Sonar Depth Sounder?

paula · 27-08-2007, 18:07

I'm new to Cruiser Forum - so hello
We are looking at a new depth sounder on our long keel displacement ketch and have come across info. about Sonar sounders, particularly the Interpahse range. Has anyone out there had any experience with these or any other brand ?
Thanks and safe sailing
Paula

Alan Wheeler · 28-08-2007, 01:03

I think you may be confusing yourself with terminology. Sonar, (at least the stuff we normal boaters use), is the same as a Sounder. Are you asking about the Interphase forward looking unit? or just a normal depth indicator/bottom display of some sort?

paula · 28-08-2007, 20:19

Thanks for the reply. Yes, it is Interphase forward looking units I have looking at on the net. Any suggestions?
Paula

**GordMay** · 29-08-2007, 03:22

Although forward-looking sonar (FLS) units, such as manufactured by Interphase and EchoPilot, can offer some utility, I suspect they represent a lower “value” (utility vs cost ratio).

In addition to Interphase and EchoPilot, FarSounder recently attempted the crossover to the recreational market. Furuno, Simrad and Si-tex make “searchlight” sonar, which displays an image around your boat. Only Furuno and Si-tex have searchlight units aimed at the recreational market though. Humminbird produces a “side-scan” unit for the recreational market.

See the previous discussion at: www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f105/forward-sonar-5541.html
cruisersforum.com/forums/f105/forward-sonar-5541.html

27-08-2007, 18:07	#1
paula Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3	Sonar Depth Sounder? I'm new to Cruiser Forum - so hello We are looking at a new depth sounder on our long keel displacement ketch and have come across info. about Sonar sounders, particularly the Interpahse range. Has anyone out there had any experience with these or any other brand ? Thanks and safe sailing Paula

28-08-2007, 01:03	#2
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,044 Images: 102	I think you may be confusing yourself with terminology. Sonar, (at least the stuff we normal boaters use), is the same as a Sounder. Are you asking about the Interphase forward looking unit? or just a normal depth indicator/bottom display of some sort? __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.

28-08-2007, 20:19	#3
paula Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3	re sonar Thanks for the reply. Yes, it is Interphase forward looking units I have looking at on the net. Any suggestions? Paula

29-08-2007, 03:22	#4
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,330 Images: 230	Although forward-looking sonar (FLS) units, such as manufactured by Interphase and EchoPilot, can offer some utility, I suspect they represent a lower “value” (utility vs cost ratio). In addition to Interphase and EchoPilot, FarSounder recently attempted the crossover to the recreational market. Furuno, Simrad and Si-tex make “searchlight” sonar, which displays an image around your boat. Only Furuno and Si-tex have searchlight units aimed at the recreational market though. Humminbird produces a “side-scan” unit for the recreational market. See the previous discussion at: www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f105/forward-sonar-5541.html cruisersforum.com/forums/f105/forward-sonar-5541.html __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

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