NSS8 on Order !!!
10-15-2011, 05:51 AM
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NSS8 on Order !!!
The NSS8 MFD should be in my hands by this Tuesday 
Those that have them already how are you liking it thus far ????
WHICH TRANSDUCER ???? I rarely fish in water over 125' I do not want a thru hull ducer......What would you guys suggest ???
Mike
Those that have them already how are you liking it thus far ????WHICH TRANSDUCER ???? I rarely fish in water over 125' I do not want a thru hull ducer......What would you guys suggest ???
Mike
10-16-2011, 03:21 AM
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Actually the transducer that came with my HDS-8 is about as good as the P66 I added. I can switch between the 2 and do occasionally when fishing deep as it does seem to pick up a little better detail. But if I were to do it over, I'd just go with the matching transducer that comes with the plotter.
10-16-2011, 07:40 AM
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Great machine
Moved up from an HDS 8 to the Simrad NSS 8, the touch screen machine is user friendly and extremely fast. Well worth the upgrade.
Good luck with it. Also used the same Ducer that was on my HDS 8.
To be compatible with the Yamaha XCA 4.2 motor you will be using a Command Link PLUS.
From Yamaha get:6Y8-82521-01-00 for a 1 ft. cable
11-00 for a 2 ft.
21-00 for a 3 ft.
31-00 for a 6 ft.
41-00 for a 9 ft.
51-00 for a 12 ft.
From Navico you need: NMEA 2000 STARTER KIT
N2K-T-RD
N2KEXT-6RD
Good luck with it. Also used the same Ducer that was on my HDS 8.
To be compatible with the Yamaha XCA 4.2 motor you will be using a Command Link PLUS.
From Yamaha get:6Y8-82521-01-00 for a 1 ft. cable
11-00 for a 2 ft.
21-00 for a 3 ft.
31-00 for a 6 ft.
41-00 for a 9 ft.
51-00 for a 12 ft.
From Navico you need: NMEA 2000 STARTER KIT
N2K-T-RD
N2KEXT-6RD
Last edited by Captain Stanman; 10-17-2011 at 04:30 AM.
10-16-2011, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by kitebuz
Airmar P66 for a good transom mount - not 1,000w, but at 125', it'll do. Are you going to add sidescan at some point? Nice unit!
10-16-2011, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GulfC
Actually the transducer that came with my HDS-8 is about as good as the P66 I added. I can switch between the 2 and do occasionally when fishing deep as it does seem to pick up a little better detail. But if I were to do it over, I'd just go with the matching transducer that comes with the plotter.
10-17-2011, 03:49 AM
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Well, I get to add an extra bit that happened yesterday. 25 miles out, fairly calm day allowing 35-40 mph travel. At some point, it hasn't happened before, but the P66 kicked up maybe from water pressure or it hit something. There's no indication of hitting anything. All we knew at the time from ship side was it started acting erratically.
I have a swim platform so there's no just reaching down to check on transducers or reset them. But after the P66 quit working, I changed to the HDS-8 orig ducer and kept fishing. So I guess adding the extra transducer wasn't a waste after all.
I have a swim platform so there's no just reaching down to check on transducers or reset them. But after the P66 quit working, I changed to the HDS-8 orig ducer and kept fishing. So I guess adding the extra transducer wasn't a waste after all.
