depth finders

[petersfield]

I have never owned one do they work good? Do they work while you are driving or do you have to be going slow. The reason I ask is we go to a lake where getting into is tricky once you are in it is good, thought it might help? Or maybe a gps is better? Go in once and then follow the same path! thanks

 

[ynnad]

Petersfield,

I have a depth finder on my Enforcer. It works pretty well... you can even read going fast.

The only "downside" I see is that the sensor is mounted at the bottom of the transom...so you are already in shallow water by the length of the boat before it tells you....I use it as a warning when water is getting shallower, so I can slow and look for problem areas.

A friend's 42 foot catamaran sailboat has forward looking sonar that tells him what the bottom looks like ahead of the boat (profile as well as depths)...but that may be a lot more expensive...I've never priced it. Also I am not sure if it works at speed (he thinks 12 knots is fast - whatever knots are...give me MPH!).

Dan

 

[samjr]

12 knots = 13.5 MPH or about there....fast for a sailboat...

FYI

 

[Boston Predictor]

sam you're close 13.8 lol

1 knot = 1.152 mph
1 Knot = 1 Nautical Mile per hour
1 Nautical mile = 6076.12 ft