Furuno sounder - The Hull Truth

catmandu · 11-12-2003, 10:14 AM

I'm gettin the 1943c Navnet and have been lookin at the BBFF1 sounder...Anyone with any experience with it? I'll be using shoot through Airmar transducer on a cat hull. Any thoughts?

Big E · 11-12-2003, 12:28 PM

Nice system!
What "cat" are you installing the NAVNET on, and, what kind of fishing will you be doing?

" A HALF truth is a WHOLE lie ! "

catmandu · 11-12-2003, 09:16 PM

Thanks Big E

World Cat 27SC

Mixture of fishing Chesapeake Bay and offshore OC, MD.
I went with the open array mainly for finding birds

edk · 11-12-2003, 10:06 PM

I have the BBFF1 on my boat (with 1833C and 1700c Navnet displays). It has worked flawlessly to 2500' and more. (I have the 1KW thru-hull transducer). You wont do better unless you spend a lot more money on a fishfinder.

Ed

catmandu · 11-12-2003, 11:14 PM

edk

Thanks for the feedback. I'm somewhat limited to an in hull shoot thru, but I don't think I'll lose more than 10-15%.

Big E · 11-13-2003, 03:53 AM

I agree with edk. Mine has worked unbelievably well using a Thru-hull Airmar. Probably the most important consideration will be the location of your Xducer.

Being as cats can get a lot of air between and under the sponsons, you will want to trial fit it before you permanently mount it. I would imagine that you will probably find the best spot somewhere rearward and outboard of the center line (keel or pad) of either sponson. That's why I asked what cat you were installing the system on.

Keep in mind that the BBFF1 can be set to 1 Kw but you need a more expensive xducer for that. I don't think you will gain anything by it unless you are fishing the canyons frequently.

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