Furuno Transducer

Hi all,

 

I'm putting a new sounder in the boat, It has a Lowrance elite 5 which will now be the plotter. I've decided to go with the Furuno fcv628.

It's a small tub (4.3m) and I usually fish 10-50 meters, rarely any deeper, just after some advice on transducer options?

I've looked at the Airmar p66 T/M Biducer, any other suggestions?

Also who should I see in Perth for a good deal the unit and transducer? I could go online but would rather keep the money in local buisness.

 

Cheers for any input!


Tim's picture

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P66

Sat, 2016-06-18 22:41

Nothing wrong with the P66. Will work well with the 628 and they are cheap.

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X2

Sun, 2016-06-19 10:47

 The P66 is good, and being cheap its not a disaster if it gets knocked around a bit.

 

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 P66 is just fine mate,

Sun, 2016-06-19 12:18

 P66 is just fine mate, fishing out in 60m-70m the other night and saw the fish no dramas.

 

Cheers

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 Can see bottom fine in 200m

Sun, 2016-06-19 17:00

 Can see bottom fine in 200m with my mates p66

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Agree

Sun, 2016-06-19 17:28

You can see bottom, but can you see fish? That's the real question.  Furuno 628 and a p66 is an exellent fishfinder I had the 620 and a p66 for many years but to see more than the bottom @ 200m you need to step it up to 1kw.