Furuno 1870F deep water pics

I bought the 1870f as a back up unit for the boat last boat show and have been using it in shallow since then with good results.
Yesterday I was able to give it a run deep for the first time.
Really impressed so far with how it performs. Should be even better once I get fully up to scratch on how to drive the menu system

The unit has the same sounder module as the 587 and is connected to an M260 wet box transducer

The 1870 is cheaper than the 587 and comes with a GPS being a combo so just wanted to show it could be a good alternative for those with smaller boats that still want good sounder performance

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 Need to have a play with ya

Sun, 2015-05-31 10:27

 Need to have a play with ya range mate! Wind it in so ya only looking at 30-40m below the bottom and 50-60 above 

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Yep

Sun, 2015-05-31 10:31

I normally do that reece. I also had the 585 running at the same time set up that way.
The bottom lock and the range in the menus is then bit I have to learn so I can adjust it down and use bottom lock.

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 That first shot looks good

Sun, 2015-05-31 10:34

 That first shot looks good but mate! You have a drift on it?

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Drift

Sun, 2015-05-31 10:40

Got the Radiant Cod Pinkys and Reds.

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 Ah nice! Iv never seen a

Sun, 2015-05-31 10:44

 Ah nice! Iv never seen a radent this far south! That would have to hold 8 bar and puka on its days

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Marks

Sun, 2015-05-31 10:55

We had plenty of other big marks show in the area but just didn't want to feed for us yesterday

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How far in front

Sun, 2015-05-31 22:30

 of the field are the Furuno's. awsome

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 That  first  pic looks

Sun, 2015-05-31 23:39

 That  first  pic looks interesting.!

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How does it go holding the

Sat, 2015-06-13 18:30

How does it go holding the image as it drops over the shelf?
Always drop on the fluffy bottom :)

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500

Sat, 2015-06-13 19:46

Got out to 500 but really needed to set it up properly.
Will be giving it another go soon just to see how far I can push the unit.
Still even these depths are great for an entry level unit

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sure is

Sun, 2015-06-14 11:56

sure is