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08-23-2010, 10:24 AM
maachuu

Ok guys and gals, you can take a deep breath now !!

I have ordered the 898 so you will have a few days to gain your composure back before I start hitting you with questions on how to do this and that :D cuz you know a man aint gonna read the instructions;)
oh yea, anybody that wants to give me any points on the install (particulary the ducer) feel free to do so :)

thanks to all that have help me make this decision

maachuu
08-23-2010, 10:36 AM
Wannabe...

Good thing for you we charge by the hour and not by the question. :)

Congrats....should of got the HDS10 with LSS-1, but your transgression is forgiven. Just don't let it happen again.

Wannabe...
08-23-2010, 10:40 AM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

Good thing for you we charge by the hour and not by the question. :)

Congrats....should of got the HDS10 with LSS-1, but your transgression is forgiven. Just don't let it happen again.

Wannabe...

Thanks for you help WB, and I dont got the deep pockets like you banker dudes do :) lessen you wanna float me a loan I aint gotta pay back :D

m
08-23-2010, 10:43 AM
Wannabe...

No problem maachuuu, that's what I do. I'm just gonna need to see your green card, I'll need your house, truck and boat for collateral and as soon as we get the lab results back on the blood sample we can start the application and decide how much of a down payment we'll need.

Wannabe...
08-23-2010, 10:46 AM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

No problem maachuuu, that's what I do. I'm just gonna need to see your green card, I'll need your house, truck and boat for collateral and as soon as we get the lab results back on the blood sample we can start the application and decide how much of a down payment we'll need.

Wannabe...

man I feel as I have been completely flungingated with poo :( Ifn I was non-american you wouldnt do me this way would you :eek:

m
08-23-2010, 10:48 AM
Wannabe...

No....we give discounts to non-Americans. :)

Wannabe...
08-23-2010, 10:50 AM
DoubleGobble00

Congrats man! You will really like it. First off.. print out the manual online.. All that comes with the 898 is a CD with the manual loaded on it for you to print. When mounting the transducer get your boat level front to back and side to side. The front to back part is easy but I used a floor jack to adjust side to side. That way you can be sure your transducer is level before you start drilling holes. You will also need to get a 3 amp inline fuse to put on the positive wire. I got mine from radio shack but they have them at other boat places.. I think I saw them at academy too. Get some marine grade silicone from a boat shop, bass pro (maybe), and academy (maybe)... That stuff was pretty hard to find but I got some from c&s marine..... Lets see.. what else.... i got a fish tape from lowes that helped me run my wires and uses masonry string to pull them through. Maybe that is a start...

DoubleG
08-23-2010, 10:55 AM
Minnerman

Quote:

Originally Posted by maachuu

oh yea, anybody that wants to give me any points on the install (particulary the ducer) feel free to do so :)

maachuu

As hard as it may be, dont, for any reason, listen to PP (dd) when installin the ducer. If'n by some chance you do decide to listen to him, please take my advise and stand on your head when you install it his way. Trust me, you'll be way better off. :p

On a lesser serious note, trust me the above statement is much more serious:eek:, get you one of them ducer mounting plates so you can adjust without the extra 5 or 3 extra set of holes in yo transom.
08-23-2010, 10:55 AM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoubleGobble00

Congrats man! You will really like it. First off.. print out the manual online.. All that comes with the 898 is a CD with the manual loaded on it for you to print. When mounting the transducer get your boat level front to back and side to side. The front to back part is easy but I used a floor jack to adjust side to side. That way you can be sure your transducer is level before you start drilling holes. You will also need to get a 3 amp inline fuse to put on the positive wire. I got mine from radio shack but they have them at other boat places.. I think I saw them at academy too. Get some marine grade silicone from a boat shop, bass pro (maybe), and academy (maybe)... That stuff was pretty hard to find but I got some from c&s marine..... Lets see.. what else.... i got a fish tape from lowes that helped me run my wires and uses masonry string to pull them through. Maybe that is a start...

DoubleG

did you mount on the left or right side of the transom (as you are sitting in the boat) ? I have my current transducer on the left side and I have read where this was to be located on the right side

thanks

maachuu
08-23-2010, 10:58 AM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minnerman

As hard as it may be, dont, for any reason, listen to PP (dd) when installin the ducer. If'n by some chance you do decide to listen to him, please take my advise and stand on your head when you install it his way. Trust me, you'll be way better off. :p

On a lesser serious note, trust me the above statement is much more serious:eek:, get you one of them ducer mounting plates so you can adjust without the extra 5 or 3 extra set of holes in yo transom.

thanks minner, where would be best to find one ? not sure if I have saw one of these or not

maachuu
08-23-2010, 11:00 AM
Minnerman

Quote:

Originally Posted by maachuu

thanks minner, where would be best to find one ? not sure if I have saw one of these or not

maachuu

Oh I don't know where you can find one, but I can tell ya how to plug the extra holes.:rolleyes:

Hold on I'll do the leg work fer ya.
08-23-2010, 11:02 AM
CRAPPIEHUNTER68

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Transducer

I would recommend you get one of these transducer mounting plates. It will allow you to move the transducer around without putting holes in the boat. The SI transducers are a little sensitive to water turbulence often seen in aluminum boats and being able to move the transducer a little will help avoid it.
Just my 2 cents.
08-23-2010, 11:05 AM
Minnerman

SternMate-World's Leading Fish-finder Transom Transducer Mounting Bracket System-Adhesive Installation

Transducer Mounting Plate

Rig Rite Horizontal Transducer Plate, Grey, Marine, Rig Rite at Bargain Outfitters

