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Hand Held Depth Finder
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:37 pm
by Drago
Will this thing really shoot through aluminum hulls?
as indicated on this page that will have the info for only a week.
http://www.defender.com/activecaptain.jsp
official product page
http://www.hawkeyeelectronics.com/h22px#!__h22px
Re: Hand Held Depth Finder
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:16 am
by Bamby
From what I could find all I can say is save your $$$. It seems the unit needs immersed in water to function and a mention was utilizing a plastic beg with water to read through a hull. It also appears the units fail pretty quick and are subject to leakage and ruination. A lot of customer reviews can be found here
Customer Reviews
Re: Hand Held Depth Finder
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:16 pm
by oldmn19
IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY ISN'T! For any sonar to work good it needs to be submerged. You want to lean over the side to put it in the water?
Re: Hand Held Depth Finder
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:40 am
by bassn386
Maybe I'm a little dense (okay- a lot), but I don't understand the appeal of a hand-held depth finder. I don't know what they cost, but an entry level Garmin is only a few hundred bucks installed on a pontoon.
Can someone enlighten me as to the usefulness/value of such a device?
Re: Hand Held Depth Finder
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:20 am
by ronb
Portability. If you don't have to install it, you can take it on any boat/pontoon and you won't have to pay a couple hundred per boat. One time purchase.
Re: Hand Held Depth Finder
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:27 am
by BobG
bassn386 wrote:Maybe I'm a little dense (okay- a lot), but I don't understand the appeal of a hand-held depth finder.
I have a multi-purpose hand-held depth finder.
Most of us call it an anchor.
