SOUNDER AND TEMP. READING

[salty fil]

Guys i have a Lowrance sounder. It came with the boat so ive learnt to use it just by playing with it.
It has a temp. function but when i turn it to 'on' it still shows 0 degrees.
Is this because the transducer doesnt come with the function? or would it be something else?
I want to get a new sounder eventually, but until i do is there another gizmo i could attach to the boat which would give me temp.
No smarty pants answers like tying abit of line round a thermometer and dropping it over the side..... Unless it works ofcourse!

[beats]

What Lowrance is it fella & I may be able to answer your question for you.

[imnotafish]

we had same prob on a furuno a while ago, was going to cost $900 with labour to put a new transducer in it, so we bought a $39.95 minn kota AA battery powered temp guage, mounted externally, and it did us beautifully.

[salty fil]

What Lowrance is it fella & I may be able to answer your question for you.

Its a Lowrance X-75.
It has duel transducers, here is the pics of how they are fitted through the hull.

[salty fil]

we had same prob on a furuno a while ago, was going to cost $900 with labour to put a new transducer in it, so we bought a $39.95 minn kota AA battery powered temp guage, mounted externally, and it did us beautifully.

Where do you buy one of these little units?
Sounds like what im after to get me out of the shi7 until i get the new sounder.

[beats]

you need to buy a speed/temp wheel for those units, dunno if available here anymore, try ebay.

[salty fil]

you need to buy a speed/temp wheel for those units, dunno if available here anymore, try ebay.


Thanks mate.
I think il just splurge myself a new one, or get one of those temp. thingys
imnotafish was talking about.