Yet another sounder question

[Malcolm W]

Hi all.

I am looking at a new sounder for offshore work up to 100m of water.

I all ready have a plotter that suits our needs, so a combo is not necessary, but not discounted. I would like to keep it under the $1000 mark, but if I need to spend a bit more, it will be considered. I would also like to buy from Australia, just for ease of any warranty problems.

I have been looking along the lines of the elite 7 HDI. Any experiences?
Is it worth the extra to go too a furuno 627?

Any other suggestions? I don't really have a brand preference, but have a b&w lorance, and it has been good.

Thanks in advance
Rob.

To answer your original question, yes I think it's worth spending the extra for the 627. Perfectly suited up to 100m depth offshore. Not saying the 7 HDI wont serve you well if your budget wont stretch to the furuno.

Have a look at the Sitex CVS 750 or 650 also. Equal in performance to the 627, good waterproofing, excellent pixells and value for screen size.

Here is a pic of my SVS 650 in 25m of water (had mine to 90m with no trouble). You can see the sinker and bait dropping on some WA Dhu fish. Got one as soon as it hit the bottom. 200khz normal and bottom lock shown. The down side to Sitex is that you need to use a lot of manual settings to get the most out of them.

[chocolatemoose]

those buttons remind me of the 90s

[Malcolm W]

those buttons remind me of the 90s

Agree with that, I'm only interested in functionality, reliability and ability to show fish and bottom. They are lacking in the latest bling. You would have to admit the buttons on the ones you're selling look almost the same??