Hey fellas, read loads of this site but never posted. So heres my first one. 

Ive got a Lowrance HDS12 for side scan and down scan and use a Lowrance HDI5 for GPS. The 12 is OK for side scan but if I use it on downscan it is very slow and takes ages to come on if I swap from side scan (up to 1min) and the scan speed is slower than the HDI5.

Has anybody got a name for a local expert on Lowrance OR anybody whose really good with them. I'm SOR in Munster and am willing to take an expert out for the day on my little boat to go through a set-up or drive it to somehwere where they can take a look at it. Beers provided on either option.

I'm at the point of changing it as i think its crap OR is it just me. How has everybody else found the HDS12 ?

Hope that somebody can help me on here.