What do you recommend for Fish Finder on Frewza F14 Dinghy? There is no weather/water protection, what advantage would a gps/fish finder on a small open boat? are any fish finders fully water proof? what should I stay away from?
If you have a Frewza F14 Dinghy could you put up a photo of it mounted so I can get ideas.
http://www.mpl.ch/info/IPratings.html
cant help with boat pics sorry
out2sea wrote: I have a frewza 4.1 dinghy and a lowerance elite-5 chip unit. The unit is IPx7 rated (Submersible to 1m) so far it has been rained on, caught some spray and hosed down once or twice, even though I try to avoid that last one. I have found having the fishfinder/chartplotter great for fishing the channels in the manukau harbour, and the chartplotter has been very helpful in fishing new areas, finding reefs and likely looking areas to fish. I would look at the waterproof rating of any unit before you buy it, although it would be best to do as southern_jez has said and make a cover for it regardless. I find a plastic bag goes over mine quite well when washing the boat down. Here is where I have fitted mine I find that a good spot to be able to see it easily while on the tiller, and I don't have too much of a problem with it getting in the way. Its mounted on a railblaza fitting so can be easily unplugged and removed if need be. |
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