Anyone got a 1kw chirp tranny and a furuno setup

[ranga7]

Hi I've got myself a furuno 295 and wondering weather to go a standard tranny or go with a chirp. Any advice would be great. Its going to be Transome mounted. Cheers

[snapperdan]

you will have to go standard as no furuno system is chirp yet.

They are working on it. THey made something, were not happy and have gone back to the drawing board. We should here something before the miami boat show.

I think it will be a black box unit at first compatible with the tz touch, not even navnet3d will be compatible. As usual it will blow everything else out of the water when it comes.

[ranga7]

Thanks sd wen is the Miami boat show? I'm about to spend a fair bit on a 295 or 585 do you rekon wait and go the chirp setup

you will have to go standard as no furuno system is chirp yet.

They are working on it. THey made something, were not happy and have gone back to the drawing board. We should here something before the miami boat show.

I think it will be a black box unit at first compatible with the tz touch, not even navnet3d will be compatible. As usual it will blow everything else out of the water when it comes.

[snapperdan]

Chirp is the future. However i would wait for a furuno chirp. The others seem to have rushed theres into production. Furuno will be like the hottest girl at the party, fashionably late and the envy of all the others.

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[Aussie123]

I just spoke to Furuno and they have no plans for a chirp transducer.
They said it is up to Airmar as to what will be available in the future to suit any Furuno sounders.

[snapperdan]

Airmar does the tranny yes.

Chirp compatible unit/ blackbox early next year.

[ranga7]

[Spoke to furuno today and yes early next year. Spoke to airmar in the states and they already make just waiting on furunoQUOTE=snapperdan;1431391]Airmar does the tranny yes.

Chirp compatible unit/ blackbox early next year.[/QUOTE]

[ShaneC]

The transducers are already made, they are generic to all brands that's why they don't come with plugs. The chirp tranny will work with your 295 unit to the capacity of the head unit, but just won't chirp until furuno bring out a compatible unit.

[stue2]

The transducers are already made, they are generic to all brands that's why they don't come with plugs. The chirp tranny will work with your 295 unit to the capacity of the head unit, but just won't chirp until furuno bring out a compatible unit.

Does this mean they will opperate to the equivelant of 1 kw? I understand the chirp not working but at what level can they opperate without chip?

[Smithy]

I would just go for it now. A 585 or 925 with 1kw are great sets as is. The only things you can get better are an 925 s or 1150s with 2kw or 3kw transducers, towed multi beam WASP type sonars or dual frequency sonar but the Furuno sonar you are talking $20K. I'd keep it simple with a 585, 1kw then put your money into Furuno time zero or Maxsea running on a computer for more detail bathemetrics or your own 3d depth contouring.