David Unnerstall Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 My buddy Bob and I towed the MoPar vessel to Truman Lake for two days and both the brand new ten year old Humminbird 570 and the new two bank battery charger failed. I have a forty-two year old boat and outboard – no problems. The charger showed an error on the cranking battery. It has an inline fuse that was buried in shrink wrap that had an open. A new inline fuse fixed that. But the Sonar had 12 volts at its input but was dead and I was unwilling to do any more troubleshooting. So, six hundred dollars later I have a new Humminbird Helix 7 on the way. It arrives today and it has a note: if you want a different transducer send yours back and within three weeks or more we will ship you another. Now I do prefer the transducer on the trolling motor – I don’t want to see what I just passed over two minutes ago. I called the number on that note and asked for technical support; I asked if the trolling motor transducer was different or was the mounting hardware different. I was told the unit itself was different and I should not mount the unit that came with it on the trolling motor. You do not call technical support and disagree with them. I am puzzled why this was not an option when ordering it from Cabella’s. When you buy a pair of pants you DO have the option of selecting your size. And the swivel mount that I purchased separate had no hardware to attach it to the Helix 7 unit. Oh...And the fishing was terrible – bring an extra prop.
fshndoug Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 sounds like you had a blast .Got any fishing stuff cheap ,lol . David Unnerstall 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 Not gonna lie. I had to think twice about towing a mopar. 😀 David Unnerstall 1
David Unnerstall Posted October 30, 2021 Author Posted October 30, 2021 12 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: Not gonna lie. I had to think twice about towing a mopar. 😀 The boat, itself, had no problem. It is just that the two newest items on it failed. And then there is the disappoint in how Humminbird manages its affairs. snagged in outlet 3 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 4 hours ago, David Unnerstall said: The boat, itself, had no problem. It is just that the two newest items on it failed. And then there is the disappoint in how Humminbird manages its affairs. I picked up on that after I realized it was a mopar boat. Sux
fshndoug Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 I quit buying Hummingbird 30 years ago because they never worked always broken
oneshot Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 HMMMM! Anymore on Truman Lake I fish from the bank have a great time. oneshot
Terrierman Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 3 hours ago, oneshot said: HMMMM! Anymore on Truman Lake I fish from the bank have a great time. oneshot We brought home something like 50 pounds of blue cat filets. Set out 20 jug lines Friday night and Saturday night. Live bait. It was on. Johnsfolly, bfishn and snagged in outlet 3 3
oneshot Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Terrierman said: We brought home something like 50 pounds of blue cat filets. Set out 20 jug lines Friday night and Saturday night. Live bait. It was on. Yea but catch our limit of Cats and Crappie from the bank during the day time. We usually do better than setting out lines and less trouble. oneshot grizwilson 1
Terrierman Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, oneshot said: Yea but catch our limit of Cats and Crappie from the bank during the day time. We usually do better than setting out lines and less trouble. oneshot Glad you are able to do that. grizwilson 1
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