Now git to it.
08-23-2010, 11:16 AM
"G"

And to think.....all Don Don used was duct tape. :D
08-23-2010, 11:26 AM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minnerman

SternMate-World's Leading Fish-finder Transom Transducer Mounting Bracket System-Adhesive Installation

Transducer Mounting Plate

Rig Rite Horizontal Transducer Plate, Grey, Marine, Rig Rite at Bargain Outfitters

Now git to it.

thanks minner, appreciate it very much, I am limited to what I can do as I am having to work and wait on customers, oh yea need how to plug the holes in the aluminum :)

maachuu
08-23-2010, 11:34 AM
DoubleGobble00

I mounted mine on the left side... since I already had a transducer on the right side. The directions say to put in on the right side.... (right side being the side if sitting in the boat facing forward). I don't think it matters too much. They say the prop wash from a clockwise rotating prop is greater on the left side than the right side... so to mount it on the right would be better.
08-23-2010, 11:40 AM
Captain Chris

[QUOTE=maachuu;1245349]thanks minner, appreciate it very much, I am limited to what I can do as I am having to work and wait on customers, oh yea need how to plug the holes in the aluminum :)

Mount SternMate™ directly over the holes in your transom.
08-23-2010, 11:53 AM
satdoc1

Here is mine on my tracker
08-23-2010, 11:58 AM
"G"

JB Weld works good to plug holes in aluminum.
08-23-2010, 12:46 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman

JB Weld works good to plug holes in aluminum.

Thanks G3, hope I dont have to plug to many :D

m
08-23-2010, 01:13 PM
Jethro

Closed end Pop rivets are water tight, just kind of hard to find. I used them to plug the holes in my transom, haven't had any problems yet.

POP Rivets - Closed-End Sealing POP Rivets
08-23-2010, 01:38 PM
Minnerman

Pop Rivets, Sheet metal screws with the rubber washer on the head, JB Weld, any screw with marine grade silicone (lowes has it) will all seal the extra holes.
08-23-2010, 01:40 PM
Minnerman

Quote:

Originally Posted by maachuu

thanks minner, appreciate it very much, I am limited to what I can do as I am having to work and wait on customers

maachuu

You said that like you the only one on here that's working. Geeze, gonna have to give you a lesson in multi-taskin or get you a better job.:p
08-23-2010, 01:44 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minnerman

You said that like you the only one on here that's working. Geeze, gonna have to give you a lesson in multi-taskin or get you a better job.:p

I have to get up from my desk and go out and show atv's or motorcycles, cant set behind the desk and folks come to me for what they want, like they do WB :D
08-23-2010, 01:44 PM
majflyboy

:confused::confused::confused:Working:confused::co nfused::confused::p
08-23-2010, 01:45 PM
Wannabe...

You people about ignernt. I'm about ready to put a pop rivet or two or six of ya today. 3M 5200 and you're done.

Wannabe...
08-23-2010, 01:46 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

You people about ignernt. I'm about ready to put a pop rivet or two or six of ya today. 3M 5200 and you're done.

Wannabe...

come on WB, tell us how you really feel, dont hold back :eek:

m
08-23-2010, 03:31 PM
tritonman

congrats maachuu, you are gonna like it
08-23-2010, 03:35 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by tritonman

congrats maachuu, you are gonna like it

Thanks tritonman, you know when I started lookin for a side scan FF and started asking questions, I only had 38 post LOL and now that I have ask all the questions and finally ordered I have over 360 post :D

maachuu
08-23-2010, 04:06 PM
"G"

Quote:

Originally Posted by maachuu

Thanks tritonman, you know when I started lookin for a side scan FF and started asking questions, I only had 38 post LOL and now that I have ask all the questions and finally ordered I have over 360 post :D

maachuu

Yep and while I was talking to ya about a FF...... My post count went way :Dpast Wannabes.
08-23-2010, 04:09 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman

Yep and while I was talking to ya about a FF...... My post count went way :Dpast Wannabes.

you dont have to thank me G3, just glad to be nuisance oops I mean help :D

m
08-23-2010, 04:16 PM
Wannabe...

Don't worry about botherin' G-3. At his age, he's just happy to have something to do.

Wannabe...
08-23-2010, 04:18 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

Don't worry about botherin' G-3. At his age, he's just happy to have something to do.

Wannabe...

Hey WB, what kinda of shade do you have on your 997 ? been lookin at the raptorcap ciz someone told me I would need one of them

thanks

maachuu
08-23-2010, 04:21 PM
"G"

Quote:

Originally Posted by maachuu

Hey WB, what kinda of shade do you have on your 997 ? been lookin at the raptorcap ciz someone told me I would need one of them

thanks

maachuu

Cardboard and duct tape painted flat black. :)
08-23-2010, 04:22 PM
DonDon

LOL, Tell him what kind ya got WB

yeh yeh tell him hehe
08-23-2010, 04:22 PM
DonDon

He's got a

DonDon knock off
08-23-2010, 04:24 PM
Wannabe...

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you're talking about.

And that's all I got to say about that.

Wannabe...
08-23-2010, 04:25 PM
"G"

Yep Don Dons got the original....Classic.
08-23-2010, 04:26 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonDon

DonDon knock off

and just what the "DD knockoff might be" ? I know you got pictures cuz you gottem of everything else :D

m
08-23-2010, 04:27 PM
maachuu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you're talking about.

And that's all I got to say about that.

Wannabe...

ok ok now you gonna plead it that way

m

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