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- Now boatless - sold 6/2018
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- Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Guys, putting this up in desperation in the hope someone on this forum might have encountered this issue and fixed it without having to rip everything out and attempt an expensive solution/replacement of parts etc.
Just towards the end of our open ocean trip outside Moreton Bay, after Xmas, where we traveled non-stop for 11 hrs, our trusty F120 never missed a beat, but suddenly, nearing anchorage at last, the depth reading on the Lowrance beastie started winking and was clearly not reading right. It is a circa 2005(new) LMS 335 C DF, GPS/Sonar combination unit.
I have struck this winking before, but it usually just meant the transducer had got air under it where I have it mounted in the part of the bilge where it is clear of the keel, and never pumped dry, but in a seaway sometimes would break contact briefly, and wink until it settled down. It has always worked so well in the 7 odd years I've had it I never felt the need to make a hole in the bottom or stick it in a cement of any kind. This time nothing fixes it. Cable, contacts, surface of transducer, water depth, etc all fine. I contacted Lowrance and was impressed with their speedy response, and they advised me how to do a hard reset, which they thought would fix it. This seemed likely, as it was the longest it had been in continuous use ever, and they are basically damn computers, aren't they, so a reboot in effect sounded hopeful. However, it hasn't worked, even after several attempts. Any ideas I've not thought of..? I guess I'm not holding my breath here when even Lowrance had no other suggestions, but.....folks sometimes discover stuff....
Just towards the end of our open ocean trip outside Moreton Bay, after Xmas, where we traveled non-stop for 11 hrs, our trusty F120 never missed a beat, but suddenly, nearing anchorage at last, the depth reading on the Lowrance beastie started winking and was clearly not reading right. It is a circa 2005(new) LMS 335 C DF, GPS/Sonar combination unit.
I have struck this winking before, but it usually just meant the transducer had got air under it where I have it mounted in the part of the bilge where it is clear of the keel, and never pumped dry, but in a seaway sometimes would break contact briefly, and wink until it settled down. It has always worked so well in the 7 odd years I've had it I never felt the need to make a hole in the bottom or stick it in a cement of any kind. This time nothing fixes it. Cable, contacts, surface of transducer, water depth, etc all fine. I contacted Lowrance and was impressed with their speedy response, and they advised me how to do a hard reset, which they thought would fix it. This seemed likely, as it was the longest it had been in continuous use ever, and they are basically damn computers, aren't they, so a reboot in effect sounded hopeful. However, it hasn't worked, even after several attempts. Any ideas I've not thought of..? I guess I'm not holding my breath here when even Lowrance had no other suggestions, but.....folks sometimes discover stuff....
) it was just a stock Airmar ducer. Almost all have adapter plugs for just about every fishfinder out there.
