyway

ok, I have a transducer mounted on my ipilot, now when I put the unit in the water it goes in approx 2 ft, so if I am reading 10ft on the FF, am I really at 8ft or 10ft


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maachuu

You would be at 12 ft because your ff is reading the depth from your transducer to the bottom

thanks G3 for clearing that up, wasnt sure if that was the correct reading or if I had to consider how far in the water the ducer was, I know it was a crazy question but one of them I had to ask :D

Hey Maachuu. There is a depth offset feature on the Humminbird that will make these issues go away.

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Originally Posted by CRAPPIEHUNTER68

Hey Maachuu. There is a depth offset feature on the Humminbird that will make these issues go away.

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now that you mention it crappiehunter, seems like I have saw that in there but didnt know what it was for


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Originally Posted by maachuu

now that you mention it crappiehunter, seems like I have saw that in there but didnt know what it was for


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Yep follow crappiehunter68 advice, depth offset feature works great, and when it comes to electronics no question is stupid.....;)

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Originally Posted by jaxsprat

Yep follow crappiehunter68 advice, depth offset feature works great, and when it comes to electronics no question is stupid.....;)

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thanks jax, guess you just correct the amount of offset by the amount you think that the transducer goes below the water line, oh yea, is there a need to do that on the transducer mounted on the transom ? I have a 898 on the back of my boat

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maachuu

Measure the water line to the bottom of your transducer. I have the offset on my front FF, but not on the back. Not as critical on the back.

Wannabe...

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Originally Posted by Wannabe...

Measure the water line to the bottom of your transducer. I have the offset on my front FF, but not on the back. Not as critical on the back.

Wannabe...

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WB, I would need to set it to negative offset, is that correct ?

maachuu

However deep your transducer is in the water.....needs to be added what depth your FF is reading.