flipfloplife
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Taking delivery of a TVee 240 DC in late July. The rough plan is TZT3 16", dff-3d, cmor, radar, NavPilot 300 and some kind of fusion stereo. I have dumb questions, I have certainly searched and read a lot of old posts so apologies if already answered. Use is fishing in the keys, from shallow to sword to spearfishing, we like all the fishing games.
1. What transducer setup do I want? I have convinced myself I want the DFF-3d for the bathy and the offshore that cmor doesn't cover -- and trolling (wideness and stuff that could come up for me). But the mount options for cats seem not great? Lift kept is plan. I think we're at pocket mount a monster transducer or transom mount? and the transom mount guys seem marginally happy at best? I'm thinking the factory isn't going to want to do the pocket mount there (if anyone has experience w/ that?).
2. What about the second transducer? I mean if I'm getting someone else to cut holes in my new boat we might as well cut two. We yellowtail, grouper, starting to deep drop -- what is a good second transducer option? What pairs well w/ the DFF-3d? What gives me the most of what I won't have? am I thru hulling that as well? potentially in the other sponson? interference? I have written down some of the combo's that guys have published on here but sometimes it's tough to figure their use case?
3. NavPilot 300 -- I'm getting the Digi new zukes JUST for these new features -- since the engines aren't even at the factory yet should I feel good about getting "new enough" ones? I read a post about "mid 2022 or newer" ---- is the a serial number I can check or something? It's worth it to me to bug the factory about this.
4. considering doing a slightly older used radar (honestly just for cost) -- and ALL I need out of this is birds. I don't go out in nasty weather, I don't go out on weekends (to get run over by go-fast boats...). Only possible use is decrease time to find dolphin n tuna. that said .... uhhhh ... best bang for the buck on that for me to look for? this one snuck up on me and I have somehow made it into a hard "must have" on my list -- so many guys feel like they upped their game when they could see birds. Heck, I'd take solid 3 mile detection, that's what ... 27 square miles searched at once? I'd take that for sure, that's gas money right there. Some guys even claim to see weediness w/ them. That's crazy but I'm in. so this question is "older radar a good idea to save money?"
5. Can we confirm that now that nmea 2000 is a thing w/ the fusions that I can just remote mount that sucker and save myself some panel space? I feel like I'm looking at potentially old documentation that requires only specific models?
I'm absolutely in receive mode for thoughts on the setup, ideas, or installer rec's etc. Great forum, have already learned a ton just reading...
1. What transducer setup do I want? I have convinced myself I want the DFF-3d for the bathy and the offshore that cmor doesn't cover -- and trolling (wideness and stuff that could come up for me). But the mount options for cats seem not great? Lift kept is plan. I think we're at pocket mount a monster transducer or transom mount? and the transom mount guys seem marginally happy at best? I'm thinking the factory isn't going to want to do the pocket mount there (if anyone has experience w/ that?).
2. What about the second transducer? I mean if I'm getting someone else to cut holes in my new boat we might as well cut two. We yellowtail, grouper, starting to deep drop -- what is a good second transducer option? What pairs well w/ the DFF-3d? What gives me the most of what I won't have? am I thru hulling that as well? potentially in the other sponson? interference? I have written down some of the combo's that guys have published on here but sometimes it's tough to figure their use case?
3. NavPilot 300 -- I'm getting the Digi new zukes JUST for these new features -- since the engines aren't even at the factory yet should I feel good about getting "new enough" ones? I read a post about "mid 2022 or newer" ---- is the a serial number I can check or something? It's worth it to me to bug the factory about this.
4. considering doing a slightly older used radar (honestly just for cost) -- and ALL I need out of this is birds. I don't go out in nasty weather, I don't go out on weekends (to get run over by go-fast boats...). Only possible use is decrease time to find dolphin n tuna. that said .... uhhhh ... best bang for the buck on that for me to look for? this one snuck up on me and I have somehow made it into a hard "must have" on my list -- so many guys feel like they upped their game when they could see birds. Heck, I'd take solid 3 mile detection, that's what ... 27 square miles searched at once? I'd take that for sure, that's gas money right there. Some guys even claim to see weediness w/ them. That's crazy but I'm in. so this question is "older radar a good idea to save money?"
5. Can we confirm that now that nmea 2000 is a thing w/ the fusions that I can just remote mount that sucker and save myself some panel space? I feel like I'm looking at potentially old documentation that requires only specific models?
I'm absolutely in receive mode for thoughts on the setup, ideas, or installer rec's etc. Great forum, have already learned a ton just reading...