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Depth finder read while trialered?


thebill

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ok i had to make splice in my wire as posted a while back and it finally stopped reading flash 0.5 but now reads 14.8 while on trailer with concrete driveway.. seems a bit OFF? what does your read trailered?

 

... I have 2004 VLX with the older display that toggles Depth, hours, temps, and time, is there a way to adjust this to make it more accurate? 

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36 minutes ago, ahopkinsVTX said:

If I’m working in the boat while on the trailer I’ll have music on, of course lol, and mine reads 9’ or so. I wouldn’t worry about it unless it’s off when on the water. 

are they adjustable like the aftermarket ones to get them closer to actual depths? i ride rivers and coves a lot and dont want this to cause me a beaching lol

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21 minutes ago, thebill said:

are they adjustable like the aftermarket ones to get them closer to actual depths? i ride rivers and coves a lot and dont want this to cause me a beaching lol

No idea. Mine is right in the water. I assume the sensor can’t read through air and to cement correctly. 

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25 minutes ago, thebill said:

are they adjustable like the aftermarket ones to get them closer to actual depths? i ride rivers and coves a lot and dont want this to cause me a beaching lol

By the time the depth sender points out a problem your prop is already toast.

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2 minutes ago, ahopkinsVTX said:

No idea. Mine is right in the water. I assume the sensor can’t read through air and to cement correctly. 

x2.  It isn't an altitude sensor, it is designed to work in water.

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2 hours ago, ahopkinsVTX said:

If I’m working in the boat while on the trailer I’ll have music on, of course lol, and mine reads 9’ or so. I wouldn’t worry about it unless it’s off when on the water. 

Mine shows 8'on the trailer.

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Sound travels 4x faster in water than it does in air.  8' in air roughly equates to 2' in water but like others have said, it's not really designed to measure distance through air.

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