EAGLE 642C combo

[ozscott]

Anyone had any experience with these units and the 642C GPS (dual freq) finder combo in particular?

The specs seem good including the resolution.

Cheers

[leezor]

Mine arrived from the states this week, will be installing the transducer on the weekend. It came with a transom mount but am going to attempt to set it up as a shoot through hull.

I have tried it at home with a Nautic Path chart, am happy with it so far, will give it a good run on the weekend and let you know.

Cheers,

Lee

[Borminator]

Leezor,
I have been looking at the Eagle Seacharter 642 Combo. I was keen to get one from the States also. What was the best price you found and who did you go through. I am interested to hear your thoughts after a test run. They appear on paper to be a top little unit.

Blue Dog

[ozscott]

looking forward to hearing about it!

[leezor]

Got it from ###### Imports, paid for it on the Monday, got it the following Monday delivered to my door for $960 $au

I decided on the combo unit as it only an extra $200 than the stand alone GPS unit and figured if I want a stand alone sounder I can get it later.

I was quoted almost $1700 for the same unit here, and since Lowrence offer fixed price repairs in Australia took a punt with the warranty.

Will give it a run tomorrow once I have mounted the transducer.

Has anyone had much luck using transom mount transducers as a shoot through hull config?

[seatime]

G'day leezor, can't see why a transom trany woudn't work as an in-hull.
I'm no expert, but the insides would be similar surely, with the casing different.
Try it first with a big blob of sikaflex, you should be able to ascertain if it'll work before the sika goes off.
rgds

[leezor]

Thanks Gelsec, that was the plan mate - will let you know the results.

Cheers,

Lee

[leezor]

Ended up using Sikaflex to mount the transducer to the inside of the hull, holds bottom at all speeds even WOT which is around 80km/h according to the GPS.
The Nauticpath charts detail is not as good as the C-Map NT+ which I had running on a Navman Tracker 950 on my last boat, however the Eagle unit is much quicker at refreshing pages and the resolution is much better.
Considering the chart was free, i can't complain.