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OK got the RAM mount installed, Transducer mounted on the back of the boat, GPS puck mounted and it powered up. Everything checked on on the test so I headed out to the Ice lake Formally called Ross Barnett. There's ice on either side of Pelahatchie Bay Causeway for 200 foot either side of the road and Rankin Country landing has a foot of ice on the ramps. OK, I turned it on and you can see a bunch of scratchy lines on it. Bout it. BTW, BLUE is a hard color to see in full sunlight, got to get a cover for it like Sat and I was talking about the other day. Anyways, something's not set right but least it's 80% hooked up. I'm not securing the cables until I get it working properly. Only take me abuot an hour to finish everything though

Can you post a pic of what you're seeing?

Wannabe...

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OK, I turned it on and you can see a bunch of scratchy lines on it. Bout it. BTW, BLUE is a hard color to see in full sunlight,

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That's why the discontinued that model :D

but if you look at the last Pic that Minner posted with the lines across it, my entire screen was filled with lines like that. I also was getting eratic depth readings. I was compairing it to the Lowrance a couple times to check it out and it would read 2 foot when the Lowrance had 20 foot deep. MAYYYY have something to do with the transducer. It's wierd cause there's NO WAY it's supposed to just just flop up and down. There's no way to lock it in position and hold it there. It's got a long screw that holds it to the mount and it just flops up and down. I'll do some reading today and check on that and see how to make a few adjustments

Pics please. I want to help, but need pics......then again, 10 am is coming fast, so you might want to take the pics and save them til next Monday when I'm helpful again.

Wannabe...

THOUGHT you might stop by the house since you were IN TOWN at TOYS ARE US this weekend

When The Transdocer Is Mounted And The Bolt Put In Place It Will Lock The Transducer In Place. Will Go Get Pic Of Mine In A Few Min And Post It For Ya.

Lookin At The Pics You Will See The Sides Of The Bracket Have A Elongated Indented Spot On It That Holdes The Transducer Down. Make Sure Ya Got The Bracket On Right Side Up!

Yes, it should lock. My initial thoughts on why you're seeing lines:

1) Ducer is tilting up because it's not locked either producing lines from bad angle or due to air getting under it while it's tilted.

2) With the ducer in place and your motor trimmed down, do you have clearance from the back of the ducer to the foot on your motor if you look accross the transom on the trailer? My motor will interfere if I have it tucked, but then again, only one side of the beam gets intereferance....so that's prolly not your problem.

Therefore, I'm going with number 1.

Let's see pics of that install.

Wannabe...

Guess what Sat? I DO have it on upside down. :(
With it flopping up and down, that'll cause alot of the problems I had with water depth and such I would imagine. BET it was pointing back behind the boat and I was see Prop Wash as well

it's in almost the exact place Sat has his

Well well if there is a way to screw it up I had faith that you could find it. It least that is one problem the Super Gewber Poo Flinger Missed on!!

didn't he. I figgered something was wrong but it was wayyyy to cold Saturday to spend much time out there messing with it. Really thew only that got real cold was my hands, Hard to fool with electrical things when your hands are froze

to on sensitivity, brightness and contrast? I tried a bunch of different settings to get the screen to lighten up. Heck, the only way I could see the screen decently was on GREY color. Tried the green, blue and brown and couldn't see squat

Maybe you should have got the 1197, Lol. :D

Is it 11 yet? Just checking.

Wannabe...

24 more min. Then the poo will start!

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Is it 11 yet? Just checking.

Wannabe...

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Its getting close....I just put my rubber boots on hee hee. :D

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Startin to look like a WB post to anyone? 21

Thik I will just get off for a while till the POO settles. 20