Edd

It seems your starting point is spot on as you are here. It's been my experience that hiring a professional guide will not only shorten the learning curve, but will save you in the long run, enough money to purchase all the gear you will require. Plus, you will take home fish on your very first guided trip. Edd

Before you do this, go here and download the 4.0 upgrade, then load to your MFD. http://www.lowrance.com/en/Downloads/Pr ... re-Update/ This will make life easier for you. Edd

Complete LCX-112c package (I upgraded to HDS). $1300 Free shipping to the lower 48. LCX-112C serial # 102906816 with power cable. LGC-3000 serial # 102552725 complete. 50/200 kHz OEM transducer. Network cables, Dust cloth, White hardcover and manual included. Note: The head unit is brand new (replacement from Navico) and never been installed. The rest of the equipment is lichtlu used since last April. The head unit is worth more than I'm asking for everything. Contact me via PM or email [email protected] or cell 559-916-9145 Thanks, Edd

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Now I don't know first hand, but check out 'Alumiducer' by Vexilar. Suppose to be the worlds ONLY working shoot through the hull transducer for aluminum hulls. Edd

In the smallish lakes and reservoirs I fish, from speeds of <1 to 2.5+ I never lose the weights on the screen until I get into cross current. If the current is port to starboard and pretty strong I will lose the starboard weight and the port weight will show on the starboard side. I'm fishing as deep as 130 to maybe 150 for the land-lockers. My Scotty meters seldom are off more than a foot from the sonar. Mind you all, that I am not pulling anything as large as you do out there. I'm using a 10" Sling Blade (at the largest) and rolling 3 inch shad generally. So the gear you pull also has something to do with the location of the weight. Edd

Even out west in California, this is very concerning. Edd

Thanks for your interest. The ONLY problem I had was the VHF issue. While running the LBS the VHF would create enough interference to render the radio basically useless. Yes it is fixed now and yes it was only a software issue. If you decided to takes this unit I would include the software patch on a SD card for your LCX112. I should tell you, if I was fishing really deep water (more than 300 feet) I would not be selling this. Even in tough financial times. Edd

BUMP! This is still available. I'm still using it but I need the cash. Edd

This unit is about one year old. It has maybe 40 hours use and it's in perfect condition with power & NMEA cable. Cost $600 new...first $325 takes it. I ship it for free to the lower 48. I'm located in Fresno, California. PM me or email to [email protected] Edd

Thanks.....appears to be very similar to TrollMaster, which leaves cheap 'ol me, in the same spot. I want this for my 50 hp Bigfoot. No can find Edd

I liked them well enough to order 5. I'll be the first on the Left Coast to have them I ordered the 3 inch for landlocked Kings, Bows and Browns. Edd

It appears that neither of these APs have a hand held throttle control. What do you guys do for remote throttle? Edd

Aluminum is at the lower end of the metal nobility chart while SS is at the upper end. You are less likely to have galvanic corrosion than if you used mild steel or even brass. If you are concerned, and that's not bad, you can use non-metallic washers between surfaces. Also if using SS, a caution to NOT tighten too fast if using the ny-lock type nuts. When the nut and bolt get hot they will burr and snap off. Edd

WHAT? You don't have as much static electricity if you take the cigarette out of your mouth first. Buy your gas cans from California. They have more safety features than you can count. They're so safe you almost can't get the gas OUT. Edd

PROBLEM FIXED Thanks to Greg Hunter at Navico and a great team of engineers, our problem was fixed with a software upgrade albeit BETA. Downloaded from email and installed in my LCX 112.....all was perfect. If anyone here has this problem, I suggest you contact Greg at Navico. Edd

Just an update on this problem. While my LBS was installed as far away as possible from the VHF, it was also installed right next to the NMEA2000 network T's. So I decided to move it away from the NMEA2000, but closer to the VHF. BINGO! no more VHF noise. While discussing this with Navico, they wanted me to change it back and install a filter they were sending. I did so, and bummer, the noise was back. Then I put the LBS back where there was no noise and re-installed the filter. VHF operated as it should. Navico is sure that I have simply located a 'sweet' spot and the interference could return any time. They are sending one of their Engineers out to the boat. I'll advise after the Engineer leaves. Edd

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If you mean a Ferite yes we have tried those. Edd

Lowrance/Navico is all too well aware of this particular problem as there are some 15 to 20 of us in contact with them daily, and have been for the past 8 months. I am fully comfortable using the 112c naked. That way I have full capabilities of my VHF. But understand that I didn't spend $2400 +/- with any understanding I would need to hire an Electrical Engineer to make this all work. I totally surveyed my boat with Lowrance installation specs in hand prior to making the purchase of the LBS-1, knowing I could install the product at least to their minimum+. Now, all of a sudden, I have a problem because Lowrance was wrong. My main problem, as well the rest of the group, what is a fair amount of time to wait for Lowrance to come up with a FIX? What is my loss for buying the LBS-1 10 months ago and not having a single day of proper and safe operation? Or better yet......how would you feel if you had a life threatening emergency aboard your craft and you put out a MAY DAY to a boat you could see but wouldn't respond? I'm going to use the shielded power leads as soon as I can buy it. I think it's a great idea no matter what. Edd

Thanks for the response, but this is not an isolated incident with my gear. Here is a link that goes further into detail. http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/198369-lowrance-broadband-sounder-problems.html You'll be able to see from this thread that many, many different things have been done. All to no avail. I was just curious if any members of my other forums experienced this type problem. All of my components exceed Lowrance/Navico's recommendations for installation, and I'm limited with an 18' craft. Do you have a link for the shielded battery leads? Thanks guys, Edd

Here's the setup. Lowrance LCX 28cHD, LGC 3000 GPS, and West Marine (Uniden) DSC600 VHF Radio. All this equipment worked in unison with one minor problem which Lowrance has taken care of. I purchased and added the Lowrance LBS-1 broadband sounder connected through the NMEA2000 network (parts included) and from that moment forward my VHF has been unusable as an emergency piece of equipment because of severe noise. So noisy that the 'SCAN' feature on the radio will not work. It locks on to channel 16 as it should if there were legitimate traffic. I have checked and re-re-re-checked all connections and grounds. I have the LBS-1 as far from the VHF as I can get it and the VHF antenna is at least 9 feet from the LBS-1 and the head unit. The LBS-1 is also wired to it's own source. I'm pretty sure it's not a head unit problem because I have since traded (under warranty) Lowrance the 28c HD for a NIB LCX 112c. There was no change in the noise on the VHF. Besides the West Marine radio I have switched out to a Uniden, and iCOM, and a SH. All these radios suffered the same noise on the same channels. During operation, if I disconnect the yellow network cable the noise immediately disappears. Also, with the network cable connected, if I disconnect the XDCR cable the noise also disappears. Anyone here suffering the same UNSAFE conditions? Edd

I have recently changed my system. I now have a Plano clear box for each color and labeled with permanent marker. These flat boxes store easily in tackle bags or on-board boxes. Today, if Chartreuse is the hot color I only have one box out. Edd

Nope! Just how I'd handle it. Edd