what fish finder to buy

[Mark0]

Hi guys I have finally bought a little tinnie 3.7mtr I live near the coomera river and I am all set to go just need to get a sounder can anyone recommend a good one i:-) am looking for an entry level one not really sure of the differences I will need one that runs off batteries as tinnie has no batt in it, thanks guys

[nigelr]

Re: what fish finder to buy

What sort of money do you want to spend Mark0?
You could fit a small 12v battery easily into your boat, which would open up more possibilities.
Cheers.

[Dan5]

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Mate the Garmin 400c would be a good choice.....

Dan

[rowanda]

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Hi Mate
as Nigelr has suggested, buy a small gel cell 12v battery from somewhere like Jaycar. Should only cost you about $30 or so plus a charger....or just get yourself a motorbike or small car batter. As for a sounder for an entry level why not look at a little combo unit like an eagle or Garmin. They have had some good deals at BCF, Bias etc lately

[tunaticer]

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BCF regularly have the Garmin 551 combo on sale for $600 or so, usually $900 in most shops around Brissie. 5" diagonal colour tft screen with decent res, can't complain about that.

[nigelr]

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Or the ubiquitous Ebay...........

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190541618457&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

just for an example.
Cheers.

[Mark0]

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Cheers guys I will read up on them tommorrow, I took my boat out for a spin today started easilt ran like a charm only bought it second hand last sunday', hey can anyone tell me where I can find the correct fuel ratio for a evintude 2 stroke I Google the model but nothing comes up

[nigelr]

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Would be suprised if it isn't 50:1 but ring your local dealer and make sure.

[dnej]

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1 - What kind of oil can I use for my 2-stroke motor? XD30, XD50 and XD100 oil is recommended for all 1993 and newer motors.

2 - What is the fuel/oil mix for my motor?The following is generally true: 1958 and prior used 20:1, 1959 thru 1963 used 24:1, 1964 and newer use 50:1. High performance usage (racing) requires a ratio of 25:1. New engine break-in (not DI) requires 25:1.

3 - I live in an area where they only sell oxygenated fuels. Will this hurt my motor? Oxygenated fuels should not hurt motors. Motors can tolerate up to 10% alcohol in fuels, which is the maximum allowed by law in the United States.

4 - What grade of fuel should I use in my motor? Current recommendations are to use a minimum of 87 octane, 89 octane is preferred. There is no additional benefit from using higher-octane fuels, in fact they may cause hard starting conditions in hot weather. If you have an older motor and the owner's manual requires premium fuel, here's why:
When these were built, the best oil available was TCW-2 rated, and did not contain the additive package (detergents, carbon preservatives, etc.) which our current oils (XD-30, XD-50 and XD-100) contain today. In that era, premium fuel contained the additive package that helped prevent the formation of internal engine deposits. That's why premium fuels were preferred at the time. Ultimately, in the late 90's the federal government mandated fuel refiners to use the same additive package in all grades of fuel and the premium fuel requirement was dropped.

[Mark0]

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Went to bcf they had the garmin 300c for 300, but what's the main diff from that to the cheaper greyscale hummingbird piranamax 150 and so on ta

[Mossy247]

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Furuno LS4100 awesome greyscale sounder, had mine for years, still going strong.
cheers,

[Mark0]

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Found this place that sells them from the US, they freight it here for free if it fails under warranty they freight it back to them for free for warranty repair with Garmin.
Garmin 400C for $249.00

http://koalagps.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=16000_16154000&products_id=1028

Looks good to me, gunna do some more research
There is a 400c without transducer, with dual bead transducer and one with dual frequency transducer, not sure what the dif is

[Pond123]

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Interesting website and prices. I cannot see any actual contact details other than a phone number (i.e an address) for the company though. Has any one used them? My scam radar is twitching a bit...........

[Mark0]

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I have spoken to them a few times on the phone and email, they are pretty helpful.
They have also recommended the

http://koalagps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5183

What are the Eagle's like ?