FCV 585 vs FCV 295
Submitted by FishOn570 on Fri, 2012-06-22 01:31
Hey Guys....
i Realise that a fcv 295 will be better than a 585... but just wanna know peoples opinions on both units is the 295 just a bigger screen with same capabilities?
i am looking at a 585 at the moment for my new tub (6.8m Barcrusher) and just wanna see what other people think of these units so i dont make a decision i may regret down the track...
Cheers
YT
NOHA
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chalk and cheese
But is it worth the money.
I run a 585 right next to a 295 and there is a huge difference. But it all comes down to the transducer as well as the sounder as that is the part that recieves all that information for the sounder to interpret. I run both as the transducer on the 585 is 21° and the 295 is 11°. I can see more general area on the 585 then home in with the 295 until in 50 meters of water if I see that blob sitting on that ledge I know that fish is within 5 meters of my bait.
And I say blob as thats what the big difference is. It will show fish as individual returns where the 585 will not when close to the bottom just as general flare
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FishOn570
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am going to run a 1kw
am going to run a 1kw transom mount... what tranny do u run?
would be awsome if u could get a picture of both transducers on the same ground for me so i can see the difference
till
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You might want to mention t
You might want to mention t he tranny costs, the better trannies for the 295 are a bit more expensive as well ;)
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Buy a HONDEX it replaced my Furuno
Side by Side you will be suprized. They are excellent.
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Hondex
Had a paper one 30 years ago lovely unit have seen them on pro boats
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The new model Hondex sounders
The new model Hondex sounders are great mate, Light years ahead of furuno.
wangler
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Just do it, get the 295
you can fine tune it a lot more than the 585, especially if if you plan on heading out really deep often
just remember the 295 is not a sealed unit so it should be put into a housing to protect it from moisture getting into the rear.
PS I just happen to have a housing and bracket to suit for sale
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585 not made
i was told last week they dont make the 585 any more and was superseeded by a new model / touch screen
reece
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mate go the 295! the only
mate go the 295! the only regret i have is not getting the 1150! if your only going to run the tm260 you might be a little under gunned trany wise for that unit but you can all ways get molds or frames made to hold a biger trany. iv transom mounted a 2kw 50hz an a 1kw 200. a mate has the same trany set up on a 585. it is very good but its nothing on the 295! shell out a bit more now an it will pay off in the long run
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