Buckmaster7600

Even tho I have the chip now I still pay for it on my phone. It gives me something to do at work and it's easier for me to search for spots than on the helix. My buddy uses it on his iPad and that's really nice, its on a ram mount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If that's all you're going to use it for if you have a smart phone the navionics app for 10$ a year would be perfect! Screen shot from my phone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is the one I have and I am very happy with it, I also think there is a navionics rebate right now I want to say 50$. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My suggestion is buy a helix 5 or 7 with just sonar and the local chip that covers your home water the best and use your current 597 for mapping and the helix for a fishfinder. A 5 or 7" screen is just too small to split screen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If that's the same chip that came with my helix 7 that I got from cabelas it was awful! It went in the trash because it was that bad. If you want the helix 5 get it but I wouldn't buy it just for the map card Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you have a smart phone save a bunch of money and get the navionics app! Like 10-12$ I know have the Lake Ontario navionics chip in a helix 7 that is only used for mapping, but I got by with the app on my cell phone for a couple years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ugly stick 8'3" med light they are about the best downrigger rods made. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it is your "perfect boat" although we all know that doesn't exist it's worth it. If you're going to keep it for the next 5-10 years because it fits you than its worth it. If you have it done and invest 10k in it and next year you want bigger or different than its not worth it because it will still be a 20+ yr old boat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For the 10$ worth of oil I would just drain it and refill. Lower units are EXPENSIVE oil is cheap, it's a no brainer. It's much easier to fix a problem if found early, especially when you're in the garage. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A cheaper option may be to remove the tiller handle and buy a troll master. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you take of the 4 bolts and take it off it will let you slide the kicker over towards the middle 5-6" from where you originally tried it and that should allow you to trim it all the way up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it were my boat there is no way I would have that bracket holding up a 150lb motor that far back on an aluminum boat. I would buy a set of trolling bags and just troll with the main motor before I did that. Another question how permanent is that ski pole? Is it something you could make into a quick detach? Kicker motor aside I wouldn't think that you would want to be netting a fish around that thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Buddy has a 196 with a Suzuki 9.9 kicker that's a tiller and no issues with it hitting anywhere. Does it hit because of how far over you need to mount it to clear the ski pole? If it were me I would save the money on a new kicker and have a tower built to go over the Bimini that could tow skiers and also work as a rocket launcher and get that out of the back of the boat. Not my boat but this is the same one I had on my phantom and I loved it! Place to put rods and if you wanted to plenty strong enough to pull a skier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks similar to my phantom and hated it, always in the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had a fish finder in the back of mine and I hated it. I'm sure it depends on the boat but it was always in the way and getting bumped by everything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Still available Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Reduced $ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